Cost of Attendance | University at Albany

Undergraduate Cost of Attendance for Full-time Students

Students enrolled less than full time will have their budget components updated accordingly.
First-year, on-campus students' housing and food budget component includes the cost of a standard meal plan and the cost of a standard double residence hall (quad) room.
Continuing, on-campus students' housing and food budget component includes the cost of a standard meal plan and uses the median cost of our on-campus housing options.
Only students with federal loans will have the federal loan fee budget component included in their cost of attendance.
Nearly 80% of our undergraduate students apply for financial aid and about 60% receive money they don’t need to pay back. Use our Net Price Calculator to get a better sense of what you might actually pay.

Undergraduate Cost of Attendance for New York State Residents

Type of Cost	First-year, On-campus Student	Continuing, On-campus Student	Off-campus Student	Commuter Student
Tuition	$7,070	$7,070	$7,070	$7,070
Fees	$3,500	$3,500	$3,500	$3,500
Housing & Food	$16,182	$18,944	$18,444	$5,250
Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
Personal Expenses	$1,600	$1,600	$1,600	$1,600
Travel	$600	$600	$1,100	$1,100
Federal Loan Fees	$73	$73	$73	$73
Total	$30,025	$32,787	$32,787	$19,593

Undergraduate Cost of Attendance for Out-of-state Residents

Type of Cost	First-year, On-campus Student	Continuing, On-campus Student	Off-campus Student	Commuter Student
Tuition	$24,910	$24,910	$24,910	$24,910
Fees	$3,500	$3,500	$3,500	$3,500
Housing & Food	$16,182	$18,944	$18,444	$5,250
Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
Personal Expenses	$1,600	$1,600	$1,600	$1,600
Travel	$900	$900	$1,400	$1,400
Federal Loan Fees	$73	$73	$73	$73
Total	$48,165	$50,927	$50,927	$37,733

Graduate Cost of Attendance for Full-time Students

Students enrolled less than full time will have their budget components updated accordingly.
The on-campus housing and food budget component includes the cost of a standard meal plan and uses the median cost of our on-campus housing options.
Only students with federal loans will have the federal loan fee budget component included in their cost of attendance.

Graduate Cost of Attendance for New York State Residents

Type of Cost	On-campus Student	Off-campus Student
Tuition	$8,732	$8,732
Fees	$2,342	$2,342
Housing & Food	$18,944	$18,444
Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment	$1,000	$1,000
Personal Expenses	$1,340	$1,340
Travel	$600	$1,100
Federal Loan Fees	$134	$134
Total	$33,092	$33,092

Graduate Cost of Attendance for Out-of-state Residents

Type of Cost	On-campus Student	Off-campus Student
Tuition	$18,614	$18,614
Fees	$2,342	$2,342
Housing & Food	$18,944	$18,444
Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment	$1,000	$1,000
Personal Expenses	$1,340	$1,340
Travel	$600	$1,100
Federal Loan Fees	$134	$134
Total	$42,974	$42,974

Cost of Attendance Glossary of Terms

Tuition & Fees: An amount assessed to a student based on academic program and credits taken.

Housing & Food: An allowance for food and housing costs, as determined by the institution, to be incurred by the student attending the institution on at least a half-time basis.

Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment: An allowance for books, course materials, supplies and equipment, which must include all such costs required of all students in the same course of study, including a reasonable allowance for the rental or upfront purchase of a personal computer, as determined by the institution.

Transportation: An allowance, as determined by the institution, which may include transportation between campus, residences and place of work.

Miscellaneous personal expenses: An allowance, as determined by the institution, for a student attending the institution on at least a half-time basis.

Federal student loan fees: An allowance based on the average cost of federal student loan origination fees.