SUNY at Albany

Albany, NY
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222
518-442-3300

SUNY at Albany is a public research university with an acceptance rate of 53%. Located in New York's capital city, Albany, the university is part of the State University of New York system. Founded in 1844, SUNY Albany offers more than 125 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in business, education, public health, and more. Notable alumni include Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Friedman, former New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer, and former United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 17688

Acceptance Rate: 57.15%

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.albany.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.albany.edu/studentservices/

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $27500

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $45090

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at SUNY at Albany is $106911.87. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at SUNY at Albany. For graduates of SUNY at Albany, we saw an average early-career income of $56800.00 and mid-career income of $112900.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.