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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?

3,690 Undergraduate Awards
$33,529 Avg Cost After Aid
57% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UAlbany is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 60% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UAlbany makes roughly $51,500 a year. This is 26% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • 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.

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University at Albany Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UAlbany.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Atmospheric Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#23 Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#42 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#44 Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#56 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#60 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UAlbany has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#108 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#127 Best General Psychology Schools College Factual
#127 Best General Psychology Schools College Factual
#154 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#200 Best Accounting Schools College Factual
#286 Best Business Administration & Management Schools College Factual

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
Facebook: http://www.albany.edu/main/facebook.shtml
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ualbany

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?

57% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
87% Submit SAT Scores
UAlbany has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 87% 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 620. Math scores were between 540 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University at Albany  ( 550 to 620 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University at Albany  ( 540 to 630 )
200
800
UAlbany received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 28.

ACT Composite Scores for University at Albany  ( 22 to 28 )
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Can I Afford University at Albany?

$33,529 Net Price
63% Take Out Loans
5.4% Loan Default Rate
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 63% of students took out student loans averaging $7,324 a year. That adds up to $29,296 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UAlbany is 5.4%. 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

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.

Online Learning at University at Albany

9,027 Took All Classes Online
16,573 Took At Least One Class Online
245.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 16,573 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.

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This school is the 36th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UAlbany

The following table shows how UAlbany is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
International Education #4 #6
Public Health #52 #55

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%.

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 304 4 116 0 424
General Psychology 318 0 9 0 327
Economics 288 3 16 9 316
Communication & Media Studies 244 0 27 0 271
General Biology 237 0 6 12 255
Homeland Security 215 15 0 0 230
Public Health 40 64 111 6 221
Sociology 210 0 3 3 216
Human Biology 210 0 0 0 210
Computer Science 150 0 48 7 205
Accounting 138 0 66 0 204
Criminal Justice & Corrections 156 0 41 4 201
Social Work 26 0 132 8 166
Political Science & Government 149 0 7 1 157
Computer Information Systems 129 0 0 0 129
General English Literature 104 0 11 6 121
Instructional Media Design 0 0 99 0 99
History 83 0 14 2 99
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 86 0 0 0 86
Other Education 82 0 0 0 82
Chemistry 48 0 16 11 75
Public Administration 0 2 70 3 75
Mathematics 49 0 11 6 66
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 3 54 1 58
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 10 21 25 56
Public Policy 54 2 0 0 56
Information Technology 47 8 0 0 55
Fine & Studio Arts 32 0 16 0 48
Ethnic Studies 30 0 13 0 43
Journalism 42 0 0 0 42
Educational Administration 0 9 26 7 42
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 24 0 8 9 41
Information Science 0 0 32 3 35
Romance Languages 24 0 9 2 35
Applied Mathematics 0 0 34 0 34
Taxation 0 0 32 0 32
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 7 24 0 31
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 30 0 30
Anthropology 21 0 6 3 30
Area Studies 24 0 1 0 25
Special Education 0 1 23 0 24
Applied Statistics 24 0 0 0 24
Geography & Cartography 13 1 9 0 23
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 15 0 4 0 19
Physics 9 0 5 4 18
Urban Studies 16 0 0 0 16
Teaching English or French 0 4 11 0 15
Philosophy 13 0 2 0 15
Drama & Theater Arts 14 0 0 0 14
Other Engineering 1 0 3 9 13
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 11 0 11
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 10 0 0 0 10
Music 10 0 0 0 10
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 8 1 9
International Relations & National Security 0 0 7 0 7
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 4 1 5
International Education 0 5 0 0 5
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 4 4
Curriculum & Instruction 0 2 0 1 3
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 3 0 3
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 3 0 3
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 1 1 2
General Education 0 0 2 0 2
East Asian Languages 1 0 0 0 1
Library & Information Science 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
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assessment 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
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Literature 0 0 0 0 0
English Literature (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 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
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0 0
Other Statistics 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
Other Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
Demography & Population Studies 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,690 141 1,205 149 5,185

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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