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University at Albany

Albany, NY · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · SUNY at Albany

Public institution in Albany, NY · 12,100 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $67,979 median earnings 10 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
$18,486946th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,408634th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$28,9981,209th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$28,490877th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$67,979318th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,380472nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.9%627th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.3%512th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
69.9%593rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
12,100210th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
42.1%617th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 132 mi (LGA)

On 1 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 63 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,990—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$63,997—
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$57,318—
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$52,107—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,106$49,962
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$49,358$40,510
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$45,696$43,798
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$44,407$38,289
Mathematics and Statistics, OtherMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$40,368$32,569
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$39,585$31,305
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$39,239$38,048
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$38,893$33,993

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,826,353 (M $4,975,315 · W $3,851,038)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University at Albany’s 12,100 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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