University at Albany Business Programs

University at Albany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

University at Albany Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UAlbany.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#12	Most Popular Taxation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#127	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UAlbany has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#60	Best Economics Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#116	Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#152	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#157	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#198	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#201	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is University at Albany?

Contact details for UAlbany are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222
Phone:	518-442-3300
Website:	www.albany.edu
Facebook:	http://www.albany.edu/main/facebook.shtml
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ualbany

How Do I Get Into UAlbany?

You can apply to UAlbany online at: www.albany.edu/admissions.php

Admission Requirements for UAlbany

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAlbany?

UAlbany has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 87% of students accepted to UAlbany submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 620. Math scores were between 540 and 630.

UAlbany received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford University at Albany?

The overall average net price of UAlbany is $33,529. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UAlbany, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $7,324 a year. That adds up to $29,296 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UAlbany is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University at Albany Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,182 undergraduate students at UAlbany, with 12,203 being full-time and 979 being part-time.

There are also 4,506 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,203 full-time undergraduates at UAlbany, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University at Albany students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,027
Black or African American	2,420
Hispanic or Latino	2,194
White	5,300
International Students	544
Other Races/Ethnicities	718

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at University at Albany. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 93 countries are represented at UAlbany. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University at Albany

In 2019-2020, 16,573 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UAlbany has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UAlbany

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University at Albany was 245.8%. This is the #209 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UAlbany regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University at Albany Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	287	0	94	0	381
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	282	2	24	3	311
Accounting	124	0	87	0	211
Taxation	0	0	30	0	30
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	8	0	0	8
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0	0	0
Other Accounting and Related Services	0	0	0	0	0
Science/Technology Management	0	0	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Other Economics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	693	10	235	3	941

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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