by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
The College of Saint Rose was awarded 11 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is educational administration.
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Saint Rose is ranked #881 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Saint Rose held the #1,491 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 136 colleges in New York, Saint Rose is ranked at #80.
The College of Saint Rose has an acceptance rate of 78%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 11% of students accepted to Saint Rose submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 513 and 628. Math scores were between 488 and 600.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, The College of Saint Rose is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The College of Saint Rose is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at The College of Saint Rose is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Saint Rose for first-time, full-time students is 48%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,249 undergraduates at Saint Rose with 2,183 being full-time and 66 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,790 | $19,685 | $22,938 | $24,444 | $26,887 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Saint Rose, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Saint Rose, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $9,034 a year. That adds up to $36,136 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at The College of Saint Rose make the most money.
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Contact details for Saint Rose are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 432 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203-1490 |
| Phone: | 518-454-5111 |
| Website: | www.strose.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 1,238 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 100 | $33,564 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 82 | $32,008 |
| Business Administration & Management | 74 | $30,554 |
| Communication Sciences | 70 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 51 | $47,103 |
| General Psychology | 47 | $34,076 |
| Social Work | 41 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 29 | $34,146 |
| Music | 28 | $26,060 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,037 students took at least one online class at The College of Saint Rose. This is a decrease from the 1,552 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,037 | 136 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,552 | 169 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,786 | 489 |
| 2018-2019 | 702 | 28 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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