$2,500
Room Grant For Out Of State First Year Students
AutomaticRenewable
University at Albany · New York
UAlbany Merit Aid
Verified Jun 20262 months ago· HX-AUTO
Merit tiers106 automatic on stats
Last verifiedJun 2026Analyst HX-AUTO
The merit-aid verdict at UAlbany
Albany offers competitive awards across specialized colleges plus talent-based scholarships for band, esports, and academic focus areas.
Who this school is 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.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $34,844 for 2026-2027. Source
Federal cost and outcome data
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at UAlbany, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average 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%
Institutional merit aid tiers
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
$1,000
Ualbany In The High School Competitive Awards
ApplicationRenewable
$1,500
Ualbany Scholarship For New York State Transfer Students
AutomaticRenewable
- GPA
- 2.5
$10,000
Ualbany Scholarship For Out Of State First Year Students
AutomaticRenewable
$1,000
Marching And Spirit Bands Scholarships
Application
$1,000
Esports Scholarship
ApplicationRenewable
Amount not published
Ualbany In The High School Award
Automatic
$1,000
Ualbany Scholarship For New York State First Year Students
AutomaticRenewable
$4,500
Ualbany Scholarship For Out Of State Transfer Students
AutomaticRenewable
- GPA
- 2.5
$5,000
Capital District Leadership Awards
ApplicationRenewable
View requirements
Renewal terms
Maintain 3 GPA
Lesser-known scholarships at UAlbany
Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How UAlbany compares across our verified dataset
- 668 of 750 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
UAlbany is one of them. The cohort minority (82 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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