Albany State University
Albany, Georgia · Website
$40,674
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,674
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Albany State University is a public 4-year college in Albany, Georgia with 5,956 undergraduates and 614 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $11,898 a year (tuition and fees $5,656 in-state, $17,008 out-of-state). 31% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $40,674 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,024 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,898
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,656
Out-of-state $17,008
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
31%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,024
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,674
Rank 2,567 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
- $11,898
- Tuition in-state
- $5,656
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,008
- Cost of attendance
- $19,333
- Students with a need-based grant
- 69%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,693
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,147
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,785
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,419
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,324
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 $5,490 in 2015-16 to $5,656 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 5,956
- Graduate students
- 614
- Part-time students
- 26%
- Women
- 73%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 31%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 55
- Endowment
- $5.18M
- Other
- Historically Black college, Open admission
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 2,567 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,898 | $16,487 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,656 | $8,578 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 31% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,024 | $16,542 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,579 | $33,044 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,674 | $38,579 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 21% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 59% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 384 | $17,976 | $28,576 | $32,145 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 164 | $17,305 | $79,737 | $88,058 | $80,813 |
| Education, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $28,782 | $28,034 | $41,282 | $49,113 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $23,000 | $77,491 | $87,799 | $88,910 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $29,000 | $31,868 | $49,310 | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $30,500 | $35,784 | $49,246 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $28,408 | $30,588 | $49,440 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 40 | $35,569 | $50,374 | $65,152 | $59,916 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $27,770 | $26,187 | $41,153 | $50,706 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 38 | $31,155 | $46,601 | $56,072 | $65,123 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,111 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | $39,031 | $51,782 | $47,382 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,714 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | $20,250 | $57,291 | $60,236 | $65,389 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | $40,384 | $55,052 | $81,408 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | $35,875 | $44,732 | $68,632 | $103,485 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | $15,750 | $46,061 | $54,178 | $42,269 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $39,265 | $56,359 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $29,680 | Withheld | $49,331 | $51,790 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $37,120 | $50,366 | $69,303 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $30,660 | $29,798 | Withheld | $41,688 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,982 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | $12,661 | $50,815 | Withheld | $57,472 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Albany and Georgia on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Albany State University cost?
$11,898 a year is the average net price at Albany State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,656 for in-state students and $17,008 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,333. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,693 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Albany State University?
Albany State University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Albany State University graduates earn?
$40,674 a year is the median pay of former Albany State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,579 after 6 years). That ranks 2,567 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $121,387.
How much student debt do Albany State University graduates have?
$25,024 is the median federal student loan debt of Albany State University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Albany State University?
31% of first-time, full-time students at Albany State University finish within 6 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Albany State University?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (384 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (164 associate's graduates), Education, Other (121 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 55 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.