-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Alaska Anchorage fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.8% → 0.0%).
Alaska · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska. 6,916 undergraduate students. 171 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Alaska Anchorage
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-16%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Alaska Anchorage fell 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($25.2k → $21.3k).
-10%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Alaska Anchorage fell 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.6k → $7.7k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Alaska
Each tile compares this institution to the Alaska median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$51,871+23% · 6→10y
Alaska median $48,475$42,313
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry28.9%+92% · '97→'24
Alaska median 41.3%$11,231+366% · '97→'20
At program completion6,916-16% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS71.7%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time66.5%-30% · '01→'23
latest cohort$7,566+179% · '00→'24
out-of-state $21,693SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.9%Median federal debt $11,231 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $51,871 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+92%
University of Alaska Anchorage · completion · 150% rose
15.4% → 29.7%
+127%
University of Alaska Anchorage · completion · 100% rose
6.0% → 13.7%
+179%
University of Alaska Anchorage · in-state tuition rose
$2,769 → $7,738
+177%
University of Alaska Anchorage · out-of-state tuition rose
$7,689 → $21,322
+366%
University of Alaska Anchorage · median debt rose
$4,335 → $20,210
-100%
University of Alaska Anchorage · cohort default rate fell
9.4% → 0.0%
+35%
University of Alaska Anchorage · pell share rose
13.6% → 18.5%
+40%
University of Alaska Anchorage · earnings_median_10yr rose
$37,100 → $51,871
+30%
University of Alaska Anchorage · earnings_median_8yr rose
$34,900 → $45,334
+35%
University of Alaska Anchorage · earnings_median_6yr rose
$31,300 → $42,313
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$134,300Engineering, General.$102,342Educational Administration and Supervision.$99,208Civil Engineering.$98,861Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$97,861Mechanical Engineering.$94,609Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.$93,667Construction Management.$93,440Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.$85,944Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$85,348Air Transportation.$82,532Accounting and Related Services.$79,196Finance and Financial Management Services.$77,453Air Transportation.$77,189Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$74,811Social Work.$69,992Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$67,139Education, General.$66,069Business Administration, Management and Operations.$63,091Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$59,589Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$59,023Marketing.$58,913Biological and Physical Sciences.$58,636Psychology, General.$58,605
Showing top 24 of 34 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
34 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$85,348Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.$85,944Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$59,023Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$45,250Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$59,589
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$63,091Accounting and Related Services.$79,196Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.$39,775Accounting and Related Services.$48,387Marketing.$58,913Finance and Financial Management Services.$77,453Construction Management.$93,440Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$134,300
HISTORY · CIP 54
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Alaska
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Alaska Anchorage graduates earn $X” — not “University of Alaska Anchorage makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Alaska Anchorage caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.