Public · Community college

Hudson Valley Community College

Troy, New York · Small city

16%
Transfer rate
$8,501
Avg net price
35%
Grad / completion
$45,460
Median earnings

Hudson Valley Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Troy, New York (small city setting), enrolling 6,499 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 6,499 undergradsSmall cityNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowy

About Troy, New York

Troy is a city in and the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Mohican Indians had a number of settlements along the Hudson River near its confluence with the Mohawk River. Troy is known as the "Collar City" due to its history in shirt, collar, and other textile production. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
5 miles to Albany, NY
To the ocean
97 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Albany (ALB) · major hub

How Hudson Valley Community College compares

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 19% · #141 of 185 in New York

First-year retention61%

Higher than 25%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,460

Higher than 84% · #52 of 148 in New York

Average net price$8,501

Cheaper than 76% · #24 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$10,625

Lower than 40%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment6,499

Larger than 93%

Percentiles compare Hudson Valley Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

6,499undergrads
  • Women3,09548%
  • Men3,40452%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White60%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic9.4%
  • Asian8.4%
  • Other or multiracial7.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
6,499
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
39%
Students over 25
20%
Median family income
$32,393
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$69,543
Endowment
$14,094,525

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 1,755 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York97%
  • Other U.S. states2.1%
  • International0.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Hudson Valley Community College draws overwhelmingly from New York.

1% came from outside the U.S. 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
$6,796
Out-of-state tuition
$11,852
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$15,757
Average net price
$8,501

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
35%
First-year retention
61%
Transferred to another college
16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,595
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,460
Median debt at graduation
$10,625
Students with federal loans
21%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
43%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
35%
Low-income (Pell)
27%
First-generation
28%

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
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
350 (253 men · 97 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 (13)

Football84
Track and Field (Outdoor)46
Soccer41
Baseball35
Basketball30
Other Sports23
Lacrosse16
Bowling16
Softball15
Cross Country13
Volleyball13
Golf10
Tennis8

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (9,227 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.

1.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.3
Aggravated assault
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
$5,048
$30–48k
$6,490
$48–75k
$10,442
$75–110k
$12,829
$110k+
$15,230

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.

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.

3%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,281
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 3% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,281. 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 1,592 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)
$45,460
Typical debt at graduation
$10,625
Debt vs. one year's pay
23%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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
$40,833
Men
$50,952

Men out-earn women by $10,119 (25%) 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
86°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
42.1″
Annual snow
59.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Troy L&D, NY US station (3.8 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.