College of Engineering and Mines (Postgrad)

1. Computer Science, MS – STEM designated
2. Electrical Engineering, MS – STEM designated
3. Geological Engineering, MS – STEM designated
4. Geoscience, MS – STEM designated
5. Mathematics, MS – STEM designated
6. Mechanical Engineering, MS – STEM designated
7. Mining Engineering, MS – STEM designated
8. Oceanography, MS – STEM designated
9. Petroleum Engineering, MS – STEM designated

The College of Engineering and Mines includes the academic departments of civil, geological and environmental engineering; computer science; electrical and computer engineering; mechanical engineering; mining and mineral engineering; and petroleum engineering. The research enterprise of the college, the Institute of Northern Engineering, houses the Arctic Infrastructure Development Center, the Mineral Industry Research Laboratory, the Petroleum Development Laboratory and the Water and Environmental Research Center.

• UAF is America’s northernmost Land, Sea and Space Grant institution and one of only a handful of universities in the nation with this triple-crown distinction.
• UAF has the highest number of publications and citations in Arctic research of any university in the world.
• UAF is home to the UA Museum of the North, which holds the world’s largest collection of Arctic dinosaurs, among other notable holdings.
• Students Enrolled From 49 States And 58 Countries

• #209 in Top Public Schools U.S. News & World Report, 2024
• #167 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs U.S. News & World Report, 2024
• U.S. News and World Report named UAF the only national university in Alaska, putting us in a category with the best universities in the country.
• Times Higher Education ranked UAF among the top 25 of the world’s best small universities in 2020.
• UAF ranks in the top 150 of the nearly 700 U.S. institutions that conduct research.

• Housing & Dining: $5,995 per year

From traditional college dorms to suites, apartments and duplexes with garages, we offer housing for students in many shapes and sizes. What they all have common is a shared community and a sense of connection you can only experience by living on campus.