Russell Sage College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 1,950 (1% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 200 (5% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,249
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 89%
From Region 7%
Athletes 321 (26.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 13%
Black 12%
Asian 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%

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
Russell Sage College 329 32% 60% 5% 10% 12% 1% $65,623 30 -0.44 62 96% 7.8%
Biology 17 — 47% 65% 12% 6% 6% 0% $66,418 51 -0.00 64 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences — — — — — — — — $68,431 38 -0.10 67 100% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 5 — 40% 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% $59,490 28 -0.43 47 92% — — — —
Health Sciences 37 — 32% 57% 5% 5% 11% 0% $71,377 64 +0.20 72 96% — — — —
Nursing 96 — 15% 59% 8% 12% 9% 0% $85,254 22 -0.70 87 98% — — — —
Public Health 8 — 12% 25% 12% 25% 38% 0% $62,315 40 -0.26 55 — — — — —
Business Administration 31 — 71% 42% 3% 19% 23% 3% $55,390 3 -1.16 36 95% 7.8% — — —
Business Studies 9 — 78% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $58,207 6 -1.01 44 — — — — —
English 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $46,864 22 -0.68 15 — — — — —
History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,836 12 -0.89 17 — — — — —
Humanities 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,352 0 -1.95 3 85% — — — —
Political Science — — — — — — — — $59,526 16 -0.93 47 — — — — —
Psychology 16 — 6% 62% 0% 12% 19% 0% $47,792 11 -1.10 17 96% — — — —
Psychology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,885 21 -0.79 22 — — — — —
Social Sciences 20 — 45% 65% 5% 10% 20% 0% $57,391 58 +0.05 42 89% — — — —
Sociology 5 — 0% 0% 0% 20% 0% 0% $48,648 15 -0.75 19 — — — — —
Elementary Education 20 — 20% 70% 10% 0% 5% 5% $53,018 59 +0.11 30 — — — — —
General Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $35,352 0 -2.31 3 85% — — — —
Physical Education 26 — 65% 81% 0% 4% 8% 0% $56,760 51 -0.12 40 100% — — — —
Advertising Design 15 — 20% 73% 0% 7% 7% 0% $55,776 38 -0.33 37 92% — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,943 50 -0.02 9 — — — — —
Studio Art 9 — 11% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $43,568 36 -0.35 10 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,181 84 +0.69 18 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice — — — — — — — — $55,902 26 -0.55 38 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,834
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 42.9% 141 19% 57% 8% 11% 11% 0% $80,311 63 -0.44 83 97% —
Education 14.6% 48 46% 75% 4% 4% 6% 2% $54,309 55 -0.12 33 99% —
Social Sciences 13.4% 44 23% 57% 2% 11% 16% 0% $52,065 18 -0.55 27 92% —
Business & Economics 12.2% 40 72% 50% 2% 15% 22% 2% $56,024 2 -1.12 38 95% 7.8%
Arts 9.1% 30 20% 77% 0% 3% 7% 0% $50,420 45 -0.16 23 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 17 47% 65% 12% 6% 6% 0% $66,418 43 -0.00 64 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 5 40% 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% $59,490 46 -0.43 47 92% —
Humanities 1.2% 4 25% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $47,107 8 -0.73 16 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 31 #132 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 31 #322 — —

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 D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 43 $152K $147K $5K
Soccer 37 $156K $128K $28K
Lacrosse 31 $131K $129K $1K
Other Sports 18 $55K $54K $407
Track & Field (indoor) 17 $10K $21K -$10K
Basketball 16 $130K $101K $29K
Track & Field (outdoor) 16 $19K $19K $0
Volleyball 15 $134K $128K $5K
Golf 11 $32K $14K $18K
Cross Country 5 $36K $34K $2K
Total 184 $859K $778K $80K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 27 $171K $112K $59K
Softball 20 $152K $130K $21K
Lacrosse 18 $90K $89K $630
Field Hockey 17 $153K $148K $4K
Basketball 16 $152K $124K $28K
Track & Field (indoor) 15 $9K $18K -$9K
Track & Field (outdoor) 14 $16K $16K $0
Volleyball 14 $128K $115K $12K
Tennis 12 $20K $17K $2K
Other Sports 11 $33K $33K $248
Cross Country 4 $28K $27K $1K
Golf 1 $8K $8K $0
Total 137 $965K $842K $122K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 64 $327K $240K $87K
Lacrosse 49 $221K $219K $2K
Baseball 43 $152K $147K $5K
Basketball 32 $283K $225K $58K
Track & Field (indoor) 32 $20K $39K -$19K
Track & Field (outdoor) 30 $36K $36K $0
Other Sports 29 $89K $88K $655
Volleyball 29 $262K $243K $18K
Softball 20 $152K $130K $21K
Field Hockey 17 $153K $148K $4K
Golf 12 $40K $22K $18K
Tennis 12 $20K $17K $2K
Cross Country 9 $65K $61K $3K
Total 321 $3.0M $2.7M $297K

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 53%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 53% 53% 53%

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