- The Inkwell
- New York
- University at Albany
Albany, NYCity: midsizeZIP 12222Founded 1844
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1844
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.albany.edu
New YorkPublic
University at Albany
University at Albany is a public university in Albany, New York, with 12,564 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 63% within six years and costs $18,266 a year after aid.
63%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention83%
4-year graduation56%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans50%
$18,266net price / year
69%admission rate
—average SAT
63%graduate in 6 years
$72,751median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#319 of 1,704 for earnings#742 of 1,739 for lowest net price#574 of 1,738 for graduation rate#540 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $30,376tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,881
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $32,091
- Average net price
- $18,266national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,868
$30,001–48,000$14,111
$48,001–75,000$18,712
$75,001–110,000$21,948
$110,001+$25,804
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college63%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 63%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 56%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,686
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $72,751middle 50%: $50,078–$102,519
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$102,519
Median, University at Albany$72,751
Lower quarter$50,078
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
- 12,564
- Part-time
- 4.4%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 57%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,012 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,210
- Endowment, end of year
- $166,836,576
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White36%
Hispanic20%
Black24%
Asian10%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences15%
Business & management14%
Computer & information sciences12%
Psychology9.4%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies9.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.2%
Communication & journalism5.6%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | $18,781 | 69% | $54,296 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196060. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1780816.