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Fast Facts about С¸£Àûµ¼º½

It’s impossible to capture all there is to know about С¸£Àûµ¼º½ through a few facts, but here’s our quick snapshot of who we are. 

Costs and aid

2024-25 costs

$67,140 tuition and fees; $10,610 dorm, double room; and $7,330 meals

Financial aid

С¸£Àûµ¼º½ annually provides over $70 million in financial aid. 52% of students received need-based grants, while 55% of students receive some form of financial aid. We also offer two limited (~30 students) merit awards in music and science-math. 

Curriculum

Program

Four-year private, nondenominational, coeducational, liberal arts curriculum offering Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees

Majors

40+. Most popular are business, psychology, English, economics, political science, studio art, and environmental sciences/studies

Minors

Most majors have corresponding minors. Minors are also available in arts administration; Black studies; Chinese; entrepreneurship; intergroup relations (IGR); Italian; Japanese; Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx studies; media and film studies, and statistics.

Cooperative programs

Doctor of Physical Therapy and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy with Sage Graduate School; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), New York University College of Nursing; Engineering Dual-Degree Program with Dartmouth College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Early Assurance Program, Albany Medical College4 + 1 Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Program with Clarkson University; 4 + 1 MBA Program with Clarkson University and Rochester Institute of Technology); and 4 + 1 Master of Science in Accountancy (M.S.A.) Program with Wake Forest University.

Off-campus study

More than 50% of С¸£Àûµ¼º½ students study abroad at some point during their college years. С¸£Àûµ¼º½ can choose from 120 programs in 45 countries, including С¸£Àûµ¼º½-run programs in England, France, New Zealand and Spain.

Average class size

16 students; 94% have fewer than 30 students

Campus

Location

Saratoga Springs, New York, a city of 30,000 located 30 miles from Albany, New York state’s capital, and a three-hour drive from New York City, Boston and Montreal

Setting

More than 1,200 tree-lined acres providing a beautifully landscaped, personal experience. 

Facilities

All classes take place on campus and about 90% of students live on campus. 

Sustainability

37% of campus buildings are geothermally heated and cooled; 20% of campus electricity is powered by the combination of our own solar field (9%) and hydroelectric dam (11%). Completion of the new Center for Integrated Sciences (CIS) is expected to increase geothermal heating and cooling to 45%.

Community

Enrollment

Approximately 2,500 students from 44 states and 65 countries

Demographics

41% men, 59% women (3% identify as nonbinary); domestic students of color: 26%; international students: 9%; students with dual passports: 7%; first-generation college students: 13%

Faculty

280 full-time; 80% hold a doctorate or the highest degree in their fields; the average student-faculty ratio is 8:1

Retention rate

93% (fall to fall)

Student clubs and organizations

120

Club and intramural sports

20

Athletics

19 varsity teams; С¸£Àûµ¼º½ is a founding member of the Liberty League and a member of NCAA Division III, the New England Hockey Conference and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.

Career

Preparation

All students and alumni have lifetime access to the С¸£Àûµ¼º½ Career Development Center.

Student research

Annually, nearly 500 students (20% of the student body) engage in independent or professional-level research with a faculty mentor.

Internships

85% of students complete an internship during their С¸£Àûµ¼º½ career (75% more than one).

Most recent class profile

 

  • 738 students
  • 12,144 applications
  • 2,784 admitted students
  • 23% acceptance rate
  • 45-54% of the entering class has come from Early Decision applications over the last five years.
  • 27% are domestic students of color
  • 12% first-generation students
  • 8% are international students
  • 24 countries and 35 states and the District of Columbia represented
  • 40% of students are male, 55% are female, 5% non-binary/other expression of gender
  • 50% received С¸£Àûµ¼º½ financial aid grants

Article on the Class of 2027

 

 

 

Rankings & Awards

С¸£Àûµ¼º½ is ranked a Best Value College by Kiplinger and Forbes, a Top Green College and a Top Great Financial Aid School by The Princeton Review, a Top Liberal Arts College by US News and more.