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.
Maria College of Albany was awarded 2 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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Maria College of Albany was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
If you're applying to Maria College of Albany you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 37%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Maria College of Albany it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Maria College of Albany is 89%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Maria College of Albany has a freshmen retention rate of 100%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 844 undergraduates at Maria College of Albany with 202 being full-time and 642 being part-time.
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 Maria College of Albany, 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 Maria College of Albany, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $6,470 a year. That adds up to $25,880 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Maria College of Albany is 6.4%. 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 Maria College of Albany are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 700 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 |
| Phone: | 518-438-3111 |
| Website: | www.mariacollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 50 | $70,559 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 14 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 10 | NA |
| General Psychology | 3 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 3 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 0 | NA |
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, 402 students took at least one online class at Maria College of Albany. This is a decrease from the 537 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 402 | 159 |
| 2019-2020 | 537 | 60 |
| 2018-2019 | 249 | 5 |
| 2017-2018 | 358 | 11 |
| 2016-2017 | 211 | 9 |
Learn more about online learning at Maria College of Albany.
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.
References
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