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Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·acphs.edu
6-yr Graduation
68%
-4.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
908
peer median 17,210
Avg net price
$26,027
-$958 vs peer
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About

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) is a private, independent college located in Albany, New York, founded in 1881. The institution offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program, with a notable focus on pharmacy and health sciences.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,826
2,826 candidates competed
Admitted
1,489
52.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
99
6.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
68%-4.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
48%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
57%
Full-time retention
86%

Pell equity

28.0pp gap
Pell recipients
54%
Non-Pell
82%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 28.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 21 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 18 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
21
Passing
3
14.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

21programs
  • Passing3 · 14.3%
  • No Data18 · 85.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
18

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+30.3%
$80,596 vs $61,854
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+125.1%
$139,249 vs $61,854
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+145.8%
$84,423 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
47%
$66,000 debt · $139,249 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$27,000 debt · $84,423 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Nov 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 8

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  2. Feb 2022Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  4. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jan 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,549
$30–48k$23,891
$48–75k$22,173
$75–110k$23,715
$110k+$30,708

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$26,027
-$958vs peer median $26,985
Federal loans
88.0%
In-state tuition
$40,375
Out-of-state
$40,375

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 206 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $13.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
206
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,255,946 total
Direct Loans
$13.4M
956 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.2M
270 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
299 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.8M
211 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.7M
72 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.6M
104 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 356 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
356
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.5%
2017
1.1%
2018
0.6%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at ACPHS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

294 total completions
01Health Professions
26489.8%
02Biological Sciences
3010.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
908
12-mo unduplicated
907
Undergraduate
505
Graduate
402

Gender split

Men
36%330
Women
64%577

Race / ethnicity composition

White
43.0%
Asian
19.1%
Black
10.2%
Hispanic
8.6%
Two or more
7.9%
Unknown
6.3%
Non-resident
4.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
107
57 M · 50 W
Women athletes
46.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$360K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$11K
$11K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
33 M · 20 W
$63K
Soccer
21 M · 15 W
$73K
Basketball
15 M · 7 W
$91K
Volleyball
— · 16 W
$15K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 930 students

3-year trend

4.472 yrs ago3.711 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    1
    Dating violence
    2
    Stalking
    3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons10
    Drugs03
    Liquor012

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    69

    ACPHS vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions ACPHS selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAlbany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
    		68%—908$26,027—
    Long Island University
    		55%86.2%16,689$23,901R2 Research
    MCPHS University
    		61%85.2%5,945$35,084—
    Northeastern University
    		91%5.2%32,553$32,116R1 Research
    St. John Fisher University
    		74%66.4%3,693$28,150Doctoral/Professional
    St. John's University-New York
    		66%83.4%19,389$26,985Doctoral/Professional
    Temple University
    		75%80.4%29,640$29,219R1 Research
    University at Buffalo
    		75%74.2%31,903$20,470R1 Research
    University of Connecticut
    		83%52.4%28,306$22,886R1 Research
    University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
    		65%89.8%648$33,596—
    University of Rhode Island
    		72%72.2%17,210$19,899R2 Research
    Peer group median72%77.3%17,210$26,985

    Reports & documents (2)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about ACPHS.

    What is the graduation rate at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

    Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

    Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences reports a total enrollment of 908 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

    The average net price at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is $26,027 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

    Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences's yield rate is 6.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences located?

    Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is located in Albany, New York 12208-3492.

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