University at Albany

  • Details

    • Name: University at Albany
    • Location: Albany, NY 12222
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 69.87%
    • Average SAT Scores No data
    • Four Year Completion Rate 56.85% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 63.89% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 67.16% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    56.9%
    6 Year
    63.9%
    8 Year
    67.2%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $28,490 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $28,998 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $10,408 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $15,059 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $19,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $13,066 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $15,895 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $19,850 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $20,811 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $25,009 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $51,380 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $51,029 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $60,335 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $59,565 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $67,979 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,496
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $21,099 $15,000 $31,293
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree $30,636 $24,623 $60,180
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree $32,407 No data $31,264
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $29,347 $23,500 $30,460
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $25,912 $20,939 $46,902
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,646
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Electrical and Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,087
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $30,435 $22,429 $28,112
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree $29,742 $20,000 $28,368
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree $24,208 No data $57,316
Applied Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree $31,543 $24,147 $32,193
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $19,990 No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,679
Engineering, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree $30,090 No data $26,445
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree $33,601 No data $39,696
Public Administration Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other Bachelor's Degree $33,679 No data $36,358
Criminology Bachelor's Degree $31,020 $26,831 $33,534
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $27,638 $20,543 $42,404
History Bachelor's Degree $37,266 $34,554 $25,339
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $64,224
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $27,366 $21,636 $27,397
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree $25,195 No data $36,324
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,974
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $30,034 $23,549 $30,796
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree $29,981 $18,553 $37,378
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,984
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,095
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree $29,425 $21,597 No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $33,407 $23,711 $33,038
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $15,188 No data $27,062
Public Health Bachelor's Degree $25,657 $12,810 $32,542
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $30,810 $30,480 $43,841
Human Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $32,710 $28,563 $31,790
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data