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State University of New York at Albany - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Northeastern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 560 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 560-acre, suburban campus in Albany (population: 101,000), 180 miles from
- New York City. Served by air and bus; train serves Rensselaer (five miles);
- major airport serves New York City. School operates transportation to
- downtown area.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms.
- Women's Dorms.
- Men's Dorms.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- 54% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 46% of all students live off campus or commute.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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Freshmen and sophomores must live on campus.
Campus housing is not available for all unmarried students regardless of year. Reason:
Housing guaranteed only for lower division students.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- 50% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 12% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $851 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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