Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany, NY · Private nonprofit · www.acphs.edu/ ↗

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private nonprofit college in Albany, New York, set in a midsize city. It mostly awards bachelor's degrees and has 481 undergraduate degree-seeking students. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration; Public Health; and Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Private nonprofit colleges in New York

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Public Health · Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
481
Similar schools: 1,107
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$28,425
Similar schools: $22,971
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
52.7%
Similar schools: 73.7%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
28.6%
Similar schools: 57.7%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$128,214
Similar schools: $59,098
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$25,557
Similar schools: $23,250
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
85.8%
Similar schools: 77.1%

What the data shows about Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,197 private nonprofit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $28,425 a year, higher than the $22,971 median for similar schools. It admits 52.7% of applicants, lower than the 73.7% median. 85.8% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 77.1%). 28.6% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 57.7% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $128,214, higher than the $59,098 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $25,557 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $23,250).