University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska

University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) was established in 1917 as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines and opened for classes in 1922. It is Alaska's original land-grant university and one of the few institutions in the country holding land, sea and space grant status.

Key Facts about University of Alaska Fairbanks

• Founded: 1917 (opened 1922)
• Type: Public land-, sea- and space-grant research university
• Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
• Alaska's only land-grant college
• Part of the University of Alaska System

Colleges and Programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks

• College of Natural Science and Mathematics
• College of Engineering and Mines
• School of Management
• College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
• Geophysical Institute