University at Albany

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 1,950 (1% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 200 (4% ☔)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 800 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 12,550
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 92%
From Region 3%
Athletes 514 (4.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 36%
Black 24%
Hispanic 20%
Asian 10%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 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
College of Arts and Sciences 1,609 39% 41% 9% 24% 17% 3% $64,317 23 +0.05 66 94% 8.9%
Atmospheric Science 9 — 89% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $61,760 42 -0.30 61 95% — — — —
Chemistry 14 +1 50% 79% 7% 7% 7% 0% $70,975 52 -0.06 76 88% — — — —
Climate System Science and Engineering (Course 1-12) 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,169 57 +0.01 68 — — — — —
Mathematics 28 +7 64% 46% 0% 18% 18% 11% $76,624 47 -0.33 82 97% — — — —
Physics 9 +2 89% 44% 22% 0% 22% 0% $79,773 39 -0.27 85 89% — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 18 — 44% 28% 17% 22% 11% 0% $74,982 67 +0.31 81 — 8.9% — — —
Biology 176 +6 38% 35% 13% 23% 13% 6% $76,206 92 +1.13 82 96% — — — —
Human Biology 251 +1 25% 32% 13% 28% 16% 2% $70,202 46 +0.06 75 — — — — —
Actuarial and Mathematical Sciences 9 — 56% 44% 11% 11% 11% 22% $87,453 19 -0.78 90 — — — — —
Economics 215 +13 71% 35% 13% 27% 14% 8% $71,017 11 -1.01 76 93% — — — —
Africana Studies 8 +3 38% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,735 6 -1.07 20 97% — — — —
Chinese Studies — — — — — — — — $47,857 13 -0.90 25 85% — — — —
East Asian Studies 5 +5 0% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $47,857 13 -0.90 25 85% — — — —
English 69 +7 36% 55% 3% 14% 14% 0% $50,700 46 -0.21 33 93% — — — —
History 66 +11 68% 76% 0% 9% 14% 2% $54,187 44 -0.27 42 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 38 +2 34% 68% 8% 11% 5% 0% $57,121 61 -0.02 50 — — — — —
Japanese Studies 9 +1 22% 33% 22% 11% 22% 0% $50,828 24 -0.64 33 82% — — — —
Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,857 13 -0.90 25 85% — — — —
Linguistics 17 +2 41% 65% 6% 0% 24% 0% $54,826 40 -0.29 44 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +8 83% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $63,392 62 +0.15 64 84% — — — —
Spanish 7 +17 29% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $59,332 57 +0.12 56 95% — — — —
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $45,735 9 -1.29 20 97% — — — —
Anthropology 12 +5 33% 83% 0% 8% 8% 0% $52,272 36 -0.42 37 89% — — — —
Communication 153 +17 43% 41% 5% 27% 18% 2% $63,928 62 +0.19 65 94% — — — —
Geography 10 — 70% 60% 0% 10% 10% 0% $60,814 46 -0.15 59 — — — — —
Journalism 22 +3 45% 55% 0% 27% 14% 0% $52,183 10 -1.13 37 96% — — — —
Psychology 292 +52 20% 37% 9% 25% 21% 2% $57,476 67 +0.37 51 96% — — — —
Sociology 121 +18 26% 32% 5% 35% 21% 2% $61,395 76 +0.41 60 96% — — — —
Art 24 — 25% 46% 4% 17% 25% 8% $47,756 58 +0.10 25 89% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,756 39 -0.32 25 89% — — — —
Music 4 +3 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $48,426 58 +0.18 27 — — — — —
Theatre 7 +2 29% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $53,258 95 +1.37 40 — — — — —
Urban Studies and Planning 3 +6 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $55,187 7 -1.48 45 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity 409 71% 42% 13% 22% 15% 2% $92,675 91 +0.77 93 98% 5.8%
Cybersecurity 135 +3 80% 48% 13% 19% 13% 1% $103,572 77 +0.52 97 98% — — — —
Informatics 143 +1 62% 26% 20% 26% 14% 6% $88,969 32 -0.45 91 95% 5.1% — — —
Emergency Management 55 +10 55% 56% 5% 18% 18% 0% $85,492 83 +0.74 89 100% 6.6% — — —
Emergency Management and Homeland Security 76 +9 84% 49% 8% 21% 18% 0% $85,492 100 +3.53 89 100% 6.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Integrated Health Sciences 58 29% 22% 12% 41% 17% 3% $71,097 47 +0.55 77 95%
Public Health 58 +2 29% 22% 12% 41% 17% 3% $71,097 76 +0.55 77 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering 163 81% 37% 21% 13% 13% 10% $102,962 95 -0.55 97
Electrical & Computer Engineering 33 — 76% 33% 33% 12% 12% 6% $105,686 26 -0.54 97 — — — — —
Engineering 4 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $92,432 31 -0.47 93 — — — — —
Environmental and Sustainable Engineering 10 — 90% 30% 10% 0% 10% 50% $84,598 42 -0.11 88 — — — — —
General Engineering 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,585 31 -0.45 93 — — — — —
Computer Science 113 +5 81% 36% 19% 16% 12% 8% $104,441 28 -0.60 97 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Massry School of Business 424 58% 46% 13% 13% 15% 6% $91,013 90 +0.60 92 97%
Accounting 126 +9 52% 46% 19% 9% 17% 5% $99,704 79 +0.82 96 99% — — — —
Business Administration 297 +16 60% 46% 11% 15% 14% 6% $87,357 80 +0.51 90 97% — — — —
Financial Analytics 1 +10 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $81,795 25 -0.60 87 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy 127 36% 46% 6% 24% 17% 2% $66,093 32 -0.45 69 97%
Political Science 113 +16 39% 48% 4% 24% 18% 2% $66,092 34 -0.45 69 97% — — — —
Public Policy and Management 14 +2 14% 36% 14% 29% 14% 0% $66,103 34 -0.45 69 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Criminal Justice 138 32% 54% 6% 14% 21% 1% $73,045 52 +1.81 79
Criminal Justice 138 +12 32% 54% 6% 14% 21% 1% $73,045 97 +1.81 79 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 165 10% 62% 6% 13% 14% 1% $56,237 4 +0.17 47
Education 140 +12 9% 59% 6% 14% 15% 1% $56,473 60 +0.16 48 — — — — —
Elementary Education 17 — 12% 76% 6% 6% 6% 0% $54,197 70 +0.28 42 — — — — —
Secondary Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,206 57 +0.13 47 — — — — —
Special Education 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $56,592 53 +0.10 48 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Welfare 25 16% 52% 0% 20% 16% 0% $57,242 4 +0.47 50 96%
Social Welfare 25 +1 16% 52% 0% 20% 16% 0% $57,242 74 +0.47 50 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,137
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,239
Est. In-State Cost $14,407
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,704
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

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
Social Sciences 24.4% 762 30% 40% 6% 26% 19% 2% $60,631 59 +0.14 59 96% —
Business & Economics 20.8% 648 62% 42% 13% 17% 15% 7% $84,329 61 +0.04 88 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.3% 445 31% 33% 13% 26% 15% 4% $72,770 77 +0.49 78 96% 8.9%
Computer Science 12.5% 391 74% 37% 17% 20% 13% 5% $98,482 28 -0.16 95 97% 5.1%
Professional 8.6% 269 51% 53% 6% 17% 20% 1% $79,107 75 +2.08 84 100% 6.6%
Humanities 7.3% 229 45% 62% 4% 13% 15% 0% $53,365 41 -0.26 40 93% —
Education 5.3% 165 10% 62% 6% 13% 14% 1% $56,237 69 +0.17 47 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 61 67% 59% 5% 11% 15% 5% $73,411 35 -0.25 79 93% —
Health Sciences 1.9% 58 29% 22% 12% 41% 17% 3% $71,097 23 +0.55 77 95% —
Engineering 1.6% 50 80% 38% 24% 8% 14% 14% $99,622 40 -0.44 96 — —
Arts 1.3% 40 28% 52% 2% 12% 22% 7% $49,343 40 +0.19 29 90% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $322M #12 17% $198M 7 #193 103 13
Humanities & Social Sciences $31.6M #73 14% $0.0M 67 #75 339 8
Life & Natural Sciences $30.7M #104 70% $0.8M 8 #159 126 14
Physical Sciences & Math $27.5M #107 40% $0.2M 25 #107 205 18
Computer Science $26.5M #38 5% $0 9 #102 102 4
Health Sciences $14.2M #120 74% $0.2M 3 #201 80 18
Business & Economics $8.4M #74 6% $0 7 #158 45 —
Education $6.1M #81 7% $0 18 #235 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.9M #164 100% $0 — — — —
Total $468M #66 22% $199M 144 #139 1,000 75

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 D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 100 $5.7M $4.9M $700K
Lacrosse 51 $1.2M $1.2M $54K
Track & Field (indoor) 44 $446K $455K -$9K
Track & Field (outdoor) 43 $479K $510K -$30K
Baseball 34 $767K $785K -$17K
Soccer 30 $663K $674K -$10K
Basketball 15 $2.5M $2.1M $408K
Cross Country 14 $24K $30K -$6K
Total 280 $11.7M $10.7M $1.1M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 63 $472K $472K $708
Track & Field (outdoor) 55 $512K $548K -$35K
Lacrosse 39 $835K $831K $3K
Soccer 27 $658K $664K -$6K
Cross Country 21 $24K $27K -$3K
Field Hockey 21 $912K $913K -$1K
Rowing 21 $237K $415K -$178K
Softball 20 $827K $851K -$24K
Volleyball 17 $841K $854K -$13K
Basketball 14 $1.7M $1.6M $128K
Golf 8 $444K $437K $7K
Total 234 $7.5M $7.6M -$122K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 107 $919K $927K -$8K
Football 100 $5.7M $4.9M $700K
Track & Field (outdoor) 98 $992K $1.1M -$66K
Lacrosse 90 $2.1M $2.0M $57K
Soccer 57 $1.3M $1.3M -$17K
Cross Country 35 $48K $58K -$10K
Baseball 34 $767K $785K -$17K
Basketball 29 $4.2M $3.7M $537K
Field Hockey 21 $912K $913K -$1K
Rowing 21 $237K $415K -$178K
Softball 20 $827K $851K -$24K
Volleyball 17 $841K $854K -$13K
Golf 8 $444K $437K $7K
Total 514 $24.5M $24.5M $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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

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