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Albany State University

Albany, Georgia · Small city

Admit rate
$11,898
Avg net price
31%
Graduation rate
$40,674
Median earnings

Albany State University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Albany, Georgia (small city setting), enrolling 5,956 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).

PublicMidsize · 5,956 undergradsSmall cityNCAA Division II with football · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

About Albany, Georgia

Albany is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Albany is located in a region which was long inhabited by the Creek Indians, who called it Thronateeska after their word for "flint", the valuable mineral found in beds near the Flint River. They used it for making arrowheads and other tools. Today, although the city is surrounded by pecan groves, pine trees, farms and plantations, almost none of the population is employed in agriculture. It has become heavily industrialized, and most business is conducted on a multinational scale. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
101 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Southwest Georgia (ABY)

How Albany State University compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 12% · #40 of 54 in Georgia

First-year retention79%

Higher than 58%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,674

Higher than 16% · #39 of 54 in Georgia

Average net price$11,898

Cheaper than 85% · #9 cheapest of 54 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$25,024

Lower than 30%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment5,956

Larger than 81%

Percentiles compare Albany State University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Georgia.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

6,570students
  • Undergraduate5,95691%
  • Graduate6149%

Undergraduates by gender

5,956undergrads
  • Women3,96066%
  • Men1,99634%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White5.9%
  • Black84%
  • Hispanic3.7%
  • Other or multiracial6.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,956
Graduate enrollment
614
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
69%
First-generation students
34%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$24,458
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$65,313
Endowment
$5,175,885

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,532 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Georgia88%
  • Other U.S. states12%

Most first-years stay in state — Albany State University draws overwhelmingly from Georgia.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,656
Out-of-state tuition
$17,008
Room & board
$11,899
Books & supplies
$2,934
Total cost of attendance
$19,333
Average net price
$11,898

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
31%
Graduated on time (4 years)
15%
First-year retention
79%
Transferred to another college
37%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,579
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,674
Median debt at graduation
$25,024
Students with federal loans
63%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
14%

About 16% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
15%
Low-income (Pell)
19%
First-generation
19%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
2,415
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
41%
Housing charge (year)
$4,426
Meal plan (year)
$4,760
Application fee
$25
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
284 (160 men · 124 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Football86
Track and Field (Outdoor)57
Baseball33
Basketball32
Softball23
Soccer21
Volleyball15
Cross Country11
Tennis6

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
40
Property offenses (2022–2024)
13

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (6,768 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

18reported offenses a year
13 violent a year4.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
4.0
Burglary
3.7
Aggravated assault
3.3
Rape
3.0
Robbery
2.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.7
Murder
0.3
Statutory rape
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$10,693
$30–48k
$11,147
$48–75k
$13,785
$75–110k
$16,419
$110k+
$17,324

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$66,021

$13,785/year × about 4.8 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

12%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,026
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 12% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,026. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,295 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$40,674
Typical debt at graduation
$25,024
Debt vs. one year's pay
62%
Out-earn a HS grad
42%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$38,792
Men
$44,494

Men out-earn women by $5,702 (15%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
37°F
Annual rain
52.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albany 3 SE, GA US station (2.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.