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SUNY at Albany

General Information

Name: SUNY at Albany
Address: 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222
Phone:

  • General information: (518) 442-3300
  • Financial aid office: (518) 442-5757
  • Admissions office: (518) 442-5435

Website: www.albany.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$5,939$5,887$5,810
        Out-of-state$12,199$12,147$12,070
Books and supplies$1,000$1,000$800
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,604$8,050$7,234
        Other expenses$1,706$1,672$1,556

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$17,249$16,609$15,400
Out-of-state
        On-campus$23,509$22,869$21,660

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 82%
  • Federal grants: 27%
  • State/local grants: 55%
  • Institutional grants: 22%
  • Student loans: 65%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3391
  • State/local grants:$2493
  • Institutional grants:$4221
  • Student loans:$3959

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$40
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants16,7257,9958,730
Percent admitted62.5%62.8%62.3%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time24.3%25.4%23.4%
Part-time0.1%0.2%0.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 17040
Undergraduate enrollment: 12013
First-time student retention: 84%
Overall graduation rate: 62%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 93%
    • Part Time: 7%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 50%
    • Women: 50%

White non-hispanic: 60%
Black non-hispanic: 8%
Hispanic: 7%
Asian/pacific islander: 6%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 19%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Epidemiology - Master, Doctor
  • Toxicology - Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Organizational Behavior Studies - Doctor
  • Taxation - Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Information Science/Studies - Master, Doctor
    Education
  • Agricultural Teacher Education - Doctor
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Master
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education - Master
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Master
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Master
  • Social Studies Teacher Education - Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
    Engineering
  • Materials Science - Master, Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Chinese Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • German Language and Literature - Doctor
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) - Master, Doctor
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor - Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Doctor
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Master
    Library Science
  • Library Science/Librarianship - Master
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other - Bachelor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Master
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Master
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Physical Sciences
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Doctor
  • Counseling Psychology - Doctor
  • Educational Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology - Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Social Psychology - Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Sciences, General - Master
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Master
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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