Match #1
Trocaire College
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate97%
- 984 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 984 students, close to 656
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to Maria College of Albany are Trocaire College, Laboure College, and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Maria College of Albany admits 44% of applicants and has an average net price of $20,375 a year; 3 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 8 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Maria College of Albany. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Maria College of Albany
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Match #2
Laboure College
Milton, MA
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate50%
- 525 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 525 students, close to 656
- Acceptance rate 50%, close to 44%
Match #3
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate53%
- 481 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Enrollment 481 students, close to 656
- Acceptance rate 53%, close to 44%
Match #4
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
Cincinnati, OH
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate46%
- 690 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 690 students, close to 656
- Acceptance rate 46%, close to 44%
Match #5
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Baton Rouge, LA
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate99%
- 821 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 41%, close to 38%
- Enrollment 821 students, close to 656
Match #6
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OH
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate93%
- 939 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 939 students, close to 656
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OH
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate84%
- 532 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 532 students, close to 656
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate100%
- 867 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 951 students, close to 656
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
New York, NY
Profile closeness52/100
Admit rate17%
- 914 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 914 students, close to 656
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
New York College of Health Professions
Syosset, NY
Profile closeness50/100
Admit rate—
- 58 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 38%
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Maria College of Albany alternatives
What colleges are similar to Maria College of Albany?
The closest matches to Maria College of Albany are Trocaire College, Laboure College, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science, and Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Maria College of Albany hard to get into?
Maria College of Albany admitted 44% of its 235 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is selective. 8 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Maria College of Albany alternatives cost less?
3 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Maria College of Albany ($20,375 a year), including Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University ($12,807), Mercy College of Ohio ($15,273), and Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science ($17,041). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
