1916

Founded by Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage in Troy, New York.

motto

Esse Scire Facere
(To Be, To Know, To Do)

11:1

student-faculty ratio

16

average class size

88%

of students from New York State

12%

from out-of-state

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

21

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

347

employees (including 118 full-time faculty) 

40,378

living alumni

Global Connections

Students from Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, China, India, Norway, South Korea, Thailand and Uganda.

Enrollment (2,389 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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