University of Alaska Southeast
Academics

Back to Profile

How strong are the academics at University of Alaska Southeast?

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

8:1
Student to faculty ratio
10
Average class size
27%
4-year grad rate

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.

UAS 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.

Class Sizes
2-9
126
10-19
80
20-29
7
30-39
2

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 University of Alaska Southeast:

71%
First-year retention rate
27%
4-year grad rate
33%
6-year grad rate

Majors

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

Business Administration and Management, General
Elementary Education and Teaching
Social Sciences, General
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
1
8.2
15.4
22.6
29.8
37

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • American Indian/Native American Studies 3
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 7
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 7
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 37
Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching 22
  • Special Education and Teaching, General 6
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 5
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 1
  • General Studies 0
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 3
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 13
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Science 4
  • Environmental Studies 3
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 3
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General 3
Parks
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 0
Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences, General 13
Mistakes were made
(But not by you!)

These are the top 10 mistakes people make when searching for colleges

Top Ten Mistakes

CollegeIQ® relies on data from government and private resources. Always confer with the individual college or university for the most recent data. Learn more about our data and methodology.

© 2025 Whittier Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service