College of Natural Science and Mathematics (Postgrad)

1. Atmospheric Sciences, MS – STEM designated
2. Biological Sciences, MS – STEM designated
3. Chemistry, MS – STEM designated
4. Civil Engineering, MS – STEM designated
5. Geophysics, MS – STEM designated
6. Homeland Security and Emergency Management, MSDM – STEM designated
7. Interdisciplinary Studies, MS
8. Marine Biology, MS – STEM designated
9. Natural Resources and Environment, MNRE – STEM designated
10. Physics, MS – STEM designated
11. Security and Disaster Management, OHM
12. Security and Disaster Management, OHM – Online Only
13. Statistics and Data Science, MS – STEM designated
14. Wildlife Biology and Conservation, MS – STEM designated

The College of Natural Science and Mathematics offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the physical and life sciences, including atmospheric sciences, biology and wildlife, chemistry and biochemistry, geosciences and physics; statistics and mathematics; natural resources and environment; and education.

• 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.