Albany State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 80 (9% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,792 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (69%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,808
Men / Women 29% / 71%
From State 87%
From Region 10%
Athletes 273 (6.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 86%
White 4%
Hispanic 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Albany State University 625 27% 9% 0% 83% 4% 0% $59,691 9 -0.83 64 93% 9.3%
Computer Science 29 — 66% 3% 3% 83% 3% 0% $71,257 2 -1.57 81 100% — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,754 3 -1.63 53 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,839 9 -0.96 64 — — — — —
Biology 53 — 17% 9% 0% 81% 6% 0% $58,562 15 -0.92 62 88% — — — —
Health Sciences 97 +1 28% 2% 0% 90% 5% 1% $57,091 15 -0.78 59 — — — — —
Nursing 83 — 12% 25% 0% 64% 4% 0% $93,660 64 +0.14 95 96% 3.8% — — —
Accounting 13 — 31% 8% 0% 77% 0% 0% $56,838 0 -1.95 58 89% — — — —
Business Administration 46 — 48% 11% 0% 87% 0% 0% $51,560 1 -1.36 45 91% 10.8% — — —
Business Management — — — — — — — — $51,560 1 -1.36 45 91% 10.8% — — —
Logistics 11 — 91% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,560 0 -2.34 45 91% 10.8% — — —
Management Information Systems 4 — 75% 0% 0% 75% 0% 25% $61,801 1 -1.75 68 95% — — — —
Marketing 19 — 37% 16% 0% 79% 5% 0% $61,038 7 -1.29 67 91% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 17 — 18% 24% 0% 76% 0% 0% $51,560 2 -1.76 45 91% 10.8% — — —
English 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,732 33 -0.45 37 — — — — —
History 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,307 29 -0.55 44 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 33 — 18% 3% 3% 85% 3% 3% $52,325 27 -0.48 47 — — — — —
Mass Communication 15 — 60% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,361 9 -1.17 39 93% — — — —
Political Science 12 — 33% 0% 0% 92% 8% 0% $41,683 0 -2.25 19 100% — — — —
Psychology 53 — 13% 2% 0% 87% 2% 0% $49,000 16 -0.92 38 89% 13.5% — — —
Social Work 12 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,706 11 -0.90 29 100% — — — —
Sociology 8 — 12% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,483 8 -0.85 34 93% — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $49,324 21 -0.67 39 95% — — — —
Education 3 — 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $53,339 43 -0.20 50 — — — — —
Elementary Education 33 — 6% 24% 0% 61% 12% 0% $53,150 61 +0.13 49 90% — — — —
Middle School Education 5 — 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,150 40 -0.22 49 90% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 6 — 83% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,694 70 +0.35 29 84% — — — —
Corrections — — — — — — — — $53,837 16 -0.84 51 94% 11.6% — — —
Criminal Justice 54 — 24% 4% 0% 87% 4% 0% $53,837 16 -0.84 51 94% 11.6% — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 12 — 25% 0% 0% 92% 0% 0% $53,010 12 -0.95 49 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,942
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,094
Est. In-State Cost $7,687
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,406
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 15%
6-Year Graduation Rate 31%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 28.8% 180 21% 13% 0% 78% 4% 1% $73,953 36 -0.35 83 96% 3.8%
Business & Economics 17.6% 110 45% 12% 0% 84% 1% 1% $54,193 1 -1.59 52 91% 10.8%
Social Sciences 16.0% 100 21% 1% 0% 92% 2% 0% $47,659 3 -1.11 34 93% 13.5%
Professional 10.6% 66 24% 3% 0% 88% 3% 0% $53,687 7 -0.86 50 94% 11.6%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.5% 53 17% 9% 0% 81% 6% 0% $58,562 14 -0.92 62 88% —
Education 6.6% 41 10% 22% 0% 66% 10% 0% $53,164 47 +0.06 49 90% —
Humanities 5.9% 37 22% 3% 3% 86% 3% 3% $52,076 31 -0.48 46 — —
Computer Science 4.6% 29 66% 3% 3% 83% 3% 0% $71,257 2 -1.57 81 100% —
Arts 1.0% 6 83% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,694 21 +0.35 29 84% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 3 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,144 2 -1.18 61 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $3.0M #234 96% $0.1M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #414 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #438 92% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #501 79% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #443 93% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #423 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.9M #411 95% $0.1M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 86 $1.8M $1.4M $477K
Baseball 33 $26K $239K -$212K
Track & Field (outdoor) 27 $32K $30K $2K
Basketball 14 $378K $276K $102K
Total 159 $2.3M $1.9M $369K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 30 $35K $91K -$55K
Softball 23 $62K $152K -$89K
Soccer 21 $56K $128K -$72K
Basketball 18 $378K $276K $102K
Volleyball 15 $12K $134K -$122K
Cross Country 11 $16K $24K -$7K
Tennis 6 $26K $42K -$16K
Total 114 $589K $850K -$261K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 86 $1.8M $1.4M $477K
Track & Field (outdoor) 57 $68K $121K -$53K
Baseball 33 $26K $239K -$212K
Basketball 32 $757K $552K $205K
Softball 23 $62K $152K -$89K
Soccer 21 $56K $128K -$72K
Volleyball 15 $12K $134K -$122K
Cross Country 11 $16K $24K -$7K
Tennis 6 $26K $42K -$16K
Total 273 $3.2M $3.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional