Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Troy, NY
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 1,950 (1% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 200 (5% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,089
Men / Women 69% / 31%
From State 37%
From Region 34%
Athletes 15.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
Asian 22%
Hispanic 11%
International 7%
Mixed 6%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lally School of Management 79 80% / 20% 8% $122,652 99 98%
Information Technology and Web Science 26 69% / 31% 12% $165,297 100 100%
Business Statistics 9 89% / 11% 0% $123,099 99 98%
Business and Management 44 84% / 16% 7% $97,362 91 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Architecture 60 45% / 55% 5% $72,452 64 95%
Architectural Sciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $74,142 67
Architecture 59 44% / 56% 5% $72,424 64 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 585 73% / 27% 10% $101,378 94 96%
Aeronautical Engineering 93 81% / 19% 4% $95,059 90 93%
Biomedical Engineering 58 38% / 62% 5% $108,403 96 98%
Chemical Engineering 49 49% / 51% 6% $103,797 95 99%
Civil Engineering 42 64% / 36% 2% $91,408 87 100%
Electrical Engineering 67 87% / 13% 27% $112,539 97 95%
Environmental Engineering 8 25% / 75% 12% $85,545 83 100%
Industrial and Management Engineering 29 69% / 31% 7% $114,134 98 98%
Materials Engineering 14 64% / 36% 21% $81,552 79 100%
Mechanical Engineering 163 84% / 16% 10% $91,523 88 96%
Nuclear Engineering 13 77% / 23% 0% $94,922 90 97%
Computer Systems Technology 49 92% / 8% 12% $131,123 99 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 75 60% / 40% 20% $76,587 72 92%
Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences 35 66% / 34% 29% $82,720 80 92%
Economics 6 100% / 0% 33%
Quantitative Economics $89,010 86 95%
Cognitive Science $89,735 86
Communication 11 36% / 64% 18% $69,094 56
Digital Communication $71,059 61 84%
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $91,495 87 94%
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 40% / 60% 0%
Philosophy 3 67% / 33% 0% $74,382 68
Psychology 4 50% / 50% 25% $69,686 58
Science, Technology and Society $71,251 61
Sustainability Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $69,068 56
Music Theory and Composition 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,099 12
Visual and Performing Arts 4 75% / 25% 0% $51,303 10
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Science 467 73% / 27% 19% $120,068 99 95%
Computer Science 267 83% / 17% 16% $143,453 100 95%
Applied Physics 4 100% / 0% 25% $108,531 96 95%
Chemistry 14 43% / 57% 14% $72,849 65
Geology 1 100% / 0% 0% $71,135 61
Mathematics 57 79% / 21% 51% $103,026 94 96%
Physics 35 83% / 17% 17% $108,531 96 95%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 19 53% / 47% 0% $74,608 68
Biology 20 35% / 65% 10% $74,770 68 92%
Biopsychology 17 6% / 94% 12% $75,115 69
Computational Biology 7 57% / 43% 0% $75,243 69
Environmental Science 10 50% / 50% 50% $68,279 54
Pre-Medicine 16 44% / 56% 0% $73,407 66

Financial

Tuition & Fees $68,565
ROI Percentile 96th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Engineering 42.3% 536 72% / 28% 10% $98,659 92 96%
Computer Science 29.8% 377 81% / 19% 17% $137,719 99 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 8.8% 111 77% / 23% 34% $100,867 93 96%
Arts 5.2% 66 47% / 53% 5% $70,554 60 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.0% 63 35% / 65% 6% $74,867 68 92%
Business & Economics 4.7% 59 86% / 14% 8% $101,732 94 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 2.2% 28 43% / 57% 11% $73,781 66 94%
Health Sciences 1.3% 16 44% / 56% 0% $73,407 66
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 10 50% / 50% 50% $68,279 54

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $72.0M #70 52% $5.3M 66 #59 385 23
Computer Science $26.2M #39 21% $3.1M 5 #138 83 5
Physical Sciences & Math $18.2M #141 42% $0.8M 20 #124 117 4
Life & Natural Sciences $9.2M #168 59% $0.2M 4 #185 34 52
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.9M #174 50% $0.1M 12 #220
Business & Economics $3.9M #117 9% $0 5 #188 3
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 6
Education $0 #457 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $136M #144 44% $9.4M 112 #162 622 90

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 63%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 64% 64% 64%
Early Decision 58% 58% 58%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 66%
SAT Range 1380 – 1500
SAT Math Range 700 – 770
SAT RW Range 670 – 740