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How strong are the academics at Alaska Pacific University?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

8:1
Student to faculty ratio

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Alaska Pacific has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 8:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Alaska Pacific University:

50%
First-year retention rate
47%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Alaska Pacific University's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Business Administration and Management, General
Environmental Health
Biological and Physical Sciences
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
Creative Writing
2.6
4.28
5.96
7.64
9.32
11

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • American Indian/Native American Studies 0
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 11
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 4
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Environmental Health 10
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 4
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 4
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 2
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological and Physical Sciences 9
  • Sustainability Studies 1
Parks
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 6
Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology 4

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