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#393 of 14,131 In the World
#150 of 2,597 In North America
#129 of 2,496 In the United States
#10 of 221 In New York State
#1 of 7 In Albany
#19 of 1,028 For Social Work
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Acceptance rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Aid receiving
97%
Undergraduates
12,264
Graduates
4,394
Male:Female Ratio
43:57
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.albany.edu

SUNY at Albany Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

SUNY at Albany has an acceptance rate of 68% and is among the top 29% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 68% 64% 70%
Applicants 25,976 10,933 15,043
Admissions 17,639 7,047 10,592
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,645 1,111 1,534
Freshmen enrolled part time 6 3 3

5,239 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,494 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
401 or 15%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1120
or below

75% of them
had 1320
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in SUNY at Albany are 1120-1320 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
40 or 2%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 22
or below

75% of them
had 31
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in SUNY at Albany are 22-31 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT/ACT Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 7302 (44%)
Black or African American 3013 (18%)
Hispanic 2671 (16%)
Asian 1378 (8%)
Nonresident Alien 1282 (8%)
Two or more races 628 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 334 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 15 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 11 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$11,485
Students receiving aid
97%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $7,070$11,310
Tuition in-state $7,070$11,310
Tuition out-of-state $24,910$23,100
Fee in-district $3,338$2,315
Fee in-state $3,338$2,315
Fee out-of-state $3,338$2,315

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,720
Combined charge for room and board $15,598
Room charge $9,748
Meal charge $5,850

SUNY at Albany majors

SUNY at Albany has granted 2,996 bachelor's degrees across 45 programs, 1,252 master's across 59 programs, and 168 doctorate degrees across 33 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at SUNY at Albany.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 285 88
Psychology, General 251 12
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 247 6 3
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 193 17 9
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 163 46 2
Accounting 107 87
Human Biology 183
Homeland Security 176
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 144 29
Social Work 22 140 5
Computer Science 141 23 2
Political Science and Government, General 150 11 3
Public Health, General 56 88 5
Sociology, General 127 4 10
Informatics 133
Educational & Instructional Technology 98
English Language and Literature, General 71 10 8
Education, Other 77
Public Administration 68 7
History, General 67 6
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 36 29
Information Science & Studies 51 8
Reading Teacher Education 51
Mathematics, General 37 7 3
Chemistry, General 36 5 5
Applied Mathematics, General 43
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 11 9 16
Electrical and Computer Engineering 28 3 3
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 34
School Librarian & School Library Media Specialist 31
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor 29
Taxation 27
Anthropology, General 16 5 5
Journalism 26
Public Policy Analysis, General 25
Physics, General 14 4 5
Special Education and Teaching, General 23
Educational Psychology 17 5
Spanish Language and Literature 16 2 3
Elementary Education and Teaching 20
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 12 7
Philosophy 10 4 4
Applied Statistics, General 17
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 17
African-American & Black Studies 9 6
Social Studies Teacher Education 15
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 14
International Relations and Affairs 14
Art & Art Studies, General 13
Fine & Studio Arts, General 13
Linguistics 11
Biomedical Sciences, General 2 8
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 10
Music, General 10
Urban Studies & Affairs 10
Women's Studies 4 6
East Asian Studies 9
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 9
Counseling Psychology 1 7
Environmental Toxicology 8
Forensic Science and Technology 8
Geography 5 3
Biostatistics 5 2
Clinical Psychology 7
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 6
Curriculum and Instruction 6
Behavioral Neuroscience 5
Biology Teacher Education 5
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 4 1
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 3 2
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 5
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 4
Epidemiology 3 1
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 4
International and Comparative Education 4
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 3
School Psychology 3
Japanese Language and Literature 2
Mathematics Teacher Education 2
Chemistry Teacher Education 1
Chinese Studies 1
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics 1
Earth Science Teacher Education 1
Engineering, Other 1
Grand Total 2,996 1,252 168

SUNY at Albany has a graduation rate of 66%, which is among the 30% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 66% 60% 71%
  • Full-time retention rate - 83%
  • Part-time retention rate - 55%

Publications & Citations

SUNY at Albany is a world-class research university with 41,514 scientific papers published and 1,268,659 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics, Engineering, Political Science, and Law.

Publications
41,514
Citations
1,268,659

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
22,600 / 623,419
Biology
20,568 / 760,550
Computer Science
16,881 / 548,392
Environmental Science
16,698 / 586,275
Chemistry
16,376 / 584,443
Medicine
16,209 / 636,996
Physics
16,183 / 497,764
Engineering
15,922 / 518,109
Political Science
13,629 / 352,942
Law
12,834 / 339,388
Psychology
12,775 / 477,920
Sociology
12,013 / 356,748
Quantum and Particle physics
11,163 / 310,708
Philosophy
10,758 / 293,498
Geography and Cartography
9,854 / 325,331
Geology
9,259 / 339,336
Mathematics
9,121 / 315,175
Organic Chemistry
9,031 / 317,696
Biochemistry
9,004 / 365,075
Genetics
8,998 / 333,639
Business
7,449 / 256,560
Materials Science
7,158 / 234,635
History
6,874 / 173,785
Statistics
6,849 / 261,471
Economics
6,739 / 172,643
Ecology
6,727 / 265,061
Pathology
5,855 / 246,580
Psychiatry
5,697 / 253,609
Linguistics
5,507 / 152,274
Archaeology
5,434 / 158,781
Paleontology
5,361 / 207,191
Social Psychology
5,100 / 205,049
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
5,050 / 163,276
Optical Engineering
4,384 / 117,110
Neuroscience
4,249 / 187,685
Public Health
4,241 / 161,156
Art & Design
3,970 / 86,568
Demography
3,745 / 141,296
Development Studies
3,675 / 92,615
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
3,542 / 152,522

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 551 6674
1992 530 7271
1993 508 7310
1994 523 7675
1995 562 8007
1996 548 8736
1997 590 9232
1998 558 10420
1999 548 10929
2000 605 12951
2001 607 14252
2002 707 15644
2003 765 17633
2004 769 19367
2005 876 21819
2006 989 25243
2007 974 28732
2008 1084 32096
2009 1059 36649
2010 1154 39916
2011 1202 44411
2012 1209 48679
2013 1265 52478
2014 1220 55876
2015 1314 58416
2016 1463 58686
2017 1495 59524
2018 1585 65132
2019 1730 71361
2020 1625 79668
2021 1709 87513
2022 1443 85521
2023 1443 81410
Academic rankings

SUNY at Albany alumni

  1. Awkwafina

    Awkwafina
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    celebrityrapperactorsingermusician
    Biography

    Nora Lum, known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian. She rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, Yellow Ranger (2014), and appeared on the MTV comedy series Girl Code (2014–2015). She expanded to films with supporting roles in the comedies Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). For her starring role as a grieving young woman in The Farewell (2019), Awkwafina won a Golden Globe Award.

  2. Harvey Milk

    Harvey Milk
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1930-1978 (aged 48)
    Occupations
    naval officerhuman rights activistpoliticianLGBTQI+ rights activist
    Biography

    Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk was born and raised in New York, where he acknowledged his homosexuality as an adolescent, but chose to pursue sexual relationships with secrecy and discretion well into his adult years. His experience in the counterculture of the 1960s caused him to shed many of his conservative views about individual freedom and the expression of sexuality.

  3. Edward Burns

    Edward Burns
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    writeractortelevision directorfilm directorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Edward Fitzgerald Burns is an American actor and filmmaker. He first came to attention for The Brothers McMullen (1995), his ultra low-budget independent film that went on to be a worldwide hit. Other film appearances include Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Holiday (2006), Man on a Ledge (2012), Friends with Kids (2012), and Alex Cross (2012). Burns directed movies such as She's the One (1996), Sidewalks of New York (2001), and The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012). On television, he starred as Bugsy Siegel in the TNT crime drama series Mob City and as Terry Muldoon in TNT's Public Morals.

  4. D. B. Woodside

    D. B. Woodside
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm actoractordirector
    Biography

    David Bryan Woodside is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as the bass singer Melvin Franklin in The Temptations, Robin Wood in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Malcolm Franks in Single Ladies, and Jeff Malone in Suits, Dr. Joseph Prestridge in Parenthood, the angel Amenadiel in Lucifer, as well as Wayne Palmer in the thriller series 24.

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General info

Alternative names University at Albany
UAlbany
SUNY
Founded 1844
Motto Sapientia et sua et docendi causa
Wisdom both for its own sake and for the sake of teaching
Colors purple, gold
Academic calendar August to May. Also Summer Sessions
Total FTE staff 2,318
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York, 12222
United States
City population 99,000
Phone 5184423300

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