How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
University at Albany admits about 69.1% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 43.7% receive Pell Grants and 30.1% are first-generation college students — a substantial share relative to most institutions in the Azimuth coverage set. Transfer enrollment is meaningful, at 31.0%, reflecting the university's role as a destination for students continuing or redirecting their academic paths. Azimuth ranks University At Albany #118 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That standing reflects the breadth of the institution's enrollment reach: University at Albany opens its doors to a wide range of students, including many from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds who might face narrower options elsewhere. What matters beyond access is what happens to those students once enrolled. Freshman retention runs at 83.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 61.5%, with 62.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $51,900 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 78.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University At Albany #90 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's social-sciences-dominant program mix channels a meaningful share of graduates into public-sector, nonprofit, and community-facing careers — fields that tend to anchor graduates locally rather than disperse them into high-mobility national labor markets, which shapes the mobility profile relative to more STEM-concentrated peers. Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale explores how institutions like University at Albany convert broad enrollment into durable economic progress for the students they serve.
University at Albany admits about 69.1% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 43.7% receive Pell Grants and 30.1% are first-generation college students — a substantial share relative to most institutions in the Azimuth coverage set. Transfer enrollment is meaningful, at 31.0%, reflecting the university's role as a destination for students continuing or redirecting their academic paths. Azimuth ranks University At Albany #118 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That standing reflects the breadth of the institution's enrollment reach: University at Albany opens its doors to a wide range of students, including many from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds who might face narrower options elsewhere. What matters beyond access is what happens to those students once enrolled. Freshman retention runs at 83.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 61.5%, with 62.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $51,900 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 78.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University At Albany #90 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's social-sciences-dominant program mix channels a meaningful share of graduates into public-sector, nonprofit, and community-facing careers — fields that tend to anchor graduates locally rather than disperse them into high-mobility national labor markets, which shapes the mobility profile relative to more STEM-concentrated peers. Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale explores how institutions like University at Albany convert broad enrollment into durable economic progress for the students they serve.
University at Albany admits about 69.1% of applicants. Among enrolled undergraduates, 43.7% receive Pell Grants and 30.1% are first-generation college students — a substantial share relative to most institutions in the Azimuth coverage set. Transfer enrollment is meaningful, at 31.0%, reflecting the university's role as a destination for students continuing or redirecting their academic paths. Azimuth ranks University At Albany #118 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. That standing reflects the breadth of the institution's enrollment reach: University at Albany opens its doors to a wide range of students, including many from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds who might face narrower options elsewhere. What matters beyond access is what happens to those students once enrolled. Freshman retention runs at 83.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 61.5%, with 62.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $51,900 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 78.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University At Albany #90 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's social-sciences-dominant program mix channels a meaningful share of graduates into public-sector, nonprofit, and community-facing careers — fields that tend to anchor graduates locally rather than disperse them into high-mobility national labor markets, which shapes the mobility profile relative to more STEM-concentrated peers. Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale explores how institutions like University at Albany convert broad enrollment into durable economic progress for the students they serve.
