APU is a small, private liberal arts university, known for experiential and
project-based learning. The university campus is in Anchorage, Alaska, a diverse city and home
to more than 300,000 residents. APU offers a unique set of bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate
level degrees, with emphasis on Alaska-critical and globally relevant issues. APU embraces
competency development and cultural relevancy throughout the curriculum, fostering high-level
intellectual and practical skills, wide-ranging knowledge of science, cultures, and society, and an
active commitment to personal and social responsibility. APU’s campus sits adjacent to the
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) on the Alaska Native Health Campus. APU
and ANTHC have formed a strategic partnership, with the aspiration of moving APU towards
Tribal University status, growing innovative programs that are responsive to the workforce needs
of Alaska, as well as growing Alaskan and Alaska Native professionals from within the state.
