Although it was renamed to Alaska Pacific University in 1978, it is still affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

[3] Frederick P. McGinnis was elected in 1960, and served as acting president to the first class of students to attend the university.

[8] Approximately 900 acres of land destined to become the site of the APU Kellogg Campus was acquired in 1973 from the DeWolf-Kellogg Trust.

[13] The Early Honors program functions as an alternative to the senior year in high school.

[16][17] There are multiple housing accommodations on the main campus, divided by class year designations.

[18] The Atwood Center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the location (along with North and South Atwood) of a major conference of Alaska Natives at the time of the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971.