Maria College of Albany
About
Maria College of Albany is a private college located in Albany, New York, that offers associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degree programs, with a notable focus on nursing and allied health fields. The institution provides a range of academic support services and emphasizes career-oriented education.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 43.0-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.
Of 18 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 14 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 22.2%
- No Data14 · 77.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 16
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Aug 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Dec 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Aug 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 422 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $4.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 308 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Maria College of Albany
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Maria College of Albany vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Maria College of Albany selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMaria College of Albany | 30% | — | 722 | $16,055 | — |
Cabrini University | 51% | 69.2% | — | $24,051 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Chestnut Hill College | 49% | 74.5% | 1,288 | $29,944 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
D'Youville University | 67% | 81.4% | 2,556 | $19,585 | Doctoral/Professional |
Davis College | 22% | 56.3% | 156 | $14,320 | — |
Dominican University New York | 52% | 63.3% | 1,396 | $26,187 | Doctoral/Professional |
Gwynedd Mercy University | 65% | 89.6% | 2,017 | $27,141 | Doctoral/Professional |
Hilbert College | 55% | 97.2% | 968 | $22,100 | Baccalaureate |
Misericordia University | 72% | 70.9% | 2,200 | $24,829 | Doctoral/Professional |
Mount Aloysius College | 52% | 82.1% | 2,955 | $20,748 | Baccalaureate |
Trocaire College | — | 97.5% | 1,069 | $21,236 | — |
Villa Maria College | 29% | 86.6% | 611 | $13,980 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 52% | 81.4% | 1,288 | $21,668 |
Maria College of Albany Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Amelia McCarthyDirector of Institutional Research and Data Governance
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Compass2020Maria College's Strategic Compass for 2020-2027 focuses on aligning its traditional values with modern educational demands. By emphasizing mission-driven goals and providing holistic student support, Maria aims to graduate students who are employable and carry no excessive financial burdens. The plan seeks to sustain and innovate the institution's capabilities in healthcare education while fostering a culture of inclusiveness and excellence.mariacollege.edu
Grants & funding (3)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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