APU Description

Alaska Pacific University is an intentionally small, private, independent university devoted to innovative teaching and learning, where students receive personal attention in small classes and acquire leadership capabilities, moral character, and self-direction through active learning.

Alaska Pacific offers a distinctive form of study, one that extends respect, freedom and responsibility to students. Our premise is that today's students need and deserve an active education to prepare them for a dynamic and rapidly changing world. A modern university, therefore, should teach students to think for themselves, to set their own goals and accomplish them, and to work creatively and effectively with others.

APU offers majors and degrees that emphasize personal growth through student-centered, experiential education using Alaska as a laboratory for learning.

Student Activities at Alaska Pacific University provides many opportunities for active learning students. From leadership retreats to attending a showing of the newest released movie in the Student Center, we give students the chance to learn outside of the classroom in entertaining and exciting ways.

Quick Facts

Location

Alaska & Hawaii

Setting

Large City Setting

Type

Private

Size

Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

On-Campus Housing Available

Yes

In-State Tuition

$24,410

Out-of-State Tuition

$24,410

Selectivity

Selective

Enrollment

628

APU Students

Full-Time Undergrad Students
565
Freshman Class
65
Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
628

Undergraduate vs. Graduate

Undergraduate
89%
Graduate
11%

Full-Time vs. Part-time Students

Full-Time
96%
Part-Time
4%

Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State

In-State
35%
Out-of-State
65%

Gender of Students

Women
57%
Men
43%

Ethnic Diversity

African-American
2%
Asian
2%
Caucasian
62%
Latino
3%
Other
31%

Students State Origin

Alaska
35%
New York
10%
California
7%
Virginia
7%
Washington
3%
Other
38%

International Students

International
0%
Domestic
100%