University at Albany — Strategically located in the state capital of New York, the University at Albany is an internationally recognized public research institution that brings “The World Within Reach” to nearly 18,000 students at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The varied perspectives and life experiences of a student body and faculty which represent more than 100 nations provide a diversity that enriches learning at UAlbany.
Students choose from more than 100 undergraduate majors and minors and 120-plus graduate programs. Many of these programs are nationally ranked, among them criminal justice, information technology, public administration, social welfare and sociology. UAlbany’s College of Nanotechnology Science and Engineering ranks number one in the world.  In every area of study, students are instructed by faculty who are world-class scholars and teachers and are actively engaged in life-enhancing research that contributes profoundly to the public good. As mentors, these faculty members provide numerous student-research opportunities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, inspiring students to advance their skills and aspirations.

UAlbany’s wide array of academic choices includes 56 undergraduate majors and 120-plus graduate programs, several of which are ranked near the top in the nation. Its School of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, for example, ranks at the very top in the world, while the schools of Criminal Justice and Social Welfare appear regularly in national top-10 lists.
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