Albany, NY · Public
69.1%
Acceptance rate
$18,486
Avg net price
12,100
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 3,118Master’s 1,534Doctoral 175 |
| Bachelor’s 474Master’s 57Doctoral 15 |
| Bachelor’s 432Master’s 154Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 391Master’s 353Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 292Master’s 42Doctoral 26 |
| Bachelor’s 291Master’s 122Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 269Master’s 52Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 194Master’s 17Doctoral 20 |
| Bachelor’s 175Master’s 18Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 165Master’s 261Doctoral 21 |
| Bachelor’s 69Master’s 14Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 66Master’s 14Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 58Master’s 134Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 50Master’s 25Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 39Master’s 188Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 37Master’s 15Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 33Master’s 2Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 32Master’s 29Doctoral 27 |
| Bachelor’s 28Master’s 6Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 17Master’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s 5Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- America East Conference
Projected sponsored sports19
Athletic participation
514 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams
Early Action Admission
A non-binding first-year application decision notification.
Regular Admission
Late applicants will be considered on a space-available basis.
FAFSA due Dec 1
· Apply with Common App or SUNY Application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $7,070
- Required fees
- $3,796
- Food and housing
- $16,423
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $2,248
- Total
- $30,537
- $27,1362019–2019–20
- $27,5002020–2120–21
- $28,2312021–2221–22
- $29,1062022–2322–23
- $29,7902023–2423–24
- $30,5372024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $18,486 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 70%
- Average share of need met
- 62%
- Average need-based grant
- $13,520
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University at Albany’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University at Albany admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University at Albany runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University at Albany admits in-state applicants at 70.1% and out-of-state applicants at 95.7%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
2,801 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Submission shares describe only students who chose to submit.
University at Albany’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 37.5% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
among first-years who submitted test scores
Average 3.70
High-school class rank
Among the 37.5% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University at Albany rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Interview
- Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
University at Albany's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $18,486 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,964 of 2,794 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University at Albany offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
University at Albany admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
Waitlist ranked
Not disclosed83.3% of University at Albany’s first-years return for a second year and 63.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03