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U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Albany State

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Albany State has 18 pts more first-gen students than U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (34% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Albany State is more diverse (index 0.29 vs. 0.11)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras is a bit larger (8,572 vs. 5,956)

    Undergrads

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras8.6K
Albany State6K
Pell Grant share
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras66%
Albany State69%
First-gen share
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras16%
Albany State34%
Diversity index
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras0.11
Albany State0.29

Who they are

Men
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras37%
Albany State27%
Part-time students
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras12%
Albany State26%
Students 25 and older
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras5%
Albany State18%

Race & ethnicity

U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Albany State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras96%
Albany State87%
First-years from other states
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras0%
Albany State13%
First-years from abroad
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras0%
Albany State0%
New transfer students this fall
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras207
Albany State368
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras10%
Albany State20%

Campus

U. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Large cityNo college housingIndependent Southeast RegionROTCStudy abroad
Albany State
Small cityNCAA D-II · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why