SUNY Albany - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 52%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 500 / 590
  • SAT Math: 510 / 610
  • SAT Writing: - / -
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  • ACT Composite: 22 / 26
  • ACT English: - / -
  • ACT Math: - / -
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• Total Enrollment: 17,684 (12,748 undergraduates)
• Gender Breakdown: 50% Male / 50% Female
• 94% Full-time

• Tuition and Fees: $6,078 (in-state); $12,338 (out-of-state)
• Books: $1,000
• Room and Board: $9,778
• Other Expenses: $1,792
• Total Cost: $18,648 (in-state); $24,908 (out-of-state)

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 79%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Federal Grants: 28%
  • State / Local Grants: 54%
  • Institutional Grants: 15%
  • Loans: 63%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Federal Grants: $3,909
  • State / Local Grants: $2,639
  • Institutional Grants: $4,449
  • Loans: $4,749

• First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 83%
• Transfer Out Rate: 26%
• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 50%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 64%

"The prominence of the University at Albany as a modern and complex public research university belies its modest origins. Established in 1844 in an abandoned train depot donated by the city of Albany, the then New York State Normal School, the first state-chartered public institution of higher education in New York, hosted a beginning class of twenty-nine students who were instructed by two faculty members. Inspired by a zeal for liberal education and public service which they rightly believed would make a difference in their rapidly changing world, the Normal School's founders envisioned themselves engaged in a mission to prepare literate, informed, and compassionate citizens - citizens capable of thinking for themselves, of advancing the condition of their fellow Americans, and of enjoying to the fullest the intellectual, spiritual, and material benefits of democracy. While the physical character of the modern University at Albany has improved dramatically from that of its predecessor, the essential character of its educational mission has endured.

Separated from its beginnings by those leaps of cultural transformation which mark the extended history of all great institutions, the University at Albany of today is a multi-faceted university which enjoys numerous advantages, responsibilities, and opportunities in discharging its mission. Some of these result from the University's remarkable history and the campus's tradition of responsiveness to the intellectual and personal aspirations of America's increasingly diverse citizenry; some from the University's national designation as a Research University and its position within the State University of New York system; and some from the University's ideal location in the Capital District of New York.

Working across the disciplines of the Arts and Sciences and those of several select Professional Schools, the University's internationally recognized faculty of scholars, researchers, and professional staff hold themselves accountable to the highest ethical and professional standards in the education of all students."