Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, New York · Website
$131,426
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$131,426
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Albany, New York with 481 undergraduates and 375 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $29,882 a year (tuition and fees $41,475). It admits 53% of applicants and 68% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $131,426 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,882
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,475
US median $11,837
Admission rate
53%
US median 78%
Completion rate
68%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,500
About $270 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$131,426
Rank 6 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $29,882
- Tuition and fees
- $41,475
- Cost of attendance
- $54,899
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 83%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,404
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,566
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $29,395
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $31,067
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,753
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $31,081 in 2015-16 to $41,475 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 53%
- Average SAT
- 1,252
- SAT reading, middle
- 640
- SAT math, middle
- 640
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 481
- Graduate students
- 375
- Part-time students
- 1.7%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 12
- Endowment
- $68.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 6 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,882 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,475 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 53% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,500 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $112,685 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $131,426 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 87% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 94% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
12 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 157 | $66,000 | $103,128 | $139,249 | $138,348 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $27,000 | $40,169 | $84,423 | $116,539 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,975 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $80,596 | $90,984 |
| Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,582 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $129,214 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryProfessional | Professional | - | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences cost?
$29,882 a year is the average net price at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,475, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $54,899. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,404 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?
53% of applicants are admitted to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,252 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences graduates earn?
$131,426 a year is the median pay of former Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences students who work, 10 years after they started ($112,685 after 6 years). That ranks 6 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Professional) at $103,128.
How much student debt do Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences graduates have?
$25,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences graduates, about $270 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 83% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences finish within 6 years. 86% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (157 professional graduates), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (39 bachelor's graduates), Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (16 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 12 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.