University at Albany–SUNY School of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Michael DeRensis
Application deadline rolling
Application fee $75

University at Albany SUNY School of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test
79 internet-based test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications N/A
Acceptance rate N/A
Enrollment N/A
Test requirements N/A

Master’s programs

Applications 736
Acceptance rate 68.6%
Enrollment 294 full-time
336 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications 88
Acceptance rate 61.4%
Enrollment 48 full-time
33 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 230
Acceptance rate 31.7%
Enrollment 103 full-time
220 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered master’s, education specialist, Ph.D.
(11)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, research/policy track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, other
Any programs in education offered off campus No
Any programs in education offered through distance education Yes

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 7%
student counseling and personnel services 14%
curriculum and instruction 9%
educational evaluation, research, and statistics 2%
education policy 3%
educational technology 4%
educational psychology 4%
elementary teacher education 12%
higher education administration 7%
junior high/intermediate/middle school teacher education 0%
secondary teacher education 12%
special education 7%
educational/instructional media design 1%
other 18%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates N/A
Master’s program graduates 447
Education specialist program graduates 48
Doctoral program graduates 40

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 58
Part-time faculty 54
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 98%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 12.1%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $6.9
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 51.7%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 53
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 3.4
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 3.7
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 532 – Medium
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 632 – High
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 31.7% – Low
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.7:1 – Medium
Student-faculty ratio 3.0:1 – Medium
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $118.9
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $6.9

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Diane Corbett
Financial aid phone (518) 442-5757

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $8,370 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $13,780 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $349 per credit (in-state)
Part-time: $574 per credit (out-of-state)
Required fees $1,173 per year
Room and board $10,550
Books and supplies $1,600
Miscellaneous expenses $2,099

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 45
Teaching assistants 9
Research assistants 113
Other appointments N/A
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships 208