Maria College of Albany

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Maria College of Albany

Maria College of Albany operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Albany, New York (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 656 students of which 886 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Maria College of Albany is categorized as “26” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 44.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,082, with published in-state tuition of $18,740 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,528, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 33.3%. Graduates earn a median of $55,458 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,357 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 71900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.