SUNY Adirondack vs. Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing

Comparable Facts

Compare SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury, NY with St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing in Albany, NY on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

SUNY Adirondack is larger than Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing based on total student enrollment (2,576 students vs. 123 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• SUNY Adirondack is located in Queensbury, NY (Rural Fringe setting); St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing is in Albany, NY (Small City setting).
• SUNY Adirondack is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing is a private, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: SUNY Adirondack 16:1; St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing 6:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing are 3.9% lower than at SUNY Adirondack ($13,900 vs. $14,467).
• Out-of-state tuition is 59.7% higher at Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing than at SUNY Adirondack (about $5,742 more per year; $15,358 vs. $9,616).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at SUNY Adirondack than at St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing (68% vs. 0%).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at SUNY Adirondack, test-free at Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing and SUNY Adirondack graduates have the same median loan debt ($12,000 vs. $12,000).
• Among borrowers in the federal data, St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing and SUNY Adirondack graduates have the same median monthly federal student loan payment ($124 vs. $124).
• More Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former SUNY Adirondack students, three years after graduation (65% vs. 46%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.