Fast Facts about Â鶹Æƽâ°æ
It’s impossible to capture all there is to know about Â鶹Æƽâ°æ through a few facts, but here’s our quick snapshot of who we are.
Costs and aid
2024-25 costs
$67,140 tuition and fees; $10,610 dorm, double room; and $7,330 meals
Financial aid
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ annually provides over $70 million in financial aid. 52% of students received need-based grants, while 55% of students receive some form of financial aid. We also offer two limited (~30 students) merit awards in music and science-math.
Curriculum
Program
Four-year private, nondenominational, coeducational, liberal arts curriculum offering Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees
Majors and Minors
Majors
40+. Most popular are business, psychology, English, economics, political science, studio art, and environmental sciences/studies
Minors
Most majors have corresponding minors. Minors are also available in arts administration; Black studies; Chinese; entrepreneurship; intergroup relations (IGR); Italian; Japanese; Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx studies; media and film studies, and statistics.
Cooperative programs
Doctor of Physical Therapy and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy with Sage Graduate School; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), New York University College of Nursing; Engineering Dual-Degree Program with Dartmouth College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Early Assurance Program, Albany Medical College; 4 + 1 Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Program with Clarkson University; 4 + 1 MBA Program with Clarkson University and Rochester Institute of Technology); and 4 + 1 Master of Science in Accountancy (M.S.A.) Program with Wake Forest University.
Off-campus study
More than 50% of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ students study abroad at some point during their college years. Students can choose from 120 programs in 45 countries, including Â鶹Æƽâ°æ-run programs in England, France, New Zealand and Spain.
Average class size
16 students; 94% have fewer than 30 students
Campus
Location
Saratoga Springs, New York, a city of 30,000 located 30 miles from Albany, New York state’s capital, and a three-hour drive from New York City, Boston and Montreal
Setting
More than 1,200 tree-lined acres providing a beautifully landscaped, personal experience.
Facilities
All classes take place on campus and about 90% of students live on campus.
Sustainability
37% of campus buildings are geothermally heated and cooled; 20% of campus electricity is powered by the combination of our own solar field (9%) and hydroelectric dam (11%). Completion of the new Center for Integrated Sciences (CIS) is expected to increase geothermal heating and cooling to 45%.
Community
Enrollment
Approximately 2,500 students from 44 states and 65 countries
Demographics
41% men, 59% women (3% identify as nonbinary); domestic students of color: 26%; international students: 9%; students with dual passports: 7%; first-generation college students: 13%
Faculty
280 full-time; 80% hold a doctorate or the highest degree in their fields; the average student-faculty ratio is 8:1
Retention rate
93% (fall to fall)
Student clubs and organizations
120
Club and intramural sports
20
Athletics
19 varsity teams; Â鶹Æƽâ°æ is a founding member of the Liberty League and a member of NCAA Division III, the New England Hockey Conference and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.
Career
Preparation
All students and alumni have lifetime access to the Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Career Development Center.
Student research
Annually, nearly 500 students (20% of the student body) engage in independent or professional-level research with a faculty mentor.
Internships
85% of students complete an internship during their Â鶹Æƽâ°æ career (75% more than one).
Most recent class profile
- 738 students
- 12,144 applications
- 2,784 admitted students
- 23% acceptance rate
- 45-54% of the entering class has come from Early Decision applications over the last five years.
- 27% are domestic students of color
- 12% first-generation students
- 8% are international students
- 24 countries and 35 states and the District of Columbia represented
- 40% of students are male, 55% are female, 5% non-binary/other expression of gender
- 50% received Â鶹Æƽâ°æ financial aid grants
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ is ranked a Best Value College by Kiplinger and Forbes, a Top Green College and a Top Great Financial Aid School by The Princeton Review, a Top Liberal Arts College by US News and more.