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?

• Students at UAlbany have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at UAlbany is the doctor's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, UAlbany bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $63,760 a year. That's about 56% more than their peers at 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?

Contact details for UAlbany are given below.

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

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAlbany?

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 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

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 550 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 640.

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 29.

Can I Afford University at Albany?

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 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,080 a year. That adds up to $28,320 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UAlbany is 1.6%. 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.

University at Albany Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,654 undergraduate students at UAlbany, with 11,792 being full-time and 862 being part-time.

There are also 4,421 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,792 full-time undergraduates at UAlbany, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,036
Black or African American	2,480
Hispanic or Latino	2,168
White	5,019
International Students	409
Other Races/Ethnicities	680

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.

Online Learning at University at Albany

In 2020-2021, 7,007 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UAlbany has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UAlbany

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University at Albany was 245.8%. This is the #244 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UAlbany 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%.

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
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