Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Albany, 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 (4% ☔)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 800 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 12,550
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 92%
From Region 3%
Athletes 5.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 36%
Black 24%
Hispanic 20%
Asian 10%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 1,609 39% / 61% 3% $56,186 56 95%
Atmospheric Science 9 89% / 11% 0% $60,101 65
Chemistry 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $65,540 74 95%
Climate System Science and Engineering (Course 1-12) 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics 28 +7 64% / 36% 11% $53,731 49 97%
Physics 9 +2 89% / 11% 0% $63,393 71 100%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 18 44% / 56% 0%
Biology 176 +6 38% / 62% 6% $58,840 62 91%
Human Biology 251 +1 25% / 75% 2% $58,223 61
Actuarial and Mathematical Sciences 9 56% / 44% 22% $75,519 85
Economics 215 +13 71% / 29% 8% $64,236 72 91%
Africana Studies 8 +3 38% / 62% 0% $49,051 36 98%
Anthropology 12 +5 33% / 67% 0% $41,606 15 90%
Chinese Studies $48,107 33 97%
Communication 153 +17 43% / 57% 2% $56,506 57 100%
East Asian Studies 5 +5 0% / 100% 0% $48,107 33 97%
English 69 +7 36% / 64% 0% $48,749 35 94%
Geography 10 70% / 30% 0% $55,413 54
History 66 +11 68% / 32% 2% $53,111 48 87%
Interdisciplinary Studies 38 +2 34% / 66% 0% $53,445 48
Japanese Studies 9 +1 22% / 78% 0% $59,545 63
Journalism 22 +3 45% / 55% 0% $54,705 52 97%
Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,107 33 97%
Linguistics 17 +2 41% / 59% 0% $59,012 62
Philosophy 6 +8 83% / 17% 0% $48,634 34
Psychology 292 +52 20% / 80% 2% $53,340 48 96%
Sociology 121 +18 26% / 74% 2% $51,507 43 97%
Spanish 7 +17 29% / 71% 0% $63,106 70 100%
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,051 36 98%
Art 24 25% / 75% 8% $40,340 13 98%
Art History 2 0% / 100% 0% $40,340 13 98%
Music 4 +3 25% / 75% 0% $39,982 12
Theatre 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $37,317 9
Urban Studies and Planning 3 +6 67% / 33% 33% $54,155 51 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity 409 71% / 29% 2% $80,845 89 97%
Cybersecurity 135 +3 80% / 20% 1% $90,996 95 100%
Informatics 143 +1 62% / 38% 6% $79,291 88 93%
Emergency Management 55 +10 55% / 45% 0%
Emergency Management and Homeland Security 76 +9 84% / 16% 0% $65,742 75 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Integrated Health Sciences 58 29% / 71% 3% $65,544 74 95%
Public Health 58 +2 29% / 71% 3% $65,544 74 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering 163 81% / 19% 10% $103,541 98
Electrical & Computer Engineering 33 76% / 24% 6% $104,664 98
Engineering 4 100% / 0% 0% $88,915 94
Environmental and Sustainable Engineering 10 90% / 10% 50% $75,653 85
General Engineering 3 67% / 33% 0% $88,424 94
Computer Science 113 +5 81% / 19% 8% $106,601 98
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Massry School of Business 424 58% / 42% 6% $82,167 90 92%
Accounting 126 +9 52% / 48% 5% $89,908 94 96%
Business Administration 297 +16 60% / 40% 6% $78,884 88 90%
Financial Analytics 1 +10 100% / 0% 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy 127 36% / 64% 2% $52,809 47 95%
Political Science 113 +16 39% / 61% 2% $52,042 44 95%
Public Policy and Management 14 +2 14% / 86% 0% $59,001 62
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Criminal Justice 138 32% / 68% 1% $58,360 61
Criminal Justice 138 +12 32% / 68% 1% $58,360 61
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 165 10% / 90% 1% $55,752 55
Education 140 +12 9% / 91% 1% $55,752 55
Elementary Education 17 12% / 88% 0%
Secondary Education 3 67% / 33% 0%
Special Education 5 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Welfare 25 16% / 84% 0% $55,913 55 90%
Social Welfare 25 +1 16% / 84% 0% $55,913 55 90%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,137
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,239
Est. In-State Cost $14,407
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,704
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 31.8% 991 33% / 67% 1% $53,295 48 96%
Business & Economics 20.8% 648 62% / 38% 7% $76,116 86 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 14.3% 445 31% / 69% 4% $58,477 61 91%
Computer Science 12.5% 391 74% / 26% 5% $91,225 95 96%
Professional 8.6% 269 51% / 49% 1% $60,982 66 100%
Education 5.3% 165 10% / 90% 1% $55,752 55
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 61 67% / 33% 5% $58,891 62 97%
Health Sciences 1.9% 58 29% / 71% 3% $65,544 74 95%
Engineering 1.6% 50 80% / 20% 14% $96,627 97
Arts 1.3% 40 28% / 72% 7% $40,811 14 98%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $322M #12 17% $198M 7 #193 103 13
Humanities & Social Sciences $31.6M #73 14% $0.0M 67 #75 339 8
Life & Natural Sciences $30.7M #104 70% $0.8M 8 #159 126 14
Physical Sciences & Math $27.5M #107 40% $0.2M 25 #107 205 18
Computer Science $26.5M #38 5% $0 9 #102 102 4
Health Sciences $14.2M #120 74% $0.2M 3 #201 80 18
Business & Economics $8.4M #74 6% $0 7 #158 45
Education $6.1M #81 7% $0 18 #236
Agriculture & Food Science $0.9M #164 100% $0
Total $468M #66 22% $199M 144 #139 1,000 75

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 68%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional