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State University of New York - University at Albany

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State University of New York - University at Albany is one of the leading colleges in New York with the acceptance rate of 68%. Deadlines for application are Early Action - November 1 and Regular - March 1 . For more information, call 518-442-5435 or send email at campusvisit@albany.edu.

21265 Enrolled 68% Acceptance Rate 22 - 29 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 21,265
    • Average HS GPA: 90.4
    • Acceptance Rate: 68%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 32% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 21% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 24% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 18% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 19% — 2.50 - 2.99
    • 1% — 2.00 - 2.49

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    550 - 640
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    540 - 640
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    22 - 29

  • Deadlines

    Early Action
    November 1
    Regular
    March 1

Academics

  • Majors

    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African Studies.
    African-American/Black Studies.
    Caribbean Studies.
    Chinese Studies.
    East Asian Studies.
    French Studies.
    Japanese Studies.
    Latin American Studies.
    Russian Studies.
    Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Molecular Biochemistry.
    Molecular Biology.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Actuarial Science.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Investments and Securities.
    Marketing, Other.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Communication and Media Studies.
    Communication, General.
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.
    Journalism.
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.
    Informatics.
    Information Science/Studies.
    EDUCATION.
    Computer Teacher Education.
    Curriculum and Instruction.
    Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
    Education, General.
    Special Education and Teaching, General.
    ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
    Instrumentation Technology/Technician.
    ENGINEERING.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
    Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other.
    Linguistics.
    Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
    Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist.
    Pre-Dentistry Studies.
    Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies.
    Public Health.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
    Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.
    Homeland Security.
    LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
    Music.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    Statistics.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    International/Global Studies.
    Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
    Sustainability Studies.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Science.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Jewish/Judaic Studies.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General.
    Chemistry, General.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Social Work, Other.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology, Other.
    Economics, Other.
    Geography, Other.
    Political Science and Government, Other.
    Urban Studies/Affairs.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Susan Collins '75
    US Senator, Maine
    Kirk Douglas '39
    Actor, Author
    Vigggo Mortensen '80
    Actor, Poet, Painter
    Lorrie Moore '78
    Author
    Grace Potter '06
    Musician
    Jeff Boyd '78
    Chiar of the Board, Priceline
    Katherine Clark '85
    U.S. Congresswoman, Massachusetts

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Feb 12

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $7070
    Required Fees
    $3240
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1000
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $3000
    Transportation for Commuters
    $550
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $15128

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Other
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    • Need-Based United Negro College Fund
    • NYS residents are encouraged to complete the NYS Grants and Scholarship and Excelsior Scholarship applications online at www.hesc.ny.gov
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • N/A
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • Yes
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    No

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 86/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    12654
    Foreign Countries Represented
    84

  • Demographics

    • Asian 8.74%
    • African-American 20.72%
    • Hispanic 18.1%
    • Caucasian 43.29%
    • Male 46%
    • Female 54%
    • Аre out of state 4

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    48%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 72/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    89%
    Campus Environment
    Small Urban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    210
    Number of Honor Societies
    22
    Number of Social Sororities
    15

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (8)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Football
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (10)
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Field Hockey
    • Golf
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Day Care
    Health
    Womens Center
    LGBT Support Groups: Pride Alliance, URL https://www.albany.edu/~pride/
    Minority Support Groups: Asian American Alliance, Fuerza Latina, African American and Latino Pre-Professional Association https://www.albany.edu/diversityandinclusion/
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus Air Force ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Sustainability

    State University of New York at Albany is leading the way through a variety of forward-thinking initiatives. Thanks to a robust recycling program, the University of Albany disposes less than1,800 tons of garbage each year. The university is a perennial participant in RecycleMania. Ongoing energy initiatives include the Change a Light campaign, and the Empire Commons electric bill program, and perhaps most exciting of all, the recent NYSERDA grant issued for the installation of solar panels on the Social Sciences building and DOE funding for a geothermal system. The 49-kilowatt solar array will save more than 50 tons of carbon emissions annually. As an ACUPCC signatory, the University of Albany will design and build all new construction projects to achieve LEED Silver or better. The newest buildings—the School of Business and the Liberty Terrace building— both are pursuing LEED Gold. The new World of Sustainability Living-Learning Community gives freshmen the opportunity to live with other students who are interested in sustainability topics like organic food, renewable energy or climate change. Many of these students join the UAlbany Students for Sustainability group—a student organization that “initiates, coordinates, and maintains student-driven sustainability projects on campus and in the local community.” For those students seeking a formal environmental education, the university offers a major in environmental sciences and sustainability courses in a wide variety of departments ranging from biology to philosophy.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    90

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    56%
    Graduate in 5 years
    62%
    Graduate in 6 years
    63%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday-Friday
      • 9 AM - 5 PM
      • 518-442-5435
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: 10 AM, 12 PM, 2PM
      • Average Length: 2 hours

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      No
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      N/A
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