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Albany Medical College

Overview of Albany Medical College

Albany Medical is in a small city, in Albany, NY. The school is classified as a private, not-for-profit college. Students at Albany Medical earn degrees up to the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

Students and faculty are generally focused on one of the school's main fields of study. The most common major fields study at Albany Medical include science and medicine.

Albany Medical Selectivity

The school does not admit all applicants.

Faculty

Some professors at Albany Medical are awarded tenure, allowing the school to retain good faculty members.

Student Body

The school, in 2007, had 762 students (750 full-time equivalent).

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Albany Medical

Albany Medical College
47 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY 12208-0000
General Phone: (518) 262-3125
http://www.amc.edu

Albany Medical Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Medicine126medicine
Medical Support And Technology30physician assistant
Science19biological and biomedical sciences
Nursing And Emergency Medicine15various nursing

Number of programs and degrees for Albany Medical in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
First-professional degree1261
Master's degree553
Doctor's degree91

Albany Medical Student Body

In 2007, Albany Medical had a total enrollment of 762 students (750 full-time equivalent).

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Graduate28%
First Professional72%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White64%
Black4%
Hispanic2%
Asian25%
American Indian1%
(Foreign Students)5%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
20-215%
22-2437%
25-2944%
30-349%
35-392%
40-492%
50-641%

Albany Medical Room and Board (2007)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Albany, New York for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other New York Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Albany Medical Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
Years of College Work Before Admittancenot required

Albany Medical Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Financial Aid:
Albany Medical participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 288700)

Albany Medical Faculty

Albany Medical has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured346
Non-tenured, but on tenure track8031
Non-tenured and not on tenure track6327

Albany Medical Degree Programs (2007)

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Physician Assistant

MEDICINE
Medicine (MD)

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing, Other

SCIENCE
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other

Albany Medical Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Albany Medical Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in medicine
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Albany Medical % of degrees in medicine
% of full-time faculty on tenure track
(vs. all colleges)
Top 10%Albany Medical % of full-time faculty on tenure track
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Albany Medical Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
% of degrees in science
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Albany Medical % of degrees in science
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Career counseling
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
On-campus library
Tenure system for quality teaching

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