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UAlbany scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$34,844per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

UAlbany is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 10 published awards, and 6 are based on those numbers.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jun 2026
2 school sources to explore

Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.

The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Room Grant For Out Of State First Year Students$2,500AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Room Grant For Out Of State First Year Students

    $2,500

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
  2. Ualbany In The High School Competitive Awards$1,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Ualbany In The High School Competitive Awards

    $1,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
  3. Ualbany Scholarship For New York State Transfer Students$1,500AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Ualbany Scholarship For New York State Transfer Students

    $1,500

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    2.5
    RenewableCheck the conditions
  4. Ualbany Scholarship For Out Of State First Year Students$10,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Ualbany Scholarship For Out Of State First Year Students

    $10,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
  5. Marching And Spirit Bands Scholarships$1,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Marching And Spirit Bands Scholarships

    $1,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  6. Esports Scholarship$1,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Esports Scholarship

    $1,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
  7. Ualbany In The High School AwardAmount not publishedAutomatic
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Ualbany In The High School Award

    Amount not published

    Published award termsAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  8. Ualbany Scholarship For New York State First Year Students$1,000AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Ualbany Scholarship For New York State First Year Students

    $1,000

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
  9. Ualbany Scholarship For Out Of State Transfer Students$4,500AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Ualbany Scholarship For Out Of State Transfer Students

    $4,500

    Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    2.5
    RenewableCheck the conditions
  10. Capital District Leadership Awards$5,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Capital District Leadership Awards

    $5,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Capital District Leadership Awards

    How to keep it

    Maintain 3 GPA

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What makes UAlbany different

Albany offers competitive awards across specialized colleges plus talent-based scholarships for band, esports, and academic focus areas.

Merit tiers106 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJun 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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Who this school may work for

Students with defined academic interests in fields like cybersecurity, nanotechnology, public health, or business will find the most competitive options. Talented musicians and esports competitors have dedicated scholarship pathways as well.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $34,844 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at UAlbany, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at UAlbany, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$11,112
$30,001–$48,000$14,062
$48,001–$75,000$17,923
$75,001–$110,000$20,037
$110,001+$24,085
All income levels (average)$17,167

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$10,866
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$31,256
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$17,167

That works out to roughly a 40% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $28,802 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

UAlbany is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
61%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
83%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$19,500 (~$207/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$67,979
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
49%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
59%
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Other UAlbany scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

Amount$2,000EligibilityCollege of Arts and Sciences Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing any major in The College of Arts and Sciences and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.

Source

Amount$2,000EligibilityCollege of Integrated Health Sciences Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing Public Health or Social Welfare and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.

Source

Amount$2,000EligibilityGreat Dane Teacher Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students interested in pursuing the Great Dane Teacher Pathway for listed education-related majors and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.

Source

Amount$2,000EligibilityRockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing Political Science, Public Administration and Policy, or Criminal Justice, and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.

Source

Amount$2,000EligibilityCollege of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing Cybersecurity; Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity; or Informatics, and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.

Source

Amount$2,000EligibilityMassry School of Business Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing Accounting, Business Administration, Digital Forensics, or Financial Market Regulation (Informatics), and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.

Source

Amount$2,000EligibilityCollege of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering Competitive Awards are $2,000 competitive awards for incoming first-year students pursuing listed CNSE majors and are renewable for up to three consecutive academic years.

Source

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How UAlbany compares

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    UAlbany is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against UAlbany’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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