Albany State University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
5,956 students
Larger than 81% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 73.9%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Americus33.8 mi
- Tifton36.6 mi
- Cuthbert40.9 mi
- Thomasville50 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Albany State University, the largest reported group is Black (84.1%), followed by White (5.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.3% | 7.7% |
| Black | 84.1% | 52.9% |
| Hispanic | 3.7% | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 5.9% | 32.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| Non-resident | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| Unknown | 3.5% | 0.5% |
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- $14,511average net price after grants for aided students, against $17,330 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $44,975median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 30.3%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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