University at Albany

Albany, NY · Public · 12,564 undergrads (medium, city) · website ↗

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$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$11,112
$30,000 – $48,000	$14,062
$48,000 – $75,000	$17,923
$75,000 – $110,000	$20,037
Over $110,000	$24,085
All incomes (average)	$17,167

Sticker tuition and fees: $10,866 in-state, $31,256 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University at Albany's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$16,752
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$19,010
Books and supplies	$1,200
Other expenses, on campus	$2,338
Other expenses, off campus	$2,858

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (2,645 of them) in 2022–23; 97% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	93%	$9,747
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	46%	$5,508
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	92%	$4,344
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	60%	$5,276

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 69%
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: 26
Students with Pell grants: 44%
Graduation rate (6yr): 62%
Freshman retention: 83%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $67,979
Median debt at graduation: $19,500
International undergrads: 410 (3.4%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 16 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 57%
Open admission: No

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 30,740
Admitted: 21,477
Enrolled: 2,836

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Social Sciences15%

Business14%

Computer Science13%

Psychology9%

Criminal Justice9%

Biology & Life Sciences6%

Communications & Media6%

Education5%

English & Literature2%

History2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (37)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	345	$52,713	$76,633national $68,257	$19,500
Psychology, General	325	$38,380	$55,004national $50,706	$18,500
Human Biology	235	—	—national $64,732	$20,500
Economics	184	$44,372	$63,331national $82,686	$19,500
Biology, General	179	$38,936	$58,703national $57,214	$19,499
Homeland Security	156	$45,314	$69,365national $70,193	$19,500
Communication and Media Studies	150	$40,969	$59,724national $56,359	$19,500
Political Science and Government	128	$42,171	$64,270national $63,293	$18,641
Computer and Information Sciences, General	117	$58,544	$80,285national $92,374	$19,950
Sociology	116	$40,677	$57,508national $52,657	$20,254
Accounting and Related Services	97	$58,271	$98,010national $76,194	$18,416
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	89	$78,002	$95,885national $85,063	$19,500
History	69	$36,616	$55,377national $50,680	$16,879
Public Health	65	$35,083	$64,456national $58,808	$20,500
English Language and Literature, General	59	$37,891	$51,206national $48,590	$19,144
Mathematics	38	$43,755	$71,211national $69,562	$18,249
Journalism	30	$31,397	$59,495national $56,278	$15,000
Social Work	27	—	$59,475national $51,790	$20,250
Chemistry	25	$56,296	$70,124national $65,120	$19,140
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	23	$42,004	$51,565national $51,710	$23,922
Fine and Studio Arts	20	$26,542	$42,540national $41,367	$19,250
Anthropology	16	—	$47,095national $46,676	$23,000
Urban Studies/Affairs	16	—	$57,150national $62,532	—
Area Studies	15	—	$50,572national $56,625	$23,021
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	9	—	$66,414national $55,000	—
Philosophy	8	—	—national $54,455	$19,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	8	$38,356	—national $39,775	—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	—	$38,933	$58,784national $55,012	$19,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	0	$73,923	—national $100,647	$19,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	0	—	$57,286national $48,471	—
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	0	$37,312	$68,178national $65,681	$19,500
Applied Mathematics	—	$77,095	$103,659national $91,532	$16,265
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	0	—	$68,843national $88,839	—
International/Globalization Studies	—	—	$63,881national $59,972	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	—	$37,656	$58,501national $50,523	$19,016
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	—	$42,181	$68,928national $61,630	$18,500
Criminology	—	$42,101	$61,102national $55,556	$16,750

Master's degrees (20)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	114	$59,271	$58,847national $63,707	$20,859
Social Work	113	$58,991	$64,213national $65,123	$38,762
Information Science/Studies	106	$55,699	$58,314national $112,705	$24,982
Public Health	101	$60,879	$77,882national $82,751	$34,125
Business Administration, Management and Operations	98	$91,655	$113,822national $103,485	$35,400
Public Administration	69	$62,590	$84,950national $81,408	$21,061
Accounting and Related Services	57	$75,372	$110,374national $95,833	$20,500
Applied Mathematics	49	$86,331	—national $116,060	—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	42	$85,424	—national $121,855	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	33	—	$70,022national $65,184	—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	27	$58,625	$63,771national $59,571	$33,825
Special Education and Teaching	24	$55,499	$60,341national $64,397	$35,000
International Relations and National Security Studies	18	$59,705	—national $95,627	—
Taxation	18	$84,662	$109,679national $114,810	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	12	$56,707	$74,708national $71,685	—
Fine and Studio Arts	10	—	$51,514national $49,079	—
English Language and Literature, General	6	—	$55,691national $55,512	—
Curriculum and Instruction	0	$64,260	$66,047national $63,399	$20,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	0	$58,490	$76,461national $55,035	—
Criminology	—	$54,524	$71,183national $67,647	$30,750

Doctoral degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	22	$71,726	$108,938national $99,878	—

Graduate certificates (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Public Health	59	$56,269	$74,144national $88,684	$35,029
Public Administration	3	$57,964	$81,812national $78,022	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 163 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222
Phone: (518) 442-3300
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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