Applying to SUNY Albany

University at Albany's acceptance rate is 69.87% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 30,740 students applied and 21,477 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into SUNY Albany.

SUNY Albany's acceptance rate places 44th out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to SUNY Albany, recommendations is required to submit and personal statement (or essay) is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University at Albany is 69.87% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 13.20%. 13,515 men and 17,209 women applied to SUNY Albany and 9,121 men and 12,354 women students were accepted.

Among them, 1,252 men and 1,582 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at SUNY Albany.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at SUNY Albany
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	30,740	13,515	17,209	0	0
Admitted	21,477	9,121	12,354	0	0
Enrolled	2,836	1,252	1,582	0	0
Acceptance Rate	69.87%	67.49%	71.79%	-	-
Yield	13.20%	13.73%	12.81%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University at Albany 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 2 students (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at SUNY Albany
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	0	0	0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Math
ACT Composite	-		-
ACT Math	-		-
ACT English	-		-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 2,836 first-year students enrolled in SUNY Albany. The proportion of full-time students is 99.86% and part-time students is 0.14%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 44.15% and women students is 55.78%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at SUNY Albany.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at SUNY Albany
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,836	1,252	1,582
Full-time	2,832	1,249	1,581
Part-time	4	3	1

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at SUNY Albany. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University at Albany.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

SUNY Albany Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered, if submitted
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of University at Albany. The next table provides general admission information for applying to SUNY Albany.

Admission Information for Applying to SUNY Albany
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	www.albany.edu/admissions.php
Online Application	www.albany.edu/admissions.php
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within and/or outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	2-Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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Applying to SUNY Albany

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First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

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