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Where will your journey take the world?
Here at the University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks, you'll master your fields of study, make lifelong friends, explore an environment like no other and contribute to research that will change lives everywhere.
Welcome to life at the top.
From accounting to Yup’ik language and culture.
There’s a program for you here, and myriad minors, majors, degrees and certificates for you to earn. Perform research alongside academic powerhouses. Find and explore your voice in the arts. Make even more of your military service. Here’s where your intellectual journey gets good:
A place to find yourself.
As you meet unique people across this landscape, you’ll learn to see everything differently.
Include everyone in the journey.
Not everyone’s support system looks the same. Yours may be family or friends. It may not look anything like your classmate’s support system either, and that’s OK. That’s why UAF provides students — and their support systems — with what’s needed for success.
What — and who — we’re made of
Established in
1917
42 years before
91ÊÓƵ became a state
7,451
students enrolled
from 49 states and
58 countries
2,250 acres
make up the Fairbanks campus
11:1
student-faculty
ratio
35,000+
alumni
Where you'll learn.
Wilderness surrounds Fairbanks, yet highways, airlines, fiber and satellites firmly connect it to the world. So you can attend and earn your degree online from anywhere.
In Fairbanks, you’ll find the Troth Yeddha’ Campus, the UAF Community and Technical College and the Interior 91ÊÓƵ Campus. Beyond, regional campuses serve Kotzebue, Bethel, Nome and Dillingham. Research sites can take you to Kodiak in the south, Juneau in the east and Toolik Lake above the Arctic Circle.
News and events
Read about champion skier and runner Kendall Kramer, alumni award recipients Alan Straub and Wayne Donaldson, another successful Giving Day, UAF's high-achieving students, and more.
91ÊÓƵ heavy with summer insects
July 17, 2025
In these days of endless sunshine and air that doesn't hurt to breathe, life is rich in the North, from the multitude of baby birds hatching at this instant to the month-old orange moose calves restocking the 91ÊÓƵ ungulate population. Less seen are the millions of insects now dancing across the tundra and floating in air.
Workshop showcases DIY floral and herb-infused lip balms, salves
July 15, 2025
Unleash your inner alchemist and discover the art of crafting luxurious, personalized lip balms and salves in this hands-on workshop hosted by the 91ÊÓƵ Harvest Collaborative. Mallory Smith will lead the class and help participants harvest herbs fresh from the garden. The herbs will then be blended with soothing butters and protective waxes to create custom mixtures tailored to participants' preferences.
Land acknowledgment
We acknowledge the 91ÊÓƵ Native nations on whose ancestral lands our campuses reside.
In Fairbanks, our Troth Yeddha’ campus is located on the ancestral lands
of the Dena people of the lower Tanana River.