University at Albany
Public four-year university in Albany, NY that costs an average of $18,266 a year after financial aid, admits 69% of applicants and graduates 63% of full-time students.
Net price / year
$18,266
Acceptance rate
69%
Graduation rate
63%
Earnings after 10 yrs
$72,751
PublicMidsize city12,564 undergraduates
Cost of University at Albany
| Total cost of attendance (per year) | $30,376 |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees, in-state | $10,881 |
| Tuition and fees, out-of-state | $32,091 |
| Housing and food (on campus) | $16,752 |
| Books and supplies | $1,200 |
| Average net price after aid | $18,266 |
Net price by family income
| Family income | Average net price / year |
|---|---|
| $0–30,000 | $12,868 |
| $30,001–48,000 | $14,111 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $18,712 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $21,948 |
| $110,001+ | $25,804 |
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships (in-state students). Get your own estimate with University at Albany's net price calculator ↗.
Admissions
| Acceptance rate | 69% |
|---|---|
| Test scores | Considered but not required |
Graduation, earnings and debt
| Graduation rate | 63% |
|---|---|
| First-year retention | 83% |
| Median earnings 6 years after enrolling | $54,686 |
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $72,751 |
| Rank in New York (earnings) | 49th of 140 similar colleges |
| Median debt of graduates | $19,500 |
| Typical monthly loan payment | $222 (10-year plan) |
| Students with Pell grants | 47% |
| Students with federal loans | 50% |
Majors and programs at University at Albany
Earnings one year after graduation and median debt, by program. Click a program for details and comparisons.
Bachelor's degree programs (69)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 146 | $78,002 | $19,500 |
| Applied Mathematics | — | $77,095 | $16,265 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | — | $73,923 | $19,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 249 | $58,544 | $19,950 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 197 | $58,271 | $18,416 |
| Chemistry | 50 | $56,296 | $19,140 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 666 | $52,713 | $19,500 |
| Homeland Security | 347 | $45,314 | $19,500 |
| Economics | 386 | $44,372 | $19,500 |
| Mathematics | 70 | $43,755 | $18,249 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | — | $42,181 | $18,500 |
| Political Science and Government | 268 | $42,171 | $18,641 |
| Criminology | — | $42,101 | $16,750 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 41 | $42,004 | $23,922 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 305 | $40,969 | $19,500 |
| Sociology | 265 | $40,677 | $20,254 |
| Biology | 386 | $38,936 | $19,499 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | — | $38,933 | $19,000 |
| Psychology | 646 | $38,380 | $18,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 19 | $38,356 | — |
| English Language and Literature | 138 | $37,891 | $19,144 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | — | $37,656 | $19,016 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | — | $37,312 | $19,500 |
| History | 139 | $36,616 | $16,879 |
| Public Health | 111 | $35,083 | $20,500 |
| Journalism | 53 | $31,397 | $15,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 55 | $26,542 | $19,250 |
| Anthropology | 37 | — | $23,000 |
| Applied Statistics | — | — | — |
| Area Studies | 32 | — | $23,021 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 35 | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | — | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | — | — | — |
| Climate Science | — | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | — | — | — |
| Computer Engineering | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | 212 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 351 | — | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 3 | — | — |
| Education, Other | 184 | — | — |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 53 | — | — |
| Engineering | 2 | — | — |
| Engineering, Other | 9 | — | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 13 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 10 | — | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | — | — | — |
| Human Biology | 433 | — | $20,500 |
| International/Globalization Studies | — | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | — | — | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 18 | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 27 | — | — |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | — | — | — |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | — | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 128 | — | — |
| Music | 19 | — | — |
| Philosophy | 30 | — | $19,500 |
| Physics | 15 | — | — |
| Public Administration | — | — | — |
| Public Policy Analysis | 62 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | — | — | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies | — | — | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | — | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 27 | — | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | — | — | — |
| Social Work | 48 | — | $20,250 |
| Special Education and Teaching | — | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | — | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | — | — | — |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 26 | — | — |
Certificate programs (3)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | — | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | — | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | — | — | — |
Master's degree programs (73)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 184 | $91,655 | $35,400 |
| Applied Mathematics | 84 | $86,331 | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 81 | $85,424 | — |
| Taxation | 36 | $84,662 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 129 | $75,372 | $20,500 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | — | $64,260 | $20,500 |
| Public Administration | 140 | $62,590 | $21,061 |
| Public Health | 190 | $60,879 | $34,125 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 31 | $59,705 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 226 | $59,271 | $20,859 |
| Social Work | 237 | $58,991 | $38,762 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 64 | $58,625 | $33,825 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | — | $58,490 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 21 | $56,707 | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 188 | $55,699 | $24,982 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 38 | $55,499 | $35,000 |
| Criminology | — | $54,524 | $30,750 |
| Anthropology | 13 | — | — |
| Area Studies | 4 | — | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 19 | — | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 2 | — | — |
| Biology | 20 | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | 6 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | 12 | — | — |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 25 | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | — | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 62 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences | — | — | — |
| Computer Engineering | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | 149 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 108 | — | — |
| Data Analytics | 1 | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | — | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 7 | — | — |
| Economics | 36 | — | — |
| Education | 2 | — | — |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 207 | — | — |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 32 | — | — |
| Engineering | 2 | — | — |
| Engineering, Other | 8 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature | 14 | — | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | — | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 22 | — | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | — | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 22 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 13 | — | — |
| History | 25 | — | — |
| Homeland Security | 1 | — | — |
| International and Comparative Education | 5 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | — | — | — |
| Library Science and Administration | — | — | — |
| Materials Sciences | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | 11 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 9 | — | — |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 1 | — | — |
| Philosophy | 11 | — | — |
| Physics | 16 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government | 28 | — | — |
| Psychology | 25 | — | — |
| Public Policy Analysis | — | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | — | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | — | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 8 | — | — |
| Security Science and Technology | 7 | — | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences | — | — | — |
| Sociology | 3 | — | — |
| Statistics | — | — | — |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | — | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 42 | — | — |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | 2 | — | — |
Doctoral degree programs (42)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 40 | $71,726 | — |
| Anthropology | 4 | — | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 13 | — | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 1 | — | — |
| Biology | 13 | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | 1 | — | — |
| Chemistry | 24 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 4 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences | — | — | — |
| Computer Engineering | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | 11 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 13 | — | — |
| Criminology | — | — | — |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 18 | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 11 | — | — |
| Economics | 13 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 20 | — | — |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 6 | — | — |
| Engineering | 1 | — | — |
| Engineering, Other | 4 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature | 9 | — | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 1 | — | — |
| History | 5 | — | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | — | — | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 8 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | — | — | — |
| Materials Engineering | — | — | — |
| Materials Sciences | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | 9 | — | — |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 5 | — | — |
| Philosophy | 3 | — | — |
| Physics | 7 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government | 5 | — | — |
| Psychology | — | — | — |
| Public Administration | 11 | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 6 | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 7 | — | — |
| Social Work | 14 | — | — |
| Sociology | 12 | — | — |
| Statistics | — | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 2 | — | — |
Professional degree programs (3)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 10 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | — | — | — |
| Public Health | 3 | — | — |
Graduate certificate programs (33)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 7 | $57,964 | — |
| Public Health | 117 | $56,269 | $35,029 |
| Applied Mathematics | 1 | — | — |
| Area Studies | — | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 7 | — | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | — | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 25 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 9 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 13 | — | — |
| Curriculum and Instruction | — | — | — |
| Demography | — | — | — |
| Economics | 3 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 14 | — | — |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | 2 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | — | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 10 | — | — |
| History | — | — | — |
| Homeland Security | 25 | — | — |
| International and Comparative Education | 6 | — | — |
| Library Science and Administration | — | — | — |
| Literature | — | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | — | — | — |
| Nanotechnology | — | — | — |
| Psychology, Other | 3 | — | — |
| Public Policy Analysis | 6 | — | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 1 | — | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | — | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | — | — | — |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | — | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 7 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 8 | — | — |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | 4 | — | — |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 2 | — | — |
Similar colleges in New York
| College | City | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Queens College | Queens | $1,272 | 64% | $68,324 |
| CUNY City College | New York | $1,557 | 60% | $69,594 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn | $2,818 | 80% | $57,019 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | New York | $1,110 | 57% | $65,870 |
| Binghamton University | Vestal | $20,907 | 39% | $89,136 |
| CUNY Lehman College | Bronx | $541 | 57% | $65,181 |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn | $950 | 58% | $66,519 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York | $657 | 48% | $83,742 |
About University at Albany
| Type | Public four-year university |
|---|---|
| Location | Albany, NY |
| Setting | Midsize city |
| Undergraduates | 12,564 |
| Student-to-faculty ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Accreditor | Middle States Commission on Higher Education |
| Website | albany.edu ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
What is University at Albany's acceptance rate?
University at Albany admits 69% of applicants.
How much does University at Albany cost per year?
The full cost of attendance is $30,376 a year (tuition and fees: $10,881 in-state, $32,091 out-of-state). After grants and scholarships the average student pays $18,266 a year, and students from families earning under $30,000 pay about $12,868.
How much do University at Albany graduates earn?
Former students earn a median of $72,751 a year, 10 years after first enrolling — 49th of 140 similar colleges in New York. The best-paid bachelor's program is computer/information technology administration and management ($78,002 a year after graduation).
What is University at Albany's graduation rate?
63% of full-time students graduate within six years, and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.