After University of Alaska Anchorage: graduation, pay and debt
Anchorage, Alaska · Public · 7,212 undergrads
29% of University of Alaska Anchorage students finish within six years, the typical student earns $53,994 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,687 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$54k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
29%
finish within six years.
11%
finish in four years.
71%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
55%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
11%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
29%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
71%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
27%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
31%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,344
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
38%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
20%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,515
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
22%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,739
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$53,994
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
68%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,687
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,231
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,888
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
55%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
59%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
68%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers