Russell Sage College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Russell Sage College

Russell Sage College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Troy, New York (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,244 students of which 1,141 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. Russell Sage College is categorized as “17” 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 53.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,917, with published in-state tuition of $38,164 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.9%. Graduates earn a median of $58,316 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,139 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 113000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.3% 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.