Doesn't it s*ck to be SUNY

[uofalbany]

I felt it necessary to edit the above post, because the faculty number was significantly different.

Don't know where I got that particular number when I did it... it's been a while now.

 

For the sake of fairness, I also categorized and upgraded their economic impact to Low. Those freshmen do slap down the dollars and support the downtown catinas.

[UA'08]

I thought I'd throw my stone into the pond of collegiate reality.

UAlbany is a REAL institution of higher learning.

The only newspaper in Albany and the arena it holds the naming rights for....

needs to support its resident basketball team, and thus, its college.

It's a small minded mentality if its goal is to neglect the MAJOR universities in the area.

If one wants an excellent, nationally ranked education and is intelligent enough NOT to go into $120k in debt for a college education, one chooses UAlbany.

Keep in mind, these figures were compiled a year or two ago.

 

 

UAlbany

 

Since: 1844

Undergraduates: 12000

Grad students: 5000

Faculty: 940

Campus: 3

Colleges and Schools: 10

Degree programs: 56

Minors: 59

Acres: 560

Economic Impact on Albany: 2 billion annually

 

Siena

 

Since: 1937

Undergraduates: 2900

Grad students: 153

Faculty: 192

Campus: 1

Colleges and Schools: 3

Degree programs: 28

Minors: 46

Acres: 160

Economic Impact on Albany: Low

 

 

UAlbany Top 25 Program Rankings and sources:

 

* Nanoscience and Engineering - #1 overall, ahead of Cornell (#2), Michigan-Ann Arbor (#3), Rice (#4), University of Pennsylvania (#5), and Virginia (#6).[4]

 

* Chronicles of Higher Education ranks the doctoral programs in criminal justice, educational administration, and social welfare in their "Top 10" list nationally in their respective disciplines. According to The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, it is a Public Ivy.

*Criminal Justice - #2 (US News 2006)

*Educational Administration - #7 (Academic Analytics 2006)

*Social Welfare - #5 (Academic Analytics 2006)

*Public Policy - #10 (US News 2005)

*Information Technology and Management - #4 (US News 2006)

*Educational and Counseling Psychology - #13 (US News 2006)

*Africana Studies - #3 (Black Issues in Higher Education July 2004)

*Public Administration and Management - #6 (US News 2006)

*Public Finance and Budgeting - #9 (US News 2006)

*Public Policy Analysis - #25 (US News 2006)

*Library Science - #15 (US News 2006)

*Atmospheric Sciences: ranked in the first quartile of NSF rankings in total federal R&D expenditures.

 

Siena: Top 25 Program Rankings and sources:

None.

 

 

UAlbany Research:

 

Nanoscience and Engineering

Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics

Geographic Information System, Remote Sensing Laboratory

Atmospheric Sciences Research Center

Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center

Institute of Biomolecular Stereodynamics

Institute of Gerontology

Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research

New York State Writers Institute

Northeast Regional Forensic Institute

Ion Beam Laboratory

Institute for Social Services Research and Development

Institute for Research on Women

Center for X - Ray Optics

Albany Institute for Research in Education

Center for Applied Historical Research

Center for Autism and Related Disabilities

Center for Economic Research

Center for Biochemistry and Biophysics

Center for Excellence in Nanoelectronics

Center for Functional Genomics

Center for Neuroscience Research

Center for Policy Research

Child Research and Study Center

Etc............

 

Siena Research:

Conducts surveys on business, economic, political, voter, social, academic and historical issues.

 

UAlbany Libraries: - 3 Libraries

Science, Dewey, and University Libraries. They provide over two million volumes and rank among the nation's top one hundred research libraries.

Siena libraries: 1 Basic.

 

 

UAlbany Athletics:

 

Entry into DI athletics: 1999/2000

Number of years in DI: 8 years

Men's Basketball NCAA tournament appearances in 7 years: 2

Sports hosting NCAA Division I tournament rounds: Volleyball, Men's Lacrosse

Teams ranked in top 2 Nationally within this year: 1

Teams ranked in top 15 Nationally within this year: 2

# of men's programs: 8

# of women's programs: 11

Football Championships in 7 years: 3

Since 2001:

Conference championships - 27

NCAA Tournaments - 14

 

 

Siena Athletics:

 

Entry into DI athletics: 1976

Number of years in DI: 31 years

Men's Basketball NCAA tournament appearances in 31 years: 3

Sports hosting NCAA tournament rounds: none

Teams ranked in top 2 Nationally within this year: 0

Teams ranked in top 15 Nationally within this year: 0

# of men's programs: 7

# of women's programs: 11

Football Championships: No program / dropped program

Since 2002:

Conference championships - golf, volleyball 2

NCAA Tournaments - 2 men's basketball, 2 vb

 

Why do we still post these rankings from 04-06 I wouldn't be proud to compare rankings from 5 years ago. Where are all the updated polls and rankings. The only one that can be take seriously for today 2009 is the nano science.

[danefan]

Almost went two days without a nice article about UA.....

 

front and center on www.timesunion.com now......

[uofalbany]

Why do we still post these rankings from 04-06 I wouldn't be proud to compare rankings from 5 years ago. Where are all the updated polls and rankings. The only one that can be take seriously for today 2009 is the nano science.

 

 

http://www.albany.edu/undergraduate_bullet...nformation.html

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_at_Albany,_SUNY

[Clickclack]

Almost went two days without a nice article about UA.....

 

front and center on www.timesunion.com now......

 

With friends like Ted (Editor-in-Chief) of the ASP....who needs enemies?

[madDOG]

Almost went two days without a nice article about UA.....

 

front and center on www.timesunion.com now......

 

With friends like Ted (Editor-in-Chief) of the ASP....who needs enemies?

 

WTF!!

 

UAlbany was the last school on the list, coming in at No. 25. Here’s what the magazine had to say on why the university made the cut:

 

“While their academics and athletics leave much to be desired, Albany just barely makes the list on merit of their epic parties. If they hope to be here again the students better start going to class.”

[uofalbany]

 

http://www.albany.edu/undergraduate_bullet...nformation.html

 

"The University boasts academic strengths in a wide range of fields (see list below). The 2008 rankings of graduate programs by U.S. News and World Report place 14 programs in the nation's top 25 (five from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy), with the School of Criminal Justice and the program in information technology each ranked No. 2. The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, located in the most advanced research complex of its kind, was ranked the #1 college in the world for nanotechnology and microtechnology by Small Times magazine in 2007.

 

Nationally ranked programs include:

 

Nanotechnology and Microtechnology — #1 (Small Times)

Africana Studies — # 2 (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)

School of Criminal Justice — # 2 (US News)

Information Technology — # 2 (US News)

Public Finance — # 7 (US News)

Public Administration — # 8 (US News)

Archives and Preservation — #9 (US News)

Social Welfare — # 12 (US News)

Public Affairs — # 14 (US News)

Non-Profit Management — #18 (US News)

Public Policy — # 22 (US News)

Atmospheric Sciences - #22 Federal R&D Expenditures (NSF, 2006)

Library Science — # 23 (US News)

Sociology — # 25 (US News)

Clinical Psychology — # 43 (US News)

Education — # 56 (US News)

 

Both the UAlbany campus and the region abound with extracurricular opportunities. Students participate in more than 150 student clubs, honor societies, and other campus-related groups, and choose from a busy calendar of campus events, including spirited Division I athletic competition in 19 sports and a rich array of cultural activities.

 

Throughout its history, the University has graduated generations of leaders in all fields. Today, more than two-thirds of undergraduates go on for advanced degrees, and acceptances to law and medical schools are above the national average."

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_at_Albany,_SUNY

 

"UAlbany was ranked 67th nationally among the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges by Kiplinger’s magazine in 2009 for in-state students, and 39th for out-of-state students. According to the publication, listed institutions are “noteworthy for their combination of top-flight academics and affordable costs.”[9]

 

The most recent US News ranking placed UAlbany in the third tier of universities which award doctoral degrees.[10] UAlbany is also placed in the grouping of 91st-114th for US universities and in the grouping 201st-302nd for universities worldwide by the annual Academic Ranking of World Universities conducted by the Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.[11]

 

The University is ranked 15th nationally in research expenditures among universities without a medical school faculty. It attracted a record $391.7 million in research awards in 2007-08.

 

The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked six UAlbany doctoral programs -- criminal justice, educational administration, curriculum instruction, educational leadership, "teacher education in specific study areas," and social welfare -- in its "Top 10" nationally in the publication's last two surveys.[12]

 

UAlbany ranked 45th worldwide among universities in the social sciences in 2006 and 2007[13] and between 51-76 (no specific number given) in 2008, according to the Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.[13]

 

Other Leading Program Rankings and sources:

 

Criminal Justice - #2 (US News 2006)

School of Education

Educational and Counseling Psychology - #13 (US News 2006)

Educational Administration - #7 (Academic Analytics 2006)

Reading — #2 (Academic Analytics 2007)

Curriculum and Instruction -- #10 (Academic Analytics 2007)

Educational Evaluation and Research — #10 (Academic Analytics 2007)

Counseling/Personnel Services — #17 (Academic Analytics 2007)

Social Welfare - #5 (Academic Analytics 2006)

Information Technology and Management - #2 (US News 2009)

Africana Studies - #3 (Black Issues in Higher Education July 2004)

Public Affairs - #14 (US News 2009)

Public Administration and Management - #8 (US News 2009)

Public Finance and Budgeting - #7 (US News 2009)

Public Policy Analysis - #22 (US News 2009)

Non-Profit Management - #18 (US News 2009)

Clinical Psychology - #43 (US News 2009)

Sociology - #25 (US News 2005)

Sociology of Population - #19 (US News 2005)

Sociology of Sex and Gender - #13 (US News 2005)

Library Science & Information Studies - #23 (US News 2006)

Archives and Preservation — #9 (US News 2006)

Nanoscience and Engineering - #1 overall (ahead of #2 Cornell), #3 Michigan-Ann Arbor, #4 Rice, #5 University of Pennsylvania, and #6 Virginia ([[small Times]] magazine)

Atmospheric Sciences - #22 R&D Expenditures (NSF, 2006) "

 

UAlbany was the last school on the list, coming in at No. 25. Here’s what the magazine had to say on why the university made the cut:

 

“While their academics and athletics leave much to be desired, Albany just barely makes the list on merit of their epic parties. If they hope to be here again the students better start going to class.”

 

 

"academics and athletics leave much to be desire" ??????

 

The quality of information in that joke of a publication leaves much to be desired.

Clueless idiots and moronic reporting.

[UA_MA_2000]

I thought I'd throw my stone into the pond of collegiate reality.

UAlbany is a REAL institution of higher learning.

The only newspaper in Albany and the arena it holds the naming rights for....

needs to support its resident basketball team, and thus, its college.

It's a small minded mentality if its goal is to neglect the MAJOR universities in the area.

If one wants an excellent, nationally ranked education and is intelligent enough NOT to go into $120k in debt for a college education, one chooses UAlbany.

Keep in mind, these figures were compiled a year or two ago.

 

 

UAlbany

 

Since: 1844

Undergraduates: 12000

Grad students: 5000

Faculty: 940

Campus: 3

Colleges and Schools: 10

Degree programs: 56

Minors: 59

Acres: 560

Economic Impact on Albany: 2 billion annually

 

Siena

 

Since: 1937

Undergraduates: 2900

Grad students: 153

Faculty: 192

Campus: 1

Colleges and Schools: 3

Degree programs: 28

Minors: 46

Acres: 160

Economic Impact on Albany: Low

 

 

UAlbany Top 25 Program Rankings and sources:

 

* Nanoscience and Engineering - #1 overall, ahead of Cornell (#2), Michigan-Ann Arbor (#3), Rice (#4), University of Pennsylvania (#5), and Virginia (#6).[4]

 

* Chronicles of Higher Education ranks the doctoral programs in criminal justice, educational administration, and social welfare in their "Top 10" list nationally in their respective disciplines. According to The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, it is a Public Ivy.

*Criminal Justice - #2 (US News 2006)

*Educational Administration - #7 (Academic Analytics 2006)

*Social Welfare - #5 (Academic Analytics 2006)

*Public Policy - #10 (US News 2005)

*Information Technology and Management - #4 (US News 2006)

*Educational and Counseling Psychology - #13 (US News 2006)

*Africana Studies - #3 (Black Issues in Higher Education July 2004)

*Public Administration and Management - #6 (US News 2006)

*Public Finance and Budgeting - #9 (US News 2006)

*Public Policy Analysis - #25 (US News 2006)

*Library Science - #15 (US News 2006)

*Atmospheric Sciences: ranked in the first quartile of NSF rankings in total federal R&D expenditures.

 

Siena: Top 25 Program Rankings and sources:

None.

 

 

UAlbany Research:

 

Nanoscience and Engineering

Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics

Geographic Information System, Remote Sensing Laboratory

Atmospheric Sciences Research Center

Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center

Institute of Biomolecular Stereodynamics

Institute of Gerontology

Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research

New York State Writers Institute

Northeast Regional Forensic Institute

Ion Beam Laboratory

Institute for Social Services Research and Development

Institute for Research on Women

Center for X - Ray Optics

Albany Institute for Research in Education

Center for Applied Historical Research

Center for Autism and Related Disabilities

Center for Economic Research

Center for Biochemistry and Biophysics

Center for Excellence in Nanoelectronics

Center for Functional Genomics

Center for Neuroscience Research

Center for Policy Research

Child Research and Study Center

Etc............

 

Siena Research:

Conducts surveys on business, economic, political, voter, social, academic and historical issues.

 

UAlbany Libraries: - 3 Libraries

Science, Dewey, and University Libraries. They provide over two million volumes and rank among the nation's top one hundred research libraries.

Siena libraries: 1 Basic.

 

 

UAlbany Athletics:

 

Entry into DI athletics: 1999/2000

Number of years in DI: 8 years

Men's Basketball NCAA tournament appearances in 7 years: 2

Sports hosting NCAA Division I tournament rounds: Volleyball, Men's Lacrosse

Teams ranked in top 2 Nationally within this year: 1

Teams ranked in top 15 Nationally within this year: 2

# of men's programs: 8

# of women's programs: 11

Football Championships in 7 years: 3

Since 2001:

Conference championships - 27

NCAA Tournaments - 14

 

 

Siena Athletics:

 

Entry into DI athletics: 1976

Number of years in DI: 31 years

Men's Basketball NCAA tournament appearances in 31 years: 3

Sports hosting NCAA tournament rounds: none

Teams ranked in top 2 Nationally within this year: 0

Teams ranked in top 15 Nationally within this year: 0

# of men's programs: 7

# of women's programs: 11

Football Championships: No program / dropped program

Since 2002:

Conference championships - golf, volleyball 2

NCAA Tournaments - 2 men's basketball, 2 vb

 

Why do we still post these rankings from 04-06 I wouldn't be proud to compare rankings from 5 years ago. Where are all the updated polls and rankings. The only one that can be take seriously for today 2009 is the nano science.

 

Not true. Many of these programs are still ranked where they were. Criminal Justice has historically been the #1 program in the nation ever since 1968 when the graduate program was created for CJ; it was the first graduate program (i.e., awarded a Ph.D) in the nation for CJ. Maryland vaulted to the #1 spot a few years back because, one would never guess, they came across a $12 million, three-year grant from, guess who? -- their neighbor, the Dept. of Homeland Security. Expect to see UA back at thet #1 spot when that money dries up for Maryland.

[danefan]

Not true. Many of these programs are still ranked where they were. Criminal Justice has historically been the #1 program in the nation ever since 1968 when the graduate program was created for CJ; it was the first graduate program (i.e., awarded a Ph.D) in the nation for CJ. Maryland vaulted to the #1 spot a few years back because, one would never guess, they came across a $12 million, three-year grant from, guess who? -- their neighbor, the Dept. of Homeland Security. Expect to see UA back at thet #1 spot when that money dries up for Maryland.

 

 

Not to mention that most of the criminal justice schools in the country (graduate and undergraduate) teach according to the "Albany Model."

 

Criminal justice doesn't get its due because most people see criminal justice and think of the ITT Tech commercials for security guard training. The criminal justice program at UA is the leading Criminology (the science of deviance) program in the country.

 

(disclaimer - I got my BA in Criminal Justice )

[Dane Pound]

You're right Danefan. Had some friends in the Criminal Justice program and there were a lot of people from around the country who came to study it in Albany.

 

the science of deviance

That's a pretty good band name right there.

[UA_MA_2000]

Not true. Many of these programs are still ranked where they were. Criminal Justice has historically been the #1 program in the nation ever since 1968 when the graduate program was created for CJ; it was the first graduate program (i.e., awarded a Ph.D) in the nation for CJ. Maryland vaulted to the #1 spot a few years back because, one would never guess, they came across a $12 million, three-year grant from, guess who? -- their neighbor, the Dept. of Homeland Security. Expect to see UA back at thet #1 spot when that money dries up for Maryland.

 

 

Not to mention that most of the criminal justice schools in the country (graduate and undergraduate) teach according to the "Albany Model."

 

Criminal justice doesn't get its due because most people see criminal justice and think of the ITT Tech commercials for security guard training. The criminal justice program at UA is the leading Criminology (the science of deviance) program in the country.

 

(disclaimer - I got my BA in Criminal Justice )

 

Couldn't have said it better myself! And you're absolutely correct about the "Albany Model." When I was in the Ph.D program there, there were doing, and apparently still are conducting, a multigenerational study of Rochester-based youths. The study is incredible unique given its length of time that it has been ongoing (started in 1988): http://www.albany.edu/hindelang/youth_study.html