- The Inkwell
- New York
- Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NYSuburb: smallZIP 12866Founded 1971
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1971
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- www.sunyempire.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New YorkPublic
Empire State University
Empire State University is a public university in Saratoga Springs, New York, with 7,585 undergraduates. It graduates 48% within six years and costs $11,131 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Retention66%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans34%
$11,131net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$59,509median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#802 of 1,704 for earnings#241 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,129 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $20,825tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,648
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,558
- Average net price
- $11,131national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,809
$30,001–48,000$12,322
$48,001–75,000$11,795
$75,001–110,000$14,466
$110,001+$19,243
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,240
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,509middle 50%: $37,427–$86,157
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,157
Median, Empire State University$59,509
Lower quarter$37,427
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,585
- Part-time
- 49%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 33.4
- First-generation students
- 45%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 22%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,539 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,160
- Endowment, end of year
- $27,970,972
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic16%
Black16%
Asian3.5%
Two or more races3.1%
U.S. nonresident0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown14%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Liberal arts & humanities20%
Public administration & social service13%
Psychology11%
Health professions6.9%
Education6.5%
Physical sciences5.5%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196264. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5374138.