SUNY Albany Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
New York (Mid-Atlantic) · 15,000 undergrads · ~37 avg class size · 17:1 student-faculty · $9,000/yr sticker
public Tier 5
Median earnings (10yr)
$67K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
69.1% is the average applicant's shot. Your odds depend on your GPA, scores, and hooks. See where you actually stand.
★ Calculate my chances
Free · takes ~2 minutes · 700+ students on Candor
Students like you
See where your GPA + SAT land against SUNY Albany's admit range — and real reported outcomes from other applicants.
Unlock with Premium ($3/mo) →
Career outcomes · 10 sources
Median graduate earnings · 1.7 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $121K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 10 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- NYC financial services (mid-tier banking, asset management, insurance underwriting roles)
- Albany state government jobs (direct pipeline to NY executive branch agencies)
- Northeast tech hubs (Boston, NYC startups; solid local recruiting presence)
- Big Four accounting (strong recruiting relationship; not target school but viable)
- Pharmaceutical/biotech in Capital Region (local employers like Albany Med Research Institute)
About SUNY Albany
SUNY flagship policy school; criminal justice, public admin, growing CS.
Loading extended overview…
BusinessEngineeringBiologyPsychologyEducation