The College of Saint Rose: Courses, Admission, Cost

The College of Saint Rose imparts quality education at the undergraduate and master's level in different disciplines such as biology, business administration, chemistry and economics. Established in the year 1920, this college initially focused on teaching and training females in different lucrative fields such as business. It was in the year 1946 that the college admitted male students in it. In 1969, this college converted into a co-educational academic institution that educated both male and female students for all its programmes. Apart from this, there are 47 undergraduate programmes at this college and 20 mater's programmes. Also, it offers seven undergraduate certificate programmes and 19 advanced certificate programmes. There are four academic schools in this college, including the School of Arts and Humanities and Huether School of Business.

Located in Albany between the Western Avenue and Madison Avenue, the college's campus is equipped with numerous student-friendly amenities. The Albany International Airport is just seven miles away from this college, and the Amtrak train station in Rensselaer is six miles away from the campus. The campus also has excellent connectivity with various bus routes. To ensure that the students have a well-balanced academic life, it provides various physical and mental health facilities to the students. The campus has a counsellor room where students in distress can reach out for help. Apart from this, the Saint Rose bookstore is one of the main attractions on the campus, which sells many essential things and even the college's merchandise. Students can buy books and other book supplies from this store.

In the academic session of 2018 (fall semester), this college measured a student to faculty ratio of 14:1. The full-time faculty in this college in the same academic year was 178, and 66% of the credits were taught by this faculty. The college's first-year applications measured up to be 6,408 and the graduate level applications measured up to be 1,068. In 2018, the total first-year student enrolment was 617, and total graduate enrolment was 1,503. In the same year, the total undergraduate student enrolment was 2,490, and the total student enrolment was 3,993. In 2018, 99% of the financial aids offered were granted by this college, and the average financial aid package was $27,684. Additionally, in the same academic session, this college awarded 1,713 degrees.

This college is home to many notable names who are leading successful careers. The alumni of this college have created a name for themselves in society. In addition to this, this college takes a lot of measures to maintain a strong relationship with its alumni. It offers them several benefits and organises several events to keep in touch with all the graduates. Some of the noteworthy names related to this college are Actor Philip Amelio, Television personality Jimmy Fallon, Author Peter Daempfle, Sportsperson Garth Joseph and Politician James Nicholas Tedisco.