University at Albany
Albany, NY · Public four-year · City: Midsize
12,190undergraduates
69%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$19,165average net price per year
64%graduate in 6 years
83%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 30,740
- Admitted
- 21,477
- Admit rate
- 69%
- Admit rate, women
- 72%
- Admit rate, men
- 67%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 13%
- First-year students
- 2,836
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 1%
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 0%
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
46 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (3)
- Accounting Bachelor's (94 awarded)
- Actuarial Science Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (330 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (175 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (115 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (89 awarded)
- Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (3)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Bachelor's (87 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (95 awarded)
- Informatics Bachelor's (116 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Human Biology Bachelor's (233 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (58 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (285 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (2)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (131 awarded)
- Homeland Security Bachelor's (140 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (178 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Journalism Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (132 awarded)
Education (1)
- Education, Other Bachelor's (91 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (63 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (61 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (50 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (2)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Social Work Bachelor's (27 awarded)
Engineering (4)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Engineering, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Engineering, Other Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (34 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (5)
- African-American/Black Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Chinese Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- East Asian Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (2)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Graduate programs (86)
- Biology Teacher Education Master's
- Chemistry Teacher Education Master's
- Community College Administration Post-bachelor's certificate
- Computer Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Curriculum and Instruction Doctorate (research)
- Earth Science Teacher Education Master's
- Education, General Master's
- Educational Evaluation and Research Post-master's certificate
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational/Instructional Technology Master's
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's
- International and Comparative Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Mathematics Teacher Education Master's
- Physics Teacher Education Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Master's, Post-master's certificate
- School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master's
- Social Studies Teacher Education Master's
- Spanish Language Teacher Education Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Superintendency and Educational System Administration Post-master's certificate
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Post-bachelor's certificate
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Information Science/Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Public Administration Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Public Policy Analysis, Other Post-master's certificate
- Social Work Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Behavioral Aspects of Health Post-master's certificate
- International Public Health/International Health Post-master's certificate
- Maternal and Child Health Post-bachelor's certificate
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Public Health Education and Promotion Post-master's certificate
- Public Health, General Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (professional)
- Public Health, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Post-master's certificate
- Taxation Master's
- Anthropology, General Master's
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Geography Master's
- International Relations and Affairs Master's
- Political Science and Government, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Sociology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Urban Studies/Affairs Post-master's certificate
- Behavioral Neuroscience Doctorate (research)
- Clinical Psychology Doctorate (research)
- Counseling Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Psychology, General Master's
- Psychology, Other Post-master's certificate
- School Psychology Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (professional)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Forensic Science and Technology Master's
- Applied Mathematics, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biostatistics Master's
- Environmental Toxicology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Epidemiology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- History, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- African-American/Black Studies Master's
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies Master's
- Women's Studies Master's
- Philosophy Master's, Doctorate (research)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's
- Spanish Language and Literature Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master's
- Business Analytics Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $10,408
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $28,998
- Housing and food on campus
- $16,182
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,200
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $29,790
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $48,380
- Total cost living at home
- $14,108
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $13,066 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $15,895 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $19,850 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $20,811 |
| Over $110,000 | $25,009 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 97%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 93%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $9,747
- Got a grant from the college
- 92%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,344
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 42%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 61%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,297
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 57%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 63%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 64%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 67%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 64%
- Transferred to another college
- 26%
- Came back for year two
- 83%
| Pell grant students | 62% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 64% |
| Neither | 66% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 1,469 | 68% |
| Men | 1,342 | 60% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 25% (small group) |
| Asian | 261 | 68% |
| Black | 558 | 67% |
| Hispanic | 540 | 59% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 1,183 | 65% |
| Two or more races | 91 | 54% |
| Race unknown | 46 | 65% |
| International | 125 | 63% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 2,655 | 67% | 25% |
| Started here, part-time | 3 | 33% (small group) | 33% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 1,736 | 73% | 17% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 86 | 62% | 19% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 16,880
- Undergraduates
- 12,190
- Full-time undergraduates
- 11,558
- Part-time undergraduates
- 632
- Graduate students
- 4,690
- Students per faculty member
- 17 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 93%
- From out of state
- 4%
- From other countries
- 3%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 5%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 4%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 5%
| Women | 54% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 10% |
| Black | 23% |
| Hispanic | 19% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 39% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Midsize
- Address
- 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY, 12222
- County
- Albany County
- Part of
- State University of New York System
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.