Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNHs)
AASCU’s member ANNHs are vital institutions in their communities. They provide access to higher education for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students and foster student success through culturally tailored support that improves retention rates and increases degree attainment.
ANNHs play a critical role in serving our nation’s Indigenous populations.
As the Higher Education Act amendments of 1998 outline, public or private nonprofit institutions can apply for federal Alaska Native-Serving Institution or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution designation and funding through Title III if the college or university meets specified enrollment and financial requirements. These funds can be used for various purposes, such as developing faculty and improving student support services and academic programs.
To be designated as an ANNH, an institution must have:
- Undergraduate enrollment: Alaska Native-Serving Institutions must have at least 20% of their undergraduate enrollment be Alaska Native. Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions must have at least 10% of their undergraduate enrollment be Native Hawaiian.
- Low-income student enrollment: The institution must enroll a high percentage of low-income students.
- Accreditation: The institution must be accredited by a recognized accrediting body.
- Public or Nonprofit status: The institution must be public or nonprofit, meaning it does not distribute its earnings to owners or shareholders.
- Low expenditures: The institution must have low educational and general expenditures, meaning lower resources with which to serve students.
60%
of all public four-year ANNHs are regional public universities
67%
of regional public universities that are ANNHs are also Rural-Serving Institutions (RSIs)
Meet AASCU’s ANNH members.
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions by the numbers
Regional public universities that are ANNHs enroll nearly 10,000 undergraduate students.
70%
of all undergraduate students at regional public universities that are ANNHs are people of color
65%
of undergraduate students at regional public universities that are ANNHs are women
28%
of undergraduate students at regional public universities that are ANNHs, on average, receive Pell Grants
Top fields of study:
32%
Social and behavioral sciences and human services
31%
Business and communications
13%
STEM fields
Data Sources & notes
- The data presented on this page reflect AASCU’s institutional members. The institutional map includes only regional public universities who are AASCU’s institutional and associate member institutions.
- AASCU analysis of IPEDS data and College Scorecard data.
- The data presented on this page reflect AASCU’s institutional members. The institutional map includes AASCU’s institutional and associate member institutions.
- Data reflect institutions that met the eligibility requirements to apply for federal designation and funding as an Alaska Native-Serving Institution or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution in FY24.
- The term “people of color” represents individuals who identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and multiracial.
- AASCU employs the framework and methodology developed by the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges to designate our member institutions as rural-serving institutions (RSI). As such, AASCU designates any member institution that has an RSI score above the average score as an RSI.
- For a complete list of ANNHs, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s Eligibility Matrices for Titles III and Title V Programs.
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