Graduate Schools in Albany with Selective Admissions
These schools do not admit all qualified applicants.
Based on 2008-2009 information.
Albany College of Pharmacy
106 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, New York 12208-3492
- Programs: pharmacy.
- Degrees/Certificates: First-professional degree.
- Student Body: 1,423 students, 1,060 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 740 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 490-650. Math: 530-680. Writing: 490-630.
- Flexibility: AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.
Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, New York 12208
- Programs: law, US law, foreign lawyers.
- Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
- Student Body: 710 students, 869 full-time equivalent.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option.
Albany Medical College
47 New Scotland Ave
Albany, New York 12208-0000
- Programs: medicine, physician assistant, biological and biomedical sciences, various nursing.
- Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
- Student Body: 762 students, 201 full-time equivalent.
- Notable: Career counseling. On-campus daycare. Remedial services.
Excelsior College
7 Columbia Cir
Albany, New York 12203-5159
- Programs: liberal arts and sciences, various nursing, business management, health service and sciences, registered nursing, management science.
- Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
- Student Body: 34,894 students, 10,247 full-time equivalent.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th St
Troy, New York 12180-3590
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, electrical engineering, computer and info science, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, information technology, architecture, civil engineering.
- Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
- Student Body: 6,566 students, 6,777 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 2,908 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 600-690. Math: 650-730. Writing: 580-680.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
SUNY at Albany
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: social work, business management, reading teaching, public administration, information science, public health, curriculum and instruction, special ed.
- Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
- Student Body: 17,684 students, 16,468 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 7,400 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 500-590. Math: 510-610.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
Sage College of Albany
140 New Scotland Ave
Albany, New York 12208
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: physical therapy, elementary school teaching, school counseling, reading teaching, secondary teaching, counseling psychology, business management, health teaching.
- Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
- Student Body: 1,987 students, 1,312 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 107 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 470-520. Math: 470-510.
- Flexibility: Weekend classes available. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Member of a national athletic association.
The College of Saint Rose
432 Western Ave
Albany, New York 12203-1490
- Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: educational administration, reading teaching, business management, secondary teaching, special ed, elementary school teaching, school psychology, audiology and speech pathology.
- Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
- Student Body: 4,949 students, 5,256 full-time equivalent.
- Dorms: 1,175 student capacity.
- SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 460-560. Math: 470-570. Writing: 460-560.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.
Union Graduate College
807 Union St
Schenectady, New York 12308
- Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: secondary teaching, business management, health care administration, biological and biomedical sciences, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, interdisciplinary studies, physical sciences.
- Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
- Student Body: 391 students, 404 full-time equivalent.
- Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available.
- Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.