Enrollment Trends at SUNY Albany

382

Total Enrollment

-545

Men

927

Women

The student population at University at Albany is 17,560 (12,666 undergraduate and 4,894 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 382 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at SUNY Albany is 72.13% which is decreased by 241 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 623 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,941 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 430.33% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,364 where 17,560 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

72.13% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.87% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 241 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 623 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SUNY Albany than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University at Albany since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1617,17812,9076,5906,3174,2711,6492,622
2016-1717,373
195
13,139
232
6,639
49
6,500
183
4,234
-37
1,651
2
2,583
-39
2017-1817,743
370
13,508
369
6,672
33
6,836
336
4,235
1
1,679
28
2,556
-27
2018-1917,944
201
13,598
90
6,661
-11
6,937
101
4,346
111
1,688
9
2,658
102
2019-2017,544
-400
13,286
-312
6,426
-235
6,860
-77
4,258
-88
1,591
-97
2,667
9
2020-2117,688
144
13,182
-104
6,304
-122
6,878
18
4,506
248
1,647
56
2,859
192
2021-2217,075
-613
12,654
-528
5,867
-437
6,787
-91
4,421
-85
1,548
-99
2,873
14
2022-2316,658
-417
12,264
-390
5,604
-263
6,660
-127
4,394
-27
1,596
48
2,798
-75
2023-2416,880
222
12,190
-74
5,630
26
6,560
-100
4,690
296
1,798
202
2,892
94
2024-2517,560
680
12,666
476
5,803
173
6,863
303
4,894
204
1,891
93
3,003
111
Average17,36412,9396,2206,7204,4251,6742,751
University at Albany Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 12,939 where 12,666 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University at Albany since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1612,90712,2236,2006,023684390294
2016-1713,13912,4216,2716,150718368350
2017-1813,50812,7406,2676,473768405363
2018-1913,59812,8996,2806,619699381318
2019-2013,28612,5686,0246,544718402316
2020-2113,18212,2035,7486,455979556423
2021-2212,65411,7925,4196,373862448414
2022-2312,26411,5415,2406,301723364359
2023-2412,19011,5585,2886,270632342290
2024-2512,66612,0175,4636,554649340309
Average12,93912,9395,8206,37612,939400344
University at Albany Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,425 where 4,894 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University at Albany since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-164,2712,2188801,3382,0537691,284
2016-174,2342,0998431,2562,1358081,327
2017-184,2352,1098521,2572,1268271,299
2018-194,3462,1578981,2592,1897901,399
2019-204,2582,1088381,2702,1507531,397
2020-214,5062,2898921,3972,2177551,462
2021-224,4212,1688251,3432,2537231,530
2022-234,3942,2198641,3552,1757321,443
2023-244,6902,4711,0431,4282,2197551,464
2024-254,8942,5501,0771,4732,3448141,530
Average4,4254,4259011,3384,4257731,414
University at Albany Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.52% and the percentage of black students is 19.28% at University at Albany. 8.74% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 16.21% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 51.24% to 39.52%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.23% to 8.74%. Black student enrollment increased from 13.58% to 19.28%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.59% to 16.21%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7715 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6972 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University at Albany over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16321,2422,3332,163238,802443
2016-17291,3002,5002,357158,634474
2017-18321,3052,7542,556188,425501
2018-19281,3182,9012,690168,318548
2019-20341,3512,8542,629128,174582
2020-21371,3322,9472,696158,322634
2021-22401,3472,9542,661107,915636
2022-23391,3783,0132,671117,302628
2023-24311,4273,1832,685216,972608
2024-25301,5343,3852,846186,939635
Average331,3532,8822,595167,980569
University at Albany Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,941 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 430.33% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University at Albany from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1617,1783661,19415,618
2016-1717,3735341,55715,282
2017-1817,7436431,85415,246
2018-1917,9447562,01515,173
2019-2017,5448772,46414,203
2020-2117,6889,0277,5461,115
2021-2217,0751,6565,35110,068
2022-2316,6581,4945,2399,925
2023-2416,8801,6296,4928,759
2024-2517,5601,9417,0348,585
Average17,3641,8924,07511,397

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