by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University at Albany was awarded 432 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice studies.
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UAlbany landed the #538 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
UAlbany also holds the #36 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
University at Albany has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for UAlbany.
About 15% of students accepted to UAlbany submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 640.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, University at Albany is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University at Albany is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University at Albany has a freshmen retention rate of 82%. 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.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at UAlbany for first-time, full-time students is 56%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 13,182 undergraduates at UAlbany with 12,203 being full-time and 979 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,489 | $15,864 | $19,727 | $20,959 | $24,733 |
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 UAlbany, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UAlbany, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,080 a year. That adds up to $28,320 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UAlbany is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UAlbany are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222 |
| Phone: | 518-442-3300 |
| Website: | www.albany.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.albany.edu/main/facebook.shtml |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ualbany |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 335 | $30,796 |
| Business Administration & Management | 287 | $42,404 |
| Economics | 282 | $37,378 |
| General Biology | 254 | $28,112 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 251 | $30,460 |
| Human Biology | 223 | NA |
| Homeland Security | 216 | $32,193 |
| Sociology | 212 | $31,790 |
| Political Science & Government | 163 | $33,038 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 151 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 7,007 students took at least one online class at University at Albany. This is a decrease from the 16,573 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,007 | 1,656 |
| 2019-2020 | 16,573 | 9,027 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,341 | 877 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,771 | 756 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,497 | 643 |
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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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