More out-of-state students opt for University of Alaska Southeast, with new in-state tuition rate

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 22, 2026

Words: 828

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Under a driving Juneau rain, dozens of new students at the University of Alaska Southeast gathered Friday for orientation and to kick off the fall semester. This year, the public university saw a boost in enrollment of out-of-state students, which officials and students say is largely due to a new policy eliminating the non-resident tuition rate.

UAS piloted the new tuition policy this year, called Alaska Unlocked, which offers the standard in-state tuition …

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