by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Albany State University was awarded 95 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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College Factual ranked Albany State as #1,866 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Albany State also holds the #53 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.
If you are worried about getting into Albany State University, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At Albany State University, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Albany State University is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Albany State University is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 12% for first-time, full-time students at Albany State, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,102 undergraduates at Albany State with 4,226 being full-time and 1,876 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,480 | $13,170 | $15,842 | $17,254 | $18,489 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Albany State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Albany State, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $5,650 a year. That adds up to $22,600 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Albany State is 8.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Albany State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 504 College Drive, Albany, GA 31705 |
| Phone: | 229-500-3500 |
| Website: | https://www.asurams.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/AlbanyStateUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/AlbanyStateUniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 88 | $62,478 |
| Other Education | 83 | $25,419 |
| Business Administration & Management | 70 | $31,383 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 42 | $29,387 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 40 | $33,620 |
| General Biology | 40 | $26,026 |
| General Psychology | 23 | $23,743 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 15 | NA |
| Social Work | 15 | $25,609 |
| Computer Information Systems | 12 | $34,558 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 4,529 students took at least one online class at Albany State University. This is an increase from the 4,145 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,529 | 2,093 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,145 | 1,801 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,199 | 1,277 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,178 | 1,289 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,289 | 1,334 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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