Alaska Pacific University
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| Anchorage, AK 99508-4672
(907) 564-8248 (800) 252-7528 Fax: (907) 564-8317 |
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| Full-time: 126 men, 210 women | Faculty: 38 |
| Part-time: 48 men, 196 women | Ph.D.s: 68% |
| Graduate: 82 men, 138 women | Student/Faculty: 9 to 1 |
| Year: 4-1-4, summer session | Tuition: $18,342 |
| Application Deadline: February 1 | Room & Board: $6800 |
| Freshman Class: 122 applied, 54 accepted, 52 enrolled | |
| SAT Verbal/Math: 520/490* | ACT: 21 |
| Selectivity: What's this? |
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Introduction
Alaska Pacific University, founded in 1957, is a private institution offering undergraduate programs in business administration, elementary and middle school education, environmental science and outdoor studies, liberal studies, and psychology. Adult Degree Completion Programs are offered in Organizational Management, Accounting Information for Management, Human Services, and Health Service Administration. The library contains 760,423 volumes, 559,496 microform items, and 1032 audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs, and subscribes to 3430 periodicals including electronic. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, and Internet access. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, radio station, TV station, and an Alaskana Collection located in the Consortium Library. The 170-acre campus is in a suburban area in midtown Anchorage. Including any residence halls, there are 7 buildings.
| Founded | 1957 |
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| Controlled by | Private (not for profit) |
| School is | Coeducational |
| School summary | Alaska Pacific University, founded in 1957, is a private institution offering undergraduate programs in business administration, elementary and middle school education, environmental science and outdoor studies, liberal studies, and psychology. Adult Degree Completion Programs are offered in Organizational Management, Accounting Information for Management, Human Services, and Health Service Administration. |
| Number of graduate schools or divisions | 7 |
| Libraries on campus | 1 |
| Total volumes in library | 760423 |
| Microform items | 559496 |
| Audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs | 1032 |
| Total periodicals subscribed to | 3430 |
| Interlibrary loans | Yes |
| Database searching | No |
| Internet access | Yes |
| Laptop Internet portals | No |
| Learning resource center | No |
| Art gallery on campus | Yes |
| Natural history museum on campus | No |
| Planetarium on campus | No |
| Radio station on campus | Yes |
| TV station on campus | Yes |
| Other facilities on campus | an Alaskana Collection located in the Consortium Library |
College capsules from Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Copyright © 2006 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.