Maria College of Albany
Albany, NY · Private · Midsize city · MCA
Private institution in Albany, NY · 702 undergraduates · 61% acceptance rate · $55,458 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 21%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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
- $16,055753rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $17,6801,042nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,680704th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,518588th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,528717th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,458765th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,357405th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 42.9%1,419th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 0.0%1,822nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 60.9%419th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1040864th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7021,565th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5.0:159th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 40.7%669th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 130 mi (LGA)
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 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $73,635 | $78,343 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
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Elsewhere
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Key links
- Official websitemariacollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 192785)
- 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 Helene Fuld College of NursingSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Maria College of Albany vs Helene Fuld College of NursingHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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