Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at SUNY Albany is slightly skewed towards women students, with 53.6% of undergraduate students being women and 46.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 12,654, with 6,787 women and 5,867 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at SUNY Albany is largely skewed towards women students, with 65.0% of undergraduate students being women and 35.0% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,421, with 2,873 women and 1,548 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 46.4% 5,867 students
- women 53.6% 6,787 students
Graduate Students
- men 35.0% 1,548 students
- women 65.0% 2,873 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 43.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 5,463 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 20.6% of the student body, with 2,599 students. Hispanic students represent 18.0% of the population, with 2,273 students, while Asian students account for 8.7%, with 1,097 students. Mixed race students account for 4.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 522 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 8 students.
International students make up 3.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 434 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.8% of the population, totaling 222 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within SUNY Albany.
Undergraduate Students
- White 43.3% 5,463 students
- African American 20.6% 2,599 students
- Hispanic 18.0% 2,273 students
- Asian 8.7% 1,097 students
- Mixed race 4.1% 522 students
- International students 3.4% 434 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 222 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 8 students
Graduate Students
- White 55.5% 2,452 students
- International students 15.6% 689 students
- Hispanic 8.8% 388 students
- African American 8.0% 355 students
- Asian 5.7% 250 students
- Unknown race 3.8% 167 students
- Mixed race 2.6% 114 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 48.4% 506 students
- African American 18.9% 198 students
- Hispanic 15.8% 165 students
- Asian 8.2% 86 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 41 students
- International students 3.0% 31 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 19 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 42% 5,259 students
- 20-21 36% 4,568 students
- 22-24 10% 1,284 students
- 25-29 3% 415 students
- 30-34 1% 175 students
- 40-49 1% 74 students
- 35-39 1% 72 students
- 50-64 0% 29 students
- 22-24 30% 1,341 students
- 25-29 27% 1,188 students
- 30-34 15% 656 students
- 40-49 10% 444 students
- 35-39 9% 416 students
- 50-64 4% 182 students
- 20-21 4% 176 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at SUNY at Albany in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 2,830 | 95.83% | |
| New Jersey | 33 | 1.12% | |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 5 | less than 1% | |
| California | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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