Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Overview

Located in Albany, New York, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution. Albany is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Albany College of Pharmacy since the student to facuty ratio is 7 to 1.
• The 1% student loan default rate at Albany College of Pharmacy is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Albany College of Pharmacy.
• In 2019-2020, 76% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Albany College of Pharmacy bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $119,112 a year. That's about 192% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Albany College of Pharmacy to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Albany College of Pharmacy.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Albany College of Pharmacy has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#11	Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Schools	College Factual
#14	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	College Factual
#19	Highest Paid Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduates	College Factual
#22	Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#61	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#186	Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

Contact details for Albany College of Pharmacy are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	106 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208-3492
Phone:	518-694-7200
Website:	www.acphs.edu
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/acphs
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ACPHSAdmissions

How Do I Get Into Albany College of Pharmacy?

You can apply to Albany College of Pharmacy online at: acphs.edu/admissions/freshmen/apply

Admission Requirements for Albany College of Pharmacy

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Albany College of Pharmacy?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, Albany College of Pharmacy may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 91% of students accepted to Albany College of Pharmacy submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 580 and 660.

Albany College of Pharmacy received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 31.

Can I Afford Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

The overall average net price of Albany College of Pharmacy is $37,630. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Albany College of Pharmacy, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $12,256 a year. That adds up to $49,024 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Albany College of Pharmacy is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 686 undergraduate students at Albany College of Pharmacy, with 683 being full-time and 3 being part-time.

There are also 432 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 683 full-time undergraduates at Albany College of Pharmacy, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	128
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	350
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	69

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at Albany College of Pharmacy. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

In 2019-2020, 904 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Albany College of Pharmacy has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Albany College of Pharmacy

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences was 2,475.0%. This is the #54 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Albany College of Pharmacy regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	28	3	189	220
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	10	9	0	19
Public Health	7	0	0	7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	3	0	0	3
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	2	0	2
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	48	14	189	251

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.