University at Albany

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University at Albany

University at Albany operates as a public institution located in Albany, New York (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 12,564 students of which 21,800 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. University at Albany is categorized as “15” 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 69.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,167, with published in-state tuition of $10,866 and a Pell grant recipient share of 43.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 62.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.4%. Graduates earn a median of $67,979 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,380 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 587200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.0% 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.