As a comprehensive, open access, public institution offering everything from short-term workforce credentials to graduate programs, UAA invites students to define their journey, create their community, and prepare to make an impact in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ and beyond. Striving to be a place where every person who wants an education can be successful, UAA transforms the lives of its students and communities, while honoring our locations on the ancestral lands of Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ’s First Peoples.
The Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ transforms lives with over 150 academic certificate and degree programs, student-focused support services, and a dedicated and talented faculty.
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From 13 competitive NCAA teams to recreation and intramural and club sports, students have the opportunity to excel in athletics at every level. The Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Airlines Center and Seawolf Sports Complex offer recreation as well as hosting community events and concerts. Students can take advantage of cheering for SeawolfNation with free tickets to many games.
UAA is a hub for cutting-edge theoretical and applied research in health, engineering, and the physical and social sciences. In nearly every discipline, undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to join research teams and collaborate with experienced faculty mentors.
Explore the wide variety of services and resources available at UAA to help promote your academic and personal success and well-being. From academic advising to student clubs and residence life, we're here to help you have an amazing university experience.
UAA is located in the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina, Ahtna, Alutiiq/Sugpiak and Eyak/dAXunhyuu Peoples. Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Native academic programs at UAA provide courses, minors, certificates and degrees. Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Native student support programs provide centers for belonging across UAA.
November 03, 2025
On Oct. 28, the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Humanities Forum honored the 2025 Governor’s Arts and Humanities Awards recipients, which include three UAA alumni, during a ceremony at the Anchorage Museum.
October 31, 2025
Valuing its role as a community partner, UAA coordinated with the Municipality of Anchorage and local agencies to provide emergency shelter at the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Airlines Center for Western Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ evacuees displaced by Typhoon Halong.
October 22, 2025
After tax season ended, Forbes released a list of the best CPAs in every state. Among the names featured for Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ was UAA accounting alumna Kylie Kroeker, co-founder of Earth and Fire CPA and self-described workaholic, who was just starting to enjoy a rare moment of rest after the busiest stretch of her year.
On Oct. 17, over 230 graduates and partners returned to Cuddy Hall to reconnect with their Hometown U while raising donations toward the UAA Alumni Scholarship and sharing stories of UAA’s foundational role in the construction of a thriving and vibrant community.
October 20, 2025
Over 12 weeks, students in this online, interdisciplinary class explore topics ranging from immigration and labor history to colonialism, health disparities and cultural expression, featuring guest lectures from national and local Filipino American scholars, writers and artists.
October 01, 2025
According to the National Literacy Institute, 54% of adults in the United States read below a sixth-grade level. Helping to bridge that gap in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ is health sciences alumna Nyabony Gat, director of the Peer Leader Navigators program at the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Literacy Program.
September 26, 2025
To celebrate the recent renovation of Sally Monserud Hall, UAA's College of Health hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 24 showcasing the new high-tech labs and simulation center, expanded allied health programs, growth of the WWAMI program and critical partnerships addressing Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æâ€™s growing health care needs.
September 25, 2025
Civil engineering alumni and sisters Melissa Branch and Stephanie Mormilo will be the keynote speakers at the annual UAA Alumni Homecoming Luncheon in October where they will speak on the theme of building our community. Mormilo was the municipal traffic engineer for Anchorage from 2011 to 2020, and Branch is the founder of Big City Engineers, which recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary.
September 22, 2025
In collaboration with university and community partners, UAA's Interprofessional Health Sciences Simulation Center hosted a full-day simulation training for doula trainees. Designed to mirror the emotional and clinical complexity of a hospital birth, the event marked a significant step forward in maternal health education across Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ.
This summer, a group of UAA students participated in an archaeological excavation at the Carpenter Site. The lowest layers of the site date back to the last “Ice Age" and provide valuable clues about what life was like more than 12,000 years ago.