1916

Founded in Troy, New York by Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage

Motto

Esse Scire Facere (“To Be. To Know. To Do.”)

10:1

student-to-faculty ratio

16 students

average class size (12:1 student/faculty ratio)

Student Diversity

37% minority students

Global Connections

Students from Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Liberia, Republic of Korea,
Serbia, Spain, Philippines, and Uruguay.

91%

of students from New York State (including 59% Capital Region)

9%

from out of state

50+

More than 50 bachelor’s, master’s and doctorates; 11 entirely online

240

miles north of Philadelphia

220

miles south of Montréal

150

miles north of New York City
miles west of Boston
miles east of Syracuse

22

men’s and women’s sports teams, NCAA Division III Empire 8 Conference

356

employees (including 125 full-time faculty)

39,839

living alumni

Enrollment Fall 2025 (3,123 Students)

Location

  • 150 miles north of New York City
  • 150 miles west of Boston
  • 150 miles east of Syracuse
  • 220 miles south of Montréal
  • 240 miles north of Philadelphia

Campuses

  • Albany: 15 buildings, 18-acre campus in University Heights neighborhood
  • Troy: 40 buildings, 15-acre campus in historic downtown district

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