The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as University at Albany, SUNY Albany, or UAlbany is a public research university and was founded in 1844. The university's academic choices include new and emerging fields in public policy, homeland security, globalization, documentary studies, biotechnology, bio-instrumentation, and informatics. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
- The School of Social Welfare (SSW) was ranked 33 among programs of social work in the U.S. News and World Reports (2022).
- The U.S. News & World Report 2022 edition, the university ranked 85th among public universities.
- The 2022 Forbes "best colleges in US" ranking was 187th from among 650 universities, liberal arts colleges, and service academies, and 98th among public universities
University of Albany World Ranking
University of Albany is ranked in the top 1000 universities in the world. The ranking of the university by the various ranking agency is given below:
| Agency | Ranking |
|---|---|
| THE | 351- 400 |
| QS | 751-800 |
| US NEWS | 339 |
| CWUR | 352 |
| ARWU | 501-600 |
University of Albany Times Higher Education Ranking
Every ranking agency has its methodology, a point that helps them in ranking a university. Following is the method used by THE and indicators to rank a university:-
According to THE’s, the University of Albany passes to be in the top 500 universities in the world. Following is the score of University of Albany in various indicators that are considered important to rank a university by THE
| Indicator | Score |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 25.2 |
| Research | 22.7 |
| Citation | 84.3 |
| Industry output | 43.5 |
| International outlook | 49.9 |
University of Albany QS Ranking
QS Agency has six factors indicators which are listed below with weightage of ever indicator in percentage:-
| Indicator | Score |
|---|---|
| Academic Reputation from Global Survey | 8.8 |
| Faculty Student Ratio | 6.9 |
| Citations per Faculty from Scopus | 45.9 |
| Employer Reputation from Global Survey | 8.4 |
| Proportion of International Students | 10 |
| Proportion of International Faculty | 2.1 |
According to QS rankings, the University of Albany has come down from 701-750 in 2020 to 750-800 in 2021. The same type of fall in rank was noticed in 2021, the university ranked between 651-700 in 2020. It maintained its rank of 651-700 for four years starting from 2017.
University of Albany US News Ranking
Universities are judged on factors such as global research reputation, publications and number of highly cited papers. Following are the ranking indicators that are used by the agency to rank university, it also has a percentage of weightage of that particular indicator for ranking:-
| Indicator | Weightage | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Global research reputation | 12.5% | 307 |
| Regional research reputation | 12.5% | 92 |
| Publications | 10% | 653 |
| Books | 2.5% | 266 |
| Conferences | 2.5% | 865 |
| Normalized citation impact | 10% | 173 |
| Total citations | 7.5% | 509 |
| Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited | 12.5% | 529 |
| Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited | 10% | 222 |
| International collaboration – relative to country | 5% | 434 |
| International collaboration | 5% | 899 |
| Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited in their respective field | 5% | 514 |
| Percentage of total publications that are among the top 1% most highly cited papers | 5% | 401 |
| Global score | 57.8 | - |
University of Albany has scored above 50 in the global score. It also represents the rank of university as compared to other university around the world.
University of Albany CWUR Ranking
CWUR ranks every university on the following given indicators which covers the ability of the university in various important aspects. In the table given below, there are indicators that are being used to determine the rank of any university with weightage given to that particular indicator. It also shows the figure of the particular indicators of the University of Albany.
| Indicator | Weightage | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of education (number of university’s alumni who have won major academic distinction) |
25% | 130 |
| Alumni employment (number of university’s alumni who have held a top executive position in the recognized company) |
25% | 920 |
| Quality of faculty (number of a faculty member who has won major academic distinction) |
10% | 204 |
| Research performance | 40% | 600 |
| i. Research output (total number of a research paper) | 10% | - |
| ii. High-quality publication (number of papers appearing in top tier journal) | 10% | 473 |
| iii. Influence (number of a research paper appearing in high influential journal) | 10% | 411 |
| iv. Citation (number of high cited newspaper) | 10% | 254 |
According to CWUR ranking agency university of Albany secured an overall score of 75.6 at global level which shows the potential of the university to do better.
University of Albany National Ranking
The University of Albany is in the top 500 universities in America. Following is the ranking by the various agency of University of Albany
| Agency | Ranking |
|---|---|
| THE | 188 |
| QS | 93 |
| US NEWS | 172 |
| CWUR | 114 |
| Niche | 469 |
University of Albany Niche Ranking
Niche ranking agency only ranks universities that is in US. Niche follows a few steps and makes a report of all the observations that they have of the university through the sources and then with help of all the information that is been collected they rank the university. Following is the method they use for that ranking:-
- Comprehensive data up-to-date data available from dozens of public data sources including the Department of Education, U.S. Census, and FBI.
- Real review and outcome from over 100 million reviews and survey responses from students, parents, and residents
- Rigorous analysis of advanced algorithms and statistical techniques to compare, score, and connect millions of data points for thorough analyses.
University of Albany Subject Wise Ranking by US News
Rank of a particular programs offered at University of Albany is being ranked by some ranking agency. They are listed below:
| Subject | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Biological science | 190 |
| Business | 110- 143 |
| Chemistry | 106 |
| Clinical psychology | 56 |
| Computer science | 111 |
| Criminology | 5 |
| Economics | 90 |
| Education | 70 |
| English | 73 |
| Fine arts | 135 |
| History | 106 |
| Library and information system | 35 |
| Mathematics | 101 |
| Physics | 110 |
| Political science | 81 |
| Psychology | 81 |
| Public affair | 25 |
| Public health | 60 |
| Social work | 44 |
| Sociology | 41 |
| Statistics | 93 |
University of Albany Subject Wise Ranking by QS
| Subject | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Archaeology | 201-250 |
| Education and training | 251-300 |
| Sociology | 201-250 |
| Social science and management | 451-500 |
| Physics and astronomy | 451-500 |
University of Albany Subject Wise Ranking by Niche
| Subject | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Criminal justice | 125 |
| English | 289 |
| Anthropology and sociology | 182 |
| Political science | 178 |
| Computer science | 211 |
| Psychology | 374 |
| Business | 433 |
University of Albany Miscellaneous Ranking
University is also ranked on various factors by some ranking agency which can be important for students to be aware of before selecting a university. Below are ranks of some of those factors of university of Albany
| Category | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Top public university in America | 165 |
| Most diverse college | 166 |
| Best college athletics | 198 |
| Best value college in America | 344 |
| College with best academics | 428 |
| College with the best professors | 613 |
| Best college in location in America | 597 |
The University of Albany is located in New York which is headquartering to many successful businesses. It will also expose students to any opportunity which is represented just by being there. It can also be a great example for the students who are willing to start their own startup. Successful business around the world wants to set up their business in New York. The University of Albany is well known for its modern infrastructure.
Besides the location benefit, the University of Albany is also very helpful in the intellectual development of students. According to some students of the university, the curriculum of the course is formed in a way that will encourage their students to think out of the box and come up with their own ideas. They also encourage students to start their own startups. Curriculum also covers topics that are new in the field and keep their students up to date in their field so they can be acquainted with new development in their field.
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