Ilisagvik College
Ilisagvik College is a public college in Utqiaġvik, AK, with about 238 students on campus.
The short version on Ilisagvik College
Long, cold winters
January nights in Utqiaġvik average -18°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. Living in Utqiaġvik ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
61% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 68% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Most undergraduates are Native American
70% of Ilisagvik College’s undergraduates are Native American. The students ↓
Ilisagvik College is very small
About 238 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓
The only college for 30 miles
No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Ilisagvik College. Nearby ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
The students
126 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Ilisagvik College?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Ilisagvik College is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $14,377 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $6,743.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $24,496 over 4 years · 57% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
Living in Utqiaġvik
6% of Utqiaġvik’s 4,640 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Utqiaġvik pages.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.