Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NY · Public · Small suburb · ESU
Public institution in Saratoga Springs, NY · 7,046 undergraduates · $54,080 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Cost of attendance
- Top 16%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 17%Undergraduates
- Top 20%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $11,147393rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,630330th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,540699th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,221276th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,730511th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,080844th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,167529th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 29.3%1,774th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 46.0%1,764th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,046366th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.0%935th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 149 mi (BOS)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $87,309 | $89,879 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $52,733 | $45,852 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherPublic Administration | bachelors | $52,107 | $47,260 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $48,394 | $48,041 |
| History | bachelors | $41,565 | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $39,909 | $41,937 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $37,671 | $38,289 |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyPublic Administration | bachelors | $37,410 | $36,387 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $32,736 | $30,926 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $32,094 | $33,993 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $28,381 | $36,141 |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Empire State University’s 7,046 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- The New SchoolNew York, NY · 6,819 undergrads
- Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY · 7,575 undergrads
- University of RochesterRochester, NY · 6,488 undergrads
- Pace UniversityNew York, NY · 7,725 undergrads
- Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · 6,155 undergrads
- State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY · 6,022 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL · 7,030 undergrads
- The University of MontanaMissoula, MT · 7,079 undergrads
- The University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX · 7,009 undergrads
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · 7,005 undergrads
- Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, FL · 6,999 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, WI · 7,104 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesunyempire.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 196264)
- Compare colleges in NYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New YorkEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with The New SchoolSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Empire State University vs The New SchoolHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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