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Ranking Basis

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Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.

Basis for Ranking: Instead of absolute values, we focus on relative differences in data. There is no fixed score threshold for separating schools; instead, the “admission cutoff” is adjusted annually based on data trends, similar to college entrance exams.

Evaluation Mechanism

The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included

The data used for evaluations and rankings comes from three primary sources: official school data, public data, and user-submitted data on FindingSchool.

Scoring Mechanism

The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.

  • In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.

  • In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.

2025 Evaluation Methodology

1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension]: Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.

2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.

3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.

4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews]: FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.

5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.

Overall
A-
Matriculation A
Academics B+
Extracurriculars B+
Community A-
Reviews B+
The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls share a nearly 200-year-old tradition of single-gender, independent education. Both schools retain their own identities, traditions, programs and administrations while sharing a set of values and sense of purpose. A spirit of collaboration flourishes at the Academies. The Albany Academy strives to create an environment rich in possibilities that encourages and inspires each student to attain the level of mastery of which he is capable, and to develop those personal qualities and talents that make him a unique individual, a leader and a contributing member of society. Albany Academy for Girls seeks to engage each student in academics, the arts and athletics through a rigorous program that challenges students to become creative and independent thinkers and fosters responsible citizenship and lifelong learning.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$43400
Enrollment
694
International Students
4%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
80%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:9
Endowment
$18 millions
AP
26
Average SAT Score
1158
Average ACT Score
26
Class Size
14

Matriculation


Matriculation

(2020-2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 1
#3 Stanford University 1
#3 Yale University 1
LAC #1 Williams College 1
#6 University of Chicago 1
#7 University of Pennsylvania 1
#10 Duke University 1
LAC #2 Amherst College 1
#13 Vanderbilt University 1
#17 Cornell University 10
#18 Columbia University 1
#18 University of Notre Dame 1
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 2
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 2
#22 Georgetown University 2
#25 New York University 9
#25 University of Southern California 1
#25 University of Virginia 2
#29 University of Florida 1
#29 Wake Forest University 2
LAC #6 United States Naval Academy 1
#32 Tufts University 2
#32 University of California: Santa Barbara 1
#34 University of California: Irvine 1
#34 University of California: San Diego 2
#36 Boston College 11
#36 University of Rochester 5
#38 University of California: Davis 1
#38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 4
#41 Boston University 7
#44 Brandeis University 2
#44 Case Western Reserve University 2
#44 Northeastern University 8
#44 Tulane University 1
#51 Lehigh University 3
#51 Purdue University 1
#51 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 12
#51 Villanova University 3
#55 University of Miami 4
#55 University of Washington 1
LAC #11 Middlebury College 2
#62 George Washington University 4
#62 Syracuse University 8
#62 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1
LAC #13 Vassar College 1
#67 University of Connecticut 4
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 2
#67 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2
#68 St. Lawrence University 12
#72 Fordham University 10
#72 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 4
#72 Indiana University Bloomington 1
#72 Sarah Lawrence College 1
LAC #15 Davidson College 1
LAC #15 Hamilton College 4
#77 Baylor University 1
#77 Clemson University 2
SUNY University at Binghamton 1
#89 Colorado School of Mines 1
#89 Elon University 1
SUNY University at Buffalo 2
LAC #18 Haverford College 2
LAC #18 United States Air Force Academy 2
LAC #18 University of Richmond 2
LAC #18 Wesleyan University 1
Auburn University 1
#97 Clark University 1
#105 Drexel University 1
#105 Rochester Institute of Technology 3
#105 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1
#105 University of Arizona 1
#105 University of Oregon 1
#111 St. Norbert College 1
#115 Fairfield University 10
Arizona State University 1
#121 Temple University 1
#121 University of Vermont 2
#127 Clarkson University 1
LAC #27 Macalester College 1
#136 SUNY College at Purchase 1
#137 Seton Hall University 1
#137 University of New Hampshire 1
#142 Hartwick College 3
#151 Colorado State University 1
#151 Duquesne University 1
#151 James Madison University 1
#151 Marymount Manhattan College 1
LAC #33 College of the Holy Cross 10
#166 Quinnipiac University 3
#176 Catholic University of America 1
LAC #36 Mount Holyoke College 2
#182 Belmont University 1
SUNY University at Albany 10
#182 University of Louisville 1
#182 University of Rhode Island 3
LAC #37 Bucknell University 2
LAC #37 Occidental College 3
LAC #39 Lafayette College 3
LAC #39 Skidmore College 1
LAC #39 Trinity College 3
#202 La Salle University 1
#202 University of Wyoming 1
#219 Nova Southeastern University 2
#219 Sacred Heart University 3
#219 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1
#234 East Carolina University 1
#234 Georgia State University 1
#234 Maryville University of Saint Louis 1
#234 University of Hartford 1
#234 University of Massachusetts Boston 1
#234 Western New England University 1
#263 Florida Atlantic University 1
LAC #55 Connecticut College 1
LAC #60 Bard College 1
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 1
Arcadia University 1
Assumption College 1
Bentley University 1
buffalo state college, state university of new york 1
Canisius College 1
Champlain College 1
City University of New York: Baruch College 1
City University of New York: City College 1
Clark Atlanta University 1
Coastal Carolina University 1
College of Charleston 1
Endicott College 3
Florida Gulf Coast University 1
Florida Southern College 1
Franklin & Marshall College 1
High Point University 1
Hudson Valley Community College 7
Iowa State University 1
Lawrence Technological University 1
Liberty University 1
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College 1
Lynn University 1
Marist College 1
McGill University 1
Moravian College 1
Nazareth College 2
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1
Pace University: Westchester 1
Penn State Altoona 1
Penn State Harrisburg 1
Penn State University Park 4
Providence College 10
Ringling College of Art and Design 1
Saint Anselm College 1
Saint Joseph's College of Maine 1
Saint Mary's College of California 1
Saint Michael's College 1
Salve Regina University 1
Siena College 13
Southern New Hampshire University 1
St. Edward's University 1
St. John Fisher College 2
St. John's University 1
SUNY College at Brockport 1
SUNY College at Cortland 1
SUNY College at New Paltz 2
SUNY College at Oneonta 2
SUNY College at Oswego 4
SUNY College at Plattsburgh 1
Union College 10
United States Coast Guard Academy 1
University of Colorado Boulder 3
University of Edinburgh 2
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2
University of Maryland: College Park 3
University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1
University of New Haven 2
University of Tampa 7
University of Tennessee: Knoxville 3
University of Toronto 1
Utica College 1
Wentworth Institute of Technology 1
Wheaton College 1
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2019-2022 2018-2021 2017-2020 2016-2019 Total
All schools 238 242 230 223 220
#1 Princeton University 1 1 1 1 4
#3 Stanford University 1 1 1 2 5
#3 Harvard College 1 1 1 3
#5 Yale University 1 2 2 2 2 9
#6 University of Pennsylvania 1 1 1 2 5
#7 Duke University 1 1 1 3
#9 Brown University 2 2 2 4 10
#12 University of Chicago 1 1 1 3
#12 Columbia University 1 1 1 1 4
#12 Cornell University 10 12 15 11 10 58
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 2 2 2 2 1 9
#18 Dartmouth College 1 1 1 1 4
#18 Vanderbilt University 1 1 1 3
#20 University of Notre Dame 1 1 1 2 2 7
#21 University of Michigan 1 1 1 2 5
#22 Georgetown University 2 2 2 3 4 13
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 2 2 2 1 1 8
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 1 1
#24 Emory University 1 1 1 1 4
#24 University of Virginia 2 2 2 3 3 12
#28 University of Florida 1 1 2
#28 University of Southern California 1 1 1 1 2 6
#28 University of California: Davis 1 1 1 1 1 5
#28 University of California: San Diego 2 2 3 5 3 15
#33 University of California: Irvine 1 1 1 3
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 1
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 4 2 2 3 11
#35 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 1 1 1 2 6
#35 New York University 9 4 6 5 4 28
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 1 2
#39 Boston College 11 9 6 8 11 45
#40 Tufts University 2 2 1 1 2 8
#40 University of Washington 1 2 2 1 4 10
#40 Rutgers University 1 2 2 2 7
#43 Boston University 7 7 6 6 5 31
#47 Lehigh University 3 2 2 1 8
#47 Wake Forest University 2 1 1 1 1 6
#47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 1 1 3
#47 University of Rochester 5 7 5 4 3 24
#51 Purdue University 1 1 2
#53 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1 1 2
#53 Case Western Reserve University 2 2 2 1 7
#53 Northeastern University 8 4 6 5 7 30
#58 University of Connecticut 4 4 4 3 15
#58 SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 3 2 2 8
#60 Brandeis University 2 2 1 1 6
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 12 11 6 5 6 40
#60 Michigan State University 1 1 1 2 5
#67 Villanova University 3 5 5 5 6 24
#67 George Washington University 4 4 3 2 2 15
#67 University of Pittsburgh 1 1 1 1 4
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 2 1 1 1 5 10
#67 Syracuse University 8 9 9 9 4 39
#67 University of Miami 4 3 1 3 5 16
#73 SUNY University at Binghamton 1 2 2 2 4 11
#73 Tulane University 1 2 2 1 1 7
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 1 1 3
#76 University of Delaware 1 1 1 1 4
#76 Pepperdine University 1 1 2
#76 SUNY University at Buffalo 2 3 5 4 5 19
#76 Colorado School of Mines 1 1
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2 1 1 1 1 6
#86 Clemson University 2 2 2 2 1 9
#89 Temple University 1 1 1 3
#89 Fordham University 10 7 8 6 5 36
#89 University of South Florida 1 1 1 1 4
#93 Loyola Marymount University 1 2 3
#93 Auburn University 1 1 1 1 4
#93 Baylor University 1 1 1 1 4
#98 University of Oregon 1 1 2
#98 Drexel University 1 3 3 4 4 15
#98 University of San Diego 1 1 1 3
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 3 5 3 5 6 22
#105 San Diego State University 1 1 1 1 4
#105 Arizona State University 1 2 2 2 1 8
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 3 2 5
#105 University of Tennessee: Knoxville 3 4 2 2 1 12
#105 City University of New York: City College 1 1 2
#105 Saint Louis University 1 1
#115 University of Arizona 1 1 1 1 4
#115 Howard University 1 1 1 1 4
#115 University of New Hampshire 1 1 1 3
#115 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1 1 1 3
#115 University of San Francisco 1 1 1 1 4
#124 James Madison University 1 1
#124 Fairfield University 10 9 9 8 6 42
#124 University of Denver 1 1
#133 Elon University 1 3 3 3 3 13
#133 SUNY University at Albany 10 7 8 11 11 47
#133 University of Vermont 2 5 7 6 6 26
#142 Virginia Commonwealth University 1 1 1 3
#142 Clarkson University 1 3 5 6 6 21
#142 Loyola University Chicago 1 1 1 3
#142 Clark University 1 1 2
#151 Seton Hall University 1 1 1 3
#151 Duquesne University 1 1 2
#151 Colorado State University 1 1 1 3
#151 University of Rhode Island 3 3 3 3 2 14
#163 St. John's University 1 1 1 3
#170 Quinnipiac University 3 3 5 5 3 19
#178 Catholic University of America 1 1 1 1 4
#178 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1 1
#185 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College 1 1
#195 University of Louisville 1 1 2
#195 East Carolina University 1 1
#201 La Salle University 1 1 1 1 4
#209 Sacred Heart University 3 4 3 3 1 14
#209 Florida Atlantic University 1 1 1 1 2 6
#216 West Virginia University 1 2 2 5
#216 University of Wyoming 1 1 1 3
#216 University of Massachusetts Boston 1 1
#227 Georgia State University 1 1
#227 Nova Southeastern University 2 2 1 5
#236 Belmont University 1 1 1 1 4
#236 Western New England University 1 1 1 3
#249 Pace University 2 2 4
#249 Maryville University of Saint Louis 1 1 1 1 4
#249 Suffolk University 1 1 1 3
#269 Wilkes University 1 1 3 5
#304 Florida Gulf Coast University 1 1 1 3
#304 University of Hartford 1 2 1 4
#304 Radford University 1 1 1 1 4
#361 Clark Atlanta University 1 1 1 3
Iowa State University 1 1 1 3
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 1 1 1 4
University of Maryland: College Park 3 2 2 2 3 12
Liberty University 1 1 2
University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1 1 1 3
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2 3 1 2 2 10
Penn State University Park 4 2 2 1 9
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2019-2022 2018-2021 2017-2020 2016-2019 Total
All schools 82 89 101 98 99
#1 Williams College 1 1 1 1 4
#2 Amherst College 1 1 1 3 1 7
#3 United States Naval Academy 1 1 2 2 6
#4 Wellesley College 1 2 2 5
#7 United States Air Force Academy 2 2 1 1 6
#9 Bowdoin College 2 2 2 6
#11 Barnard College 1 1 1 1 4
#11 Wesleyan University 1 3 2 3 3 12
#11 Middlebury College 2 1 3 3 3 12
#16 Davidson College 1 1 1 1 1 5
#16 Vassar College 1 2 2 2 1 8
#16 Hamilton College 4 4 4 6 6 24
#16 Smith College 1 1 1 1 4
#21 Haverford College 2 2 2 2 1 9
#21 Washington and Lee University 1 1
#21 Colgate University 1 1 4 6
#24 Bates College 1 1 1 3
#25 University of Richmond 2 2 1 2 3 10
#27 College of the Holy Cross 10 7 6 6 7 36
#27 Macalester College 1 1 1 1 4
#30 Bucknell University 2 2 2 2 1 9
#30 Lafayette College 3 3 4 3 2 15
#34 Mount Holyoke College 2 2 2 2 8
#35 Occidental College 3 3 3 1 10
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 1 1 2 1 1 6
#38 Skidmore College 1 1 2 2 6
#39 Trinity College 3 2 4 3 12
#39 Denison University 1 1 2
#39 Kenyon College 1 1
#45 Union College 10 18 19 19 18 84
#46 Dickinson College 2 2 3 7
#46 Connecticut College 1 2 1 1 1 6
#56 Wheaton College 1 1 2
#59 St. Lawrence University 12 11 10 6 4 43
#70 Muhlenberg College 1 2 2 2 7
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 4 2 4 5 7 22
#72 Bard College 1 1 1 1 1 5
#82 Juniata College 1 1 1 3
#89 Saint Anselm College 1 1 2
#93 Washington College 1 1
#93 St. Norbert College 1 1 2
#100 Sarah Lawrence College 1 1
#116 Saint Michael's College 1 2 3 3 3 12
#121 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 1 1 1 1 4
#121 Hartwick College 3 2 3 2 2 12
#139 SUNY College at Purchase 1 2 2 2 2 9
#174 Marymount Manhattan College 1 1 1 1 2 6
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2019-2022 2018-2021 2017-2020 2016-2019 Total
All schools 2 1 1 1 0
#1 University of Toronto 1 1 1 3
#3 McGill University 1 1 2
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2019-2022 2018-2021 2017-2020 2016-2019 Total
All schools 2 1 0 0 0
#5 University of Edinburgh 2 1 3

AP Scores

(2023)
Number of students took AP test
190
Number of tests taken
412
76%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

AP

(26)
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Computer Science Principles
English Literature and Composition
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Computer Science Principles
English Literature and Composition
European History
Statistics
United States Government and Politics
United States History
Latin
Spanish Language and Culture
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Physics 2
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Comparative Government and Politics
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Studio Art: 2-D Design
Human Geography
Music Theory
French Language and Culture
Computer Science A
Psychology
English Language and Composition
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Sports

(11)
Basketball
Cross Country
Diving
Lacrosse
Skiing
Soccer
Basketball
Cross Country
Diving
Lacrosse
Skiing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(19)
Academy Road (co-ed)
Art Club (co-ed)
Certamen Club
Chess Club
Environmental Club
Fishing Club
Academy Road (co-ed)
Art Club (co-ed)
Certamen Club
Chess Club
Environmental Club
Fishing Club
International Club
Investment Club (AA)
Math and Science Tutors
Meditation Club
Model UN
Neuroscience
Robotics Team (co-ed)
Science Bowl 
Ski Club
Speech and Debate Team
Student Ambassadors
Student Political Forum
Young American's Foundation
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Arts

(6)
Chamber Choir
Chorus
Ceramics
Filmmaking
Photography
Studio Art

Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: PreK-12
Urban
Year Founded: 1813
Campus Size: 25 acres
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

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Frequently Ask Questions about Albany Academies

Tell me a bit about Albany Academies.
Albany Academies is Co-ed private day school located in New York, US. It was founded 1813 , and currently has about 694 students, 4.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit https://www.albanyacademies.org/page.
Does Albany Academies have rigorous academic requirements?
Albany Academies is offering 26 AP courses.

Albany Academies also have 80% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Albany Academies students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 11.59% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 12.27% go to top 25, and about 3.18% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Albany Academies?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Albany Academies’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Albany Academies’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Albany Academies in 2024 is $43,400 which typically includes tuition, boarding fee, student management fee and a few other fees associated with managing international students.

For more information, please contact school’s admission team at admissions@albanyacademies.org .
Where is Albany Academies located?
Albany Academies is located in the State of New York of USA.
How popular is Albany Academies on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Albany Academies is among the most popular schools, within top 385 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Albany Academies has been favorited by 36 users.
How to start with an application with Albany Academies?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Albany Academies. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Albany Academies’s official site: https://www.albanyacademies.org/page or call them at 518-429-2300.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Albany Academies?
What is the FindingSchool rating for Albany Academies?
The overall rating for Albany Academies is A-.

The section ratings of Albany Academies are:
A for Matriculation
B+ for Academics
B+ for Extracurriculum
A- for Community
B+ for Students and Parents reviews

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