unitid 196060 · Albany, NY · public 4-year · city (midsize)
University at Albany
- enrollment 2023
- 18,906
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
69%
26th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
12,564
78th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
44%
undergrads on Pell grants
80th pctl among public 4-years
completion
61%
finish within 150% time
80th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,802
84th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,167
after aid, aided students
79th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$67,979
after entry, Title IV students
88th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$19,500
49th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,112 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $43,412
- First-generation students
- 30%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,866
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 321 | $55,168 | $22,056 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 321 | $81,665 | $20,500 |
| Biology, General. | 207 | $60,820 | $23,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 203 | — | — |
| Economics. | 202 | $66,432 | $24,474 |
| Human Biology. | 198 | — | — |
| Homeland Security. | 191 | — | $23,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 155 | — | $24,332 |
| Sociology. | 149 | $53,268 | $24,358 |
| Political Science and Government. | 140 | $53,821 | $22,750 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 132 | $81,880 | $23,250 |
| Social Work. | 124 | $65,149 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.