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ALASKA'S LARGEST CITY. THE CHUGACH OUT THE WINDOW.

University of Alaska Anchorage

The University of Alaska Anchorage is an open-access public university of roughly 12,000 students in a wooded corner of Anchorage, with the Chugach Mountains a short drive east. The Seawolves ski team races in RMISA against the Division I western schools and hosts its alpine home races at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood; nearly every other carnival means a flight south.

Anchorage, AK

Cut Sept 2020, reinstated Jan 2021 after $628K raised; endowment and booster funded.

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  • NCAA · Division II institution
  • NCAA skiing
  • RMISA
  • Men & women
Alaska AnchorageSeawolves · Ski team

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NCAA divisionRMISA · NCAA skiing
D2
Students, Anchorage campusSpring 2026
8,390
Admission2.5 GPA for bachelor's programs
Open access
Tuition per credit, resident / nonresident2026-27, lower division
$251 / $875
Home hill (Girdwood)Alpine home races
Alyeska
Drive to AlyeskaAbout 30 miles from downtown
~40 min
Roster athletes2026-27
11
NCAA power rankscore 41.33
#10

Why Alaska Anchorage?

A city campuswith real mountains.

UAA is a practical, open-access university; the ski team is the part of it that competes at the national level.

  • The Alaska Airlines Center arena on the UAA campus during commencement

    A Division I-level ski schedule

    UAA is Division II in most sports, but skiing is a single National Collegiate championship, and the Seawolves finished eighth of 22 teams at the 2026 NCAA Championships.(goseawolves.com)

  • Alyeska Resort ski area and lodge in Girdwood, Alaska, in winter

    Alyeska is the home hill

    The Seawolf Invite and RMISA regional races are held at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, the alpine team's home hill.(goseawolves.com)

  • Aerial tram terminal at Alyeska Resort, Girdwood

    Athletic aid is on the table

    UAA awards partial athletic scholarships from $1 up to a full scholarship covering tuition, fees, room, board and books, renewable yearly.(goseawolves.com)

  • Anchorage with the Chugach Mountains behind the city

    Degrees that point at Alaska careers

    More than 150 certificate and degree programs, with engineering, nursing, aviation and business among the largest colleges.(uaa.alaska.edu)

About the school

The honest version.

What the school is, what it is known for, and what a family should weigh before committing.

The University of Alaska Anchorage is a public, open-access university of roughly 10,500 to 12,000 students spread across a main Anchorage campus and four community campuses. The Anchorage campus sits in a wooded part of Alaska's largest city, with the Chugach mountains a short drive east. Academically it is a practical place: health sciences, engineering, business, aviation and the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program are the strengths, and most degrees point at Alaska careers. Admission is not selective; a 2.0 high school GPA qualifies for a bachelor's track and test scores are not used. For a ski racer the draw is Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, about 30 to 40 miles south, where the Seawolves host their RMISA giant slalom and slalom races; Nordic races run at Kincaid Park in town. UAA is NCAA Division II in most sports, but skiing has one national championship, and UAA finished 7th of 23 teams at the 2025 NCAA Championships. Every other RMISA meet means a flight to the Lower 48 or Canada.

Know before you commit

  • Program stability: in August 2020 UAA eliminated alpine skiing (with hockey and gymnastics) after a $34 million state funding cut; the team survived only because supporters raised $628,000, two years of operating costs, and regents reinstated it in January 2021. The ski team was also slated for elimination in 2016.(uaa.alaska.edu)
  • Remoteness and travel: apart from the Seawolf Invite and RMISA regionals at Alyeska and Kincaid Park, every RMISA and NCAA event in 2024-25 was in Colorado, Utah, Montana, New Hampshire, British Columbia or Yukon, so the season is built around long flights.(goseawolves.com)
  • Cost for out-of-state families right now: nonresident tuition is $875 per credit versus $251 resident (about 3.5x) until the proposed 2027-28 change is finalized in November 2026.(catalog.uaa.alaska.edu)
  • Alpine is the smaller half of the program: the 2026-27 roster lists 10 alpine skiers (5 women, 5 men) against 17 Nordic skiers, and the 2026 alpine team results at the Nevada Invitational were 8th of 8.(goseawolves.com)

Feel the campus

From first tracks to final exams.

Credited archive photographs of the campus, the town and the hill; not current team photography.

5 of 5 photos shown

Ski team experience

Seawolves.RMISA from the north.

UAA skis alpine and Nordic in RMISA, the western conference whose full members are Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Colorado, Denver, Montana State, Nevada, Utah and Westminster. Alpine home races are at Alyeska Resort; Nordic races run at Kincaid Park in town. The 2026-27 roster lists 10 alpine and 17 Nordic skiers under head coach Sparky Anderson, who has led the program since 2012.

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Team athletes
11
Men / women
6 / 4
International athletes
10
2026 NCAA Championships
8th of 22
Conference
RMISA
Alpine disciplines
SL + GS

Where Charles fits today

Not a selection or admission prediction.

  • SLDevelopment
    45.95 · 7th of 7

    Scoring line 34.89: 11.06 points to drop.

  • GSTravel squad
    47.15 · 6th of 7

    Scoring line 40.43: 6.72 points to drop.

  • SGTravel squad
    90.86 · 4th of 7

    Scoring line 61.36: 29.50 points to drop.

  • DHNo comparison
    — · —

    Scoring line 153.57.

What it takes to reach the scoring line

SLtarget 34.89 · counts best 3

No results this season yet. 3 results averaging 34.89 would get there.

  • World Cup (min penalty 0): finish within 4.78% of the winner
  • NorAm / Europa Cup (min penalty 15): finish within 2.72% of the winner
  • National Championships (min penalty 20): finish within 2.04% of the winner
  • FIS / University / Junior (min penalty 23): finish within 1.63% of the winner
GStarget 40.43 · counts best 3

No results this season yet. 3 results averaging 40.43 would get there.

  • World Cup (min penalty 0): finish within 4% of the winner
  • NorAm / Europa Cup (min penalty 15): finish within 2.52% of the winner
  • National Championships (min penalty 20): finish within 2.02% of the winner
  • FIS / University / Junior (min penalty 23): finish within 1.73% of the winner
  • Citizen (min penalty 40): finish within 0.04% of the winner
SGtarget 61.36 · counts best 2

No results this season yet. 2 results averaging 61.36 would get there.

  • World Cup (min penalty 0): finish within 5.16% of the winner
  • NorAm / Europa Cup (min penalty 15): finish within 3.9% of the winner
  • National Championships (min penalty 20): finish within 3.48% of the winner
  • FIS / University / Junior (min penalty 23): finish within 3.22% of the winner
  • Citizen (min penalty 40): finish within 1.79% of the winner
  • Entry League (min penalty 60): finish within 0.11% of the winner

Percentages use this list’s F-values.

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Academics

What you can study.

UAA runs on a semester calendar, so the January-to-March race season sits entirely inside spring semester. Admission to bachelor's programs is open access with a minimum 2.5 high school GPA, and test scores are not used in the decision for most programs. Engineering and nursing have structured course sequences worth mapping against travel weeks before you commit to a major.

  • 8,390
    Students, Anchorage campus
  • Open access
    Admission
  • 13:1
    Student-faculty ratio

7 featured fields · full catalog

  • Mechanical EngineeringEngineering
    One of four ABET-style engineering bachelor's degrees at UAA, alongside civil, electrical and computer systems engineering.
  • NursingHealth
    A BS in Nursing in the College of Health, the largest industry sector by enrollment at UAA.
  • Business AdministrationBusiness
    A BBA with concentrations including accounting, finance, management, marketing and business and data analytics.
  • Computer ScienceQuantitative
    Offered as both a BA and a BS.
  • Aviation TechnologyEngineering
    A BS that reflects Alaska's aviation economy; aviation is its own enrollment sector at UAA.
  • Biological SciencesScience
    BA and BS tracks in the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • KinesiologyHealth
    A BS for students headed toward coaching, therapy or health professions.
Explore majors

Source: catalog.uaa.alaska.edu

Admissions

Your path here.

Admission is open access: a diploma or GED and a 2.5 GPA qualifies you for a bachelor's track, and test scores are not part of the decision for most programs. Being admitted to UAA and being offered a roster spot or athletic aid are separate decisions made by the coaching staff.

Testing
test-blind(uaa.alaska.edu)
GPA
2.5 minimum high school GPA for bachelor's programs (2.0-2.5 may qualify for certain programs)(catalog.uaa.alaska.edu)
Application deadline
July 15 for fall (late applications accepted to August 15 with a $25 fee)(uaa.alaska.edu)
  1. Complete the free online application (15 to 30 minutes) and create an account to track status.
  2. Send official transcripts from your high school, GED issuer and any colleges attended.
  3. Check your status; applications are typically reviewed within one to two weeks of receiving all materials.
  4. Complete the New Student Checklist, including housing and orientation, before your first term.
Admissions details

Cost & financial aid

What a year costs.

2026-27 published figures.

Published costs
Tuition per credit, resident (lower division)$251
Tuition per credit, nonresident (lower division)$875
Tuition per credit, WUE (lower division)$377
Residence hall double suite, per semester$4,160
Residence hall single suite, per semester$4,590

UAA publishes tuition per credit rather than an annual sticker price; 30 lower-division credits is about $7,530 resident or $26,250 nonresident before the $46.25-per-credit consolidated fee and $25-per-credit infrastructure fee. Residence hall students must buy a meal plan. WUE students from Western states pay 150% of the resident rate. Partial athletic scholarships are available in skiing. Regents voted in August 2026 to eliminate the nonresident differential from 2027-28, pending a final vote.(uaa.alaska.edu)

Financial aid information

Location

Campus, hill, airport.

UAA Anchorage campus

The main campus sits in a wooded part of Anchorage, with four community campuses elsewhere in south-central Alaska.

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Anchorage with the Chugach Mountains behind the city
Anchorage and the Chugach Mountains, April 2009

Student life

Beyond the hill.

  • A first-year residential program

    UAA's First-Year Residential Experience is built around social engagement, academic success and connection to campus resources for students new to living on campus.(uaa.alaska.edu)

  • Housing costs are published per semester

    Residence hall suites run $3,835 to $4,590 per semester in 2026-27, and hall residents must purchase a meal plan; apartment and townhome residents may opt out.(uaa.alaska.edu)

  • A team the community fought for

    When alpine skiing was cut in August 2020, supporters raised $628,000 in cash and pledges and the Board of Regents reinstated the program on January 15, 2021.(uaa.alaska.edu)

Athlete voices

Real stories.

  • “In a year where we competed in such a high-level field of current Olympians and World Cup athletes, I'm proud to bring seven of the best NCAA collegiate skiers to championships.”
    Sparky Anderson, head coach · source
  • “We're a smaller group this year, but the spirit of our entire team is behind us.”
    Sparky Anderson, head coach · source
  • “Another big day for Ella. Slalom is always a wildcard, and no wilder venue than Utah Olympic Park's relentlessly steep white knuckle ride.”
    Sparky Anderson, head coach · source

Alumni & outcomes

What came next.

NCAA individual champions produced (2002, 2010)(goseawolves.com)
2
UAA skiers and alumni named to the U.S. Ski Team, May 2026(goseawolves.com)
3
Career All-America honors for Ella Bromee, class of 2026(goseawolves.com)
5

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Sources, rights and updates

Where this comes from.

Every figure carries its reporting period and a link. Rosters and points come from official rosters and FIS or USCSA results. Photographs are Wikimedia Commons archive images under open licences, credited on each image.

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