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Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NY · Public · 7,585 students · mostly bachelor degrees
92nd-cheapest of 328 New York colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,676
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$19,699
Graduation rate
41%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$54,080
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$18,730
Pell grant recipients
37%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
98 programsMedical/Health Humanities · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$118,071Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree101 grads/yr$114,116Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree92 grads/yr$102,384Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Associate's Degree188 grads/yr$90,619Education, Other · Master's Degree$75,854Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other · Bachelor's Degree$72,188Physical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree89 grads/yr$71,805Social Sciences, Other · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$71,200Biological and Physical Sciences · Bachelor's Degree$71,066Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree347 grads/yr$69,365General Studies · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$66,111Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree42 grads/yr$63,915Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree31 grads/yr$62,931Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree52 grads/yr$62,453Survey Research/Methodology · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$61,925Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree61 grads/yr$60,265Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$58,129Curriculum and Instruction · Graduate/Professional Certificate$57,855Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree63 grads/yr$57,379Community Organization and Advocacy · Bachelor's Degree313 grads/yr$56,825Community Organization and Advocacy · Associate's Degree47 grads/yr$55,084English Language and Literature/Letters, Other · Bachelor's Degree$54,265General Studies · Associate's Degree41 grads/yr$54,122Education, General · Bachelor's Degree68 grads/yr$50,954Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree164 grads/yr$49,979
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.