Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
SUNY Albany requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 3030 first-time undergrad students enrolled at SUNY Albany. Among these students, 458 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 46 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1185
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 14458 admitted students 458 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
15%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1090-1280. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 550 and 640, while 25% scored below 550 and another 25% scored above 640.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 540 and 640, while 25% scored below 540 and 25% achieved a score of 640. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1185 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to SUNY Albany.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 56% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
550-640 -
Math
540-640
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
26
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 14458 admitted students 46 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
2%
Similar to the SAT, SUNY Albany requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 2% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 22 and 29, with 25% scoring above 29 and another 25% scoring below 22.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
0-0 -
Math
0-0 -
Composite
22-29
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$50
Undergraduate$75
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in SUNY Albany during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SUNY Albany received a total of 21,265 applications. These applications included 9,124 male applicants and 12,141 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 21,265 applicants, SUNY Albany admitted 14,458 students. Among the admitted students, there were 5,871 males and 8,587 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 3,030 students chose to enroll at SUNY Albany. This means that 3,030 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,264 were male and 1,766 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SUNY Albany had an overall acceptance rate of 68% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 64% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 71%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SUNY Albany had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 22%, and for female admitted students, it was 21%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SUNY Albany over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
SUNY at Albany uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
Neither required nor recommended
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at SUNY at Albany.
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Credit for life experiences
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Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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