10-yr median earnings
$41,267
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Queensbury, New York
SUNY Adirondack
SUNY Adirondack is a public institution in Queensbury, New York. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $10,389
- Avg net price / yr
- $41,267
- 10-yr median earnings
- 33.3%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
SUNY Adirondack posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 48%
- former-student earnings, US
- 33.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +15%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Small
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this SUNY Adirondack profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
49/100
SUNY Adirondack
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C-
$41,267
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$10,389
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
33.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$14,345
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C+
64.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$10,389
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
33.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 33.3%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - SUNY Adirondack vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How SUNY Adirondack ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
SUNY Adirondack: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$41,267 Top 48% higher than 52% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | SUNY Adirondack | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $41,267 | #2474 of 5103 | 52nd |
| Average net price | $10,389 | #1197 of 5020 | 76th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.3% | #4082 of 4858 | 16th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,844 | #1553 of 5462 | 72nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,844
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
33.3%
150%-time completion
$41,267
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How SUNY Adirondack ranks in New York
State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | SUNY Adirondack | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $41,267 | #199 of 299 | 33rd |
| Average net price | $10,389 | #75 of 328 | 77th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.3% | #259 of 322 | 20th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,844 | #108 of 367 | 71st |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 199 | SUNY AdirondackThis school | $41,267 | $10,389 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at SUNY Adirondack
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$7,491 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$8,467 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$11,860 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$15,839 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at SUNY Adirondack - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,844 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $9,616 |
| Average Net Price | $10,389 |
31.8%
Pell Grant Rate
23.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$14,345
Median Debt
$152/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at SUNY Adirondack rose +93.4% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $5,358 in 2013 to $10,363 in 2023, a rise of $5,005 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $5,3582023 · $10,363
Over the same years, enrollment went -45.8% (3,614 → 1,959 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
57.5%
Female
42.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$35,756
Median Earnings (6yr)
48.7%
Earning Over $25K
64.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 33.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $35,756 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $41,267 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 48.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 64.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $14,345 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $152/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 56 | $47,650 | $10,138 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's | 12 | $40,038 | $12,000 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's | 12 | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 155 | - | $12,713 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's | 21 | - | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's | 3 | - | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 87 | - | - |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | 4 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for SUNY Adirondack? ▼
SUNY Adirondack is a public institution in Queensbury, New York. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,844 students.
How much do SUNY Adirondack former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at SUNY Adirondack who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $41,267 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $35,756.
How much does SUNY Adirondack cost? ▼
The average net price at SUNY Adirondack is $10,389. In-state tuition is $6,844 and out-of-state tuition is $9,616. Median student debt at graduation is $14,345.
What is the graduation rate at SUNY Adirondack? ▼
SUNY Adirondack has a 33.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is SUNY Adirondack worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at SUNY Adirondack is $14,345, while former students earn a median of $41,267 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 35% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 64.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $152.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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