University of Alaska Fairbanks

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Former names	Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (1917–1935) University of Alaska (1935–1975)
Motto	Ad summum (Latin)
Motto in English	"To the top"
Type	Public land-grant research university
Established	1917; 107 years ago (1917)
Parent institution	University of Alaska
Accreditation	NWCCU
Academic affiliations	UArctic Sea-grant Space-grant
Endowment	$375 million (system-wide) (2021)[1]
Chancellor	Daniel M. White
Academic staff	546
Administrative staff	2,465
Students	6,813 (Spring 2022)[2]
Undergraduates	5,850[3]
Postgraduates	963[4]
Location	College , Alaska , United States 64°51′32″N 147°50′08″W / 64.85889°N 147.83556°W / 64.85889; -147.83556
Campus	Small Suburb, 2,250 acres (9.1 km2)[5]
Other campuses	Bethel Dillingham Fairbanks Kotzebue Nome
Newspaper	The Sun Star
Colors	UAF Blue   UAF Gold[6][7]
Nickname	Nanooks
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II - GNAC Independent (hockey) PCSC[8] RMISA PRC
Mascot	Nanook
Website	www.uaf.edu

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF or Alaska) is a public land-, sea-, and space-grant research university in College, Alaska,^[9] a suburb of Fairbanks. It is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system. UAF was established in 1917 and opened for classes in 1922. Originally named the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, it became the University of Alaska in 1935. Fairbanks-based programs became the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1975.

UAF is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity."^[10] In addition to the Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' campus, UAF encompasses six rural and urban campuses: Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham; Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue; the Fairbanks-based Interior Alaska Campus, which serves the state's rural Interior; Kuskokwim Campus in Bethel; Northwest Campus in Nome; and the UAF Community and Technical College, with headquarters in downtown Fairbanks. UAF is also the home of UAF eCampus, which offers fully online programs.

In fall 2017, UAF enrolled 8,720 students. Of those students, 58% were female and 41% were male; 87.8% were undergraduates, and 12.2% were graduate students. As of May 2018, 1,352 students had graduated during the immediately preceding summer, fall, and spring semesters.^[11]