Colleges / Albany State University
College · Public · Albany, GA · City
ASU

Albany State University

Albany, GA

HBCU
Address504 College Drive, Albany, GA 31705
Websitewww.asurams.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size5,956
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

5,956 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $19k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$77k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$48k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$30k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.0k
Room & board
$11.9k
Books & supplies
$2,934

How students pay for it.

Pell grants69%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr31%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out37%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,956
Location
Albany, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black84%
  • White6%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Two or more races2%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time26%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 30

What you can study.

Colleges / Albany State University
College · Public · Albany, GA · City
ASU

Albany State University

Albany, GA

HBCU
Address504 College Drive, Albany, GA 31705
Websitewww.asurams.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size5,956
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

5,956 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $19k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$77k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$48k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$30k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.0k
Room & board
$11.9k
Books & supplies
$2,934

How students pay for it.

Pell grants69%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr31%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out37%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,956
Location
Albany, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black84%
  • White6%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Two or more races2%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time26%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 30

What you can study.