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Alaska Pacific University is a private regional college located in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska Pacific University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Alaska Pacific University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,267 10 years after enrolling, 2nd in Alaska, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Alaska Pacific University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Alaska Pacific University is ranked 1st in Alaska.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 5 years. 52% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Alaska Pacific University is 7% higher than the state average, and 4% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Alaska Pacific University, Pell Grant recipients represent 41% of the measured graduating class, 6% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Alaska Pacific University graduates within 4.6 years.
Alaska Pacific University is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Alaska Pacific University’s economic mobility score of 15.18 is calculated by adjusting the 4.68 economic score of lower-income students by the 41% pell grant recipients within the student body. Alaska Pacific University’s EMS of 15.18 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Alaska Pacific University pays $20,651 a year, $14,019 less than the $34,670 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $20,651
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Alaska Pacific University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $20,651 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 37% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,186. This is 17% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,186
Pell grants
$4,959
State grants
$4,112
Institutional grants
$10,187
Alaska Pacific University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 96% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 504 applicants, of which 484 were admitted and 40 enrolled. Alaska Pacific University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Alaska Pacific University does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
61%
83%
Female
63%
59%
First time
33%
59%
In-state
83%
68%
1st generation
N/A
35%
White
31%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
27%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
28%
12%