University at Albany

Albany, NY · Public research
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Acceptance rate
70.4%
25,123 admitted
SAT · 50th
6-yr grad
61.5%
Retention 84.8%
Undergrads
12,889
15:1 S-F
Admissions
70.1% / 95.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications35,664
Overall admit rate70.4%
In-state admit rate70.1%
Out-of-state admit rate95.7%
Enrolled2,801 · 11.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist382 of 385
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
SAT composite · 50th %ile
Cost & aid
$7,070
in-state tuition
out-of-state $28,280
Tuition (in-state)$7,070
Tuition (out-of-state)$28,280
Fees$4,071
Room & board$16,752
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$13,520
% need met62.0%
Avg debt at graduation$26,293
Academics
15 : 1
student-faculty ratio
84.8% retention
Student-faculty15 : 1
Retention84.8%
6-year graduation61.5%
Enrollment
12,889
undergraduates
4.7% out-of-state · 76 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates12,889
First-year2,801
Transfer1,258
Full-time94%
Female55%
Out-of-state4.7%
International (freshmen)76
Rankings
#22
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#2226
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#12726
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#14926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#17426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#17726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#21026
NicheBest Colleges in America#51726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAmerica East Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Admissions URLhttp://www.albany.edu/admissions/step.ph…
Admissions emailugadmissions@albany.edu
Admissions phone(518) 442-5435
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Binghamton Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Binghamton University NY · Public37.3%141014K
Stony Brook University NY · Public48.2%141018K
University at Buffalo NY · Public80.6%21K
Pace University NY · Private (Nonprofit)75.9%12207K
Marist University NY · Private (nonprofit)56.5%12705K
Hofstra University NY · Private (nonprofit)69.1%6K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University at Albany

19 years of University at Albany's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.