The University of Alaska schools are relatively small, but do have several world-class departments. At UAF, these are most notably the mathematics department, and those natural sciences which take advantage of UA's unique location, including space physics and wildlife biology. It also competes on a national level in several sports.
The University of Alaska is also among the most inexpensive universities in the United States.
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Univerisity of Alaska system web site (http://www.alaska.edu)
AMERICA'S ARCTIC UNIVERSITY: At UAF you've got a 360+ million-acre classroom out your door with spectacular natural beauty and plentiful wildlife.
At first glance, there seems to be very little in common between Alaska's two newest bench bosses.
The University of AlaskaFairbanks is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educational institution and is a part of the University of Alaska system.
Founded in 1917, the University provides education, research, and service in the last frontier. The Fairbanks campus, one of three in the statewide system of higher education, is the primary administrative and research center, with branches in Bethel, Dillingham, Kotzebue, and Nome, along with rural centers throughout the state.
The campus of the University of AlaskaFairbanks is situated on a ridge overlooking the valley of the Tanana River and the city of Fairbanks.
The University is organized into four colleges and four professional schools: the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Natural Science and Mathematics, the College of Engineering and Mines, the College of Rural Alaska, and the Schools of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Education, Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, and Management.
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