Academic Life at University at Albany

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University at Albany: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at University at Albany is about average at 17 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. University at Albany employs 59% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors & Degrees

Students at University at Albany can choose from 70 majors with reported graduates spanning 22 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at University at Albany are shown below:

The most popular majors at University at Albany, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at University at Albany, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University at Albany offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 6,590 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (83% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further on University at Albany

Each page below covers one part of academic life at University at Albany in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at University at Albany — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at University at Albany — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at University at Albany — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at University at Albany — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at University at Albany — accreditation status and accrediting bodies