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.
SUNY Empire State College was awarded 289 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is labor and industrial relations.
College Factual ranked SUNY Empire as #555 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 143 colleges in New York, SUNY Empire is ranked at #47.
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If you are worried about getting into SUNY Empire State College, 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.
Learn more about SUNY Empire State College admissions.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, SUNY Empire State College 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 SUNY Empire State College is 23%. This is lower 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 SUNY Empire State College 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 18% for first-time, full-time students at SUNY Empire, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at SUNY Empire State College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,145 undergraduates at SUNY Empire with 3,653 being full-time and 5,492 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 SUNY Empire, 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 SUNY Empire, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $6,516 a year. That adds up to $26,064 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Empire is 4.3%. 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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See which majors at SUNY Empire State College make the most money.
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Contact details for SUNY Empire are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Two Union Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4391 |
| Phone: | 518-587-2100 |
| Website: | www.esc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SUNYEmpireStateCollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/@SUNYEmpire |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 544 | $46,983 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 431 | $38,496 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 144 | NA |
| Other Physical Science | 117 | NA |
| Nursing | 116 | $78,762 |
| Cultural Studies & Analysis | 101 | NA |
| General Education | 95 | $33,185 |
| Public Policy | 83 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 76 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 57 | 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 2019-2020, 8,409 students took at least one online class at SUNY Empire State College. This is an increase from the 6,900 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 8,409 | 6,008 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,900 | 4,899 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,796 | 5,135 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,819 | 5,531 |
| 2015-2016 | 6,757 | 5,624 |
Learn more about online learning at SUNY Empire State College.
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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