University of Alaska Fairbanks is a four-year, public university in Fairbanks, Alaska. UAF colleges and schools offer programs leading to occupational endorsements, certificates and associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. Doctoral programs are available in areas of particular strength, such as sciences and mathematics.

University of Alaska Fairbanks Veteran and Military Support Programs

UAF offers the following veteran and military support programs:

• University of Alaska Fairbanks is a GI Bill® approved school
• Has a Student Veterans of America chapter
• Offers credit for military experience
• Awards credit for the CLEP and DSST exams
• Approved for Tuition Assistance
• University of Alaska Fairbanks is not a Yellow Ribbon school

University of Alaska Fairbanks is a MyCAA approved school.

Message from University of Alaska Fairbanks

There are places in this world where you are destined to discover who you truly are. Here at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, as wisdom passes from one generation to the next, revolutionary ideas are thriving and a new academic culture is taking shape. Shape your education while using post 9/11 GI benefits. Smarter questions. Better answers. With undergraduates making up 89 percent of the total student body, including military and veterans- University of Alaska Fairbanks is a hotbed of diversity and fresh thinking. Whether you're returning to school to start a new phase of your life or coming in as a recent high school graduate, you'll quickly make new friends with a similar drive to achieve. And, because our backyard is the vast environmental laboratory of Alaska, UAF attracts exceptional individuals.