SUNY Albany's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of SUNY at Albany students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of SUNY at Albany students is 66.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 70.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 62.0%.

66.3%

asian 58.4% 142 students
African American 69.9% 272 students
white 67.5% 862 students
unknown 70.4% 38 students
hispanic 65.8% 298 students
International Students 59.0% 62 students
Mixed Race 61.0% 36 students

Drop Out

SUNY at Albany has an overall drop-out rate of 8.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 10.4% and 6.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

8.5%

asian 7.8% 19 students
African American 10.0% 39 students
white 5.3% 68 students
unknown 3.7% 2 students
hispanic 11.7% 53 students
International Students 26.7% 28 students
Mixed Race 15.2% 9 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of SUNY at Albany at a rate of 24.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 22.4%, and male students' 26.5%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

24.4%

asian 32.5% 79 students
African American 18.5% 72 students
white 26.8% 342 students
unknown 25.9% 14 students
hispanic 21.0% 95 students
International Students 14.3% 15 students
Mixed Race 23.7% 14 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.8%

asian 1.2% 3 students
African American 1.5% 6 students
white 0.4% 5 students
hispanic 1.6% 7 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Accounting and Related Services	$43,841	$49,962	$69,785
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$46,902	$40,510	$58,543
Information Science/Studies	NA	$43,798	$52,904
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$42,404	$38,289	$52,601
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	$43,984	$32,569	$52,244
Economics	$37,378	$38,048	$51,211
Criminology	$33,534	$33,993	$49,153
Mathematics	$36,324	NA	$46,491
Physics	$37,974	NA	$46,006
Political Science and Government	$33,038	$29,882	$45,252
Journalism	$31,293	$29,685	$44,498
Psychology, General	$30,796	$26,005	$42,568
Sociology	$31,790	$29,016	$41,553
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$33,087	$28,151	$40,287
History	$25,339	$29,685	$39,292
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	$28,368	$26,997	$37,400
English Language and Literature, General	$27,397	$26,353	$37,116
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$30,646	$37,568	$33,600
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,062	$23,649	$32,450
Biology, General	$28,112	$22,290	$30,591
Chemistry	$39,696	$31,305	NA
Public Health	$32,542	NA	NA
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$19,455	NA
Area Studies	$26,496	NA	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$31,264	NA	NA
Communication and Media Studies	$30,460	NA	NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$60,180	NA	NA
Materials Engineering	$64,224	NA	NA
Anthropology	$27,679	$23,649	NA
Applied Mathematics	$57,316	NA	NA
International/Global Studies	$26,445	$28,381	NA
Philosophy	$26,095	$19,227	NA
Homeland Security	$32,193	NA	NA
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	$36,358	$35,416	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Taxation	$70,203	$74,307	$95,473
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,947	$74,576	$92,782
Accounting and Related Services	$62,191	$60,256	$75,996
Public Administration	$54,012	$55,964	$63,462
Public Health	$54,175	$49,270	$61,387
Curriculum and Instruction	$55,701	$52,733	$55,488
Social Work	$48,066	$44,698	$51,884
Information Science/Studies	$39,399	$41,565	$50,711
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,380	$46,217	$50,390
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$41,197	$42,682	$46,213
Fine and Studio Arts	$29,752	$22,667	NA
Criminology	$44,539	$46,673	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$51,143	NA	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$53,640	NA	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$43,055	NA	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Public Health	$60,933	NA	NA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	NA	$68,219	NA
Public Administration	$46,399	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$57,616	$61,516	NA

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