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University at Albany Overview

University at Albany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. Albany is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University at Albany Known For?

3,209 Undergraduate Awards
$33,529 Avg Cost After Aid
68% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UAlbany is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period56% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UAlbany with a bachelor's degree make about $67,979 a year. That's 67% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • It takes the average UAlbany student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is University at Albany?

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Contact details for UAlbany are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222
Phone: 518-442-3300
Website: www.albany.edu

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How Do I Get Into UAlbany?

You can apply to UAlbany online at: www.albany.edu/admissions.php

Admission Requirements for UAlbany

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 1
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAlbany?

68% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
15% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at UAlbany is 68%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to UAlbany submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University at Albany  ( 560 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University at Albany  ( 560 to 660 )
200
800
UAlbany received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 31.

ACT Composite Scores for University at Albany  ( 22 to 31 )
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36

Can I Afford University at Albany?

$33,529 Net Price
59% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UAlbany is $33,529. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UAlbany, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,785 a year. That adds up to $27,140 over four years for those students.

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University at Albany Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,203 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,182 undergraduate students at UAlbany, with 12,203 being full-time and 979 being part-time.

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There are also 4,506 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,203 full-time undergraduates at UAlbany, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University at Albany students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,027
Black or African American 2,420
Hispanic or Latino 2,194
White 5,300
International Students 544
Other Races/Ethnicities 718

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at University at Albany. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 93 countries are represented at UAlbany. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University at Albany Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 321 5 86 0 412
General Psychology 321 0 13 0 334
Criminal Justice & Corrections 203 0 58 8 269
General Biology 207 0 14 7 228
Economics 202 1 17 6 226
Homeland Security 191 18 0 0 209
Human Biology 198 0 0 0 198
Public Health 46 58 89 2 195
Communication & Media Studies 155 4 17 1 177
Accounting 100 0 72 0 172
Political Science & Government 140 0 19 1 160
Sociology 149 0 0 6 155
Social Work 21 0 124 7 152
Computer Science 112 0 28 7 147
Computer Information Systems 132 0 0 0 132
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 4 112 2 118
Instructional Media Design 0 0 108 0 108
Information Technology 57 6 39 0 102
General English Literature 79 0 8 5 92
Information Science 0 0 82 3 85
History 70 0 13 2 85
Other Education 81 0 0 0 81
Public Administration 0 4 71 6 81
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 16 29 24 69
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 60 0 0 0 60
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 31 0 14 4 49
Fine & Studio Arts 35 0 12 0 47
Chemistry 25 0 8 13 46
Public Policy 35 5 0 0 40
Mathematics 32 0 5 2 39
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 37 0 37
Applied Mathematics 0 0 35 0 35
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 15 0 10 7 32
Anthropology 21 0 6 4 31
Educational Administration 0 7 9 13 29
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 7 21 0 28
Ethnic Studies 18 0 10 0 28
Romance Languages 18 0 5 4 27
Philosophy 22 0 1 1 24
Journalism 23 0 0 0 23
Physics 8 0 9 6 23
Area Studies 17 0 2 0 19
Taxation 0 0 18 0 18
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 16 0 0 0 16
Geography & Cartography 4 3 9 0 16
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 15 0 15
Special Education 0 0 14 0 14
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 5 8 13
International Relations & National Security 0 0 13 0 13
Urban Studies 10 1 0 0 11
Drama & Theater Arts 11 0 0 0 11
Music 10 0 0 0 10
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 7 7
International Education 0 3 4 0 7
Environmental Engineering 5 0 0 1 6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 6 0 0 0 6
Security Science and Technology 0 0 6 0 6
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 5 0 5
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 3 1 4
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 4 4
Teaching English or French 0 2 2 0 4
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 3 3
East Asian Languages 2 0 0 0 2
Other Psychology 0 2 0 0 2
Educational Assessment 0 1 0 0 1
General Education 0 0 1 0 1
Writing Studies 0 1 0 0 1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Other Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Literature 0 0 0 0 0
English Literature (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0 0
Nursing 0 0 0 0 0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 0 0
Applied Statistics 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0 0
Other Statistics 0 0 0 0 0
Data Analytics 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Demography & Population Studies 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,209 148 1,278 165 4,800

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.

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