University at Albany
Albany, New York
- Public
- City
- 12,564 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 69%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $18,266per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 62%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $72,75110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
UAlbany houses the nation's first College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, located in the ETEC complex alongside the New York State Mesonet weather-detection system.
Source: College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity | University at Albany
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 69%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for University at Albany's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $18,266full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $30,376sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,881Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $32,091Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 62%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 83%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $72,75110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 12,564Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 47%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 30%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Western Washington University Bellingham, WA — admits 93%
- California State University-Chico Chico, CA — admits 93%
- Ball State University Muncie, IN — admits 86%
- Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI — admits 85%
Also worth a look
- SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY — admits 71%
- SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY — admits 70%
- University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY — admits 74%
- University of Vermont Burlington, VT — admits 65%
- State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY — admits 62%
- University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA — admits 66%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University at Albany, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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