by our College Data Analytics Team
In 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.
Russell Sage College was awarded 28 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is psychology.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Russel Sage is ranked #394 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Russel Sage held the #1,436 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 136 colleges in New York, Russel Sage is ranked at #41.
Russell Sage College has an acceptance rate of 74%, 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.
The student to faculty ratio at Russel Sage is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 Russell Sage College is 88%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Russell Sage College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Russel Sage for first-time, full-time students is 53%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,271 undergraduates at Russel Sage with 1,182 being full-time and 89 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,830 | $15,809 | $23,950 | $28,090 | $28,131 |
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 Russel Sage, 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 Russel Sage, approximately 98% of students took out student loans averaging $7,268 a year. That adds up to $29,072 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of Russell Sage College.
Contact details for Russel Sage are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 65 1St Street, Troy, NY 12180 |
| Phone: | 518-244-2000 |
| Website: | sage.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/TheSageColleges |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/sage_edu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 158 | $73,302 |
| Other Psychology | 91 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 64 | NA |
| Nutrition Science | 57 | NA |
| Other Health Professions | 47 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 40 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 36 | $37,953 |
| General Psychology | 36 | $37,821 |
| Educational Administration | 30 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 24 | NA |
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, 744 students took at least one online class at Russell Sage College. This is a decrease from the 1,132 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 744 | 261 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,132 | 294 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,657 | 307 |
| 2018-2019 | 484 | 326 |
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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