Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

With an AACSB dual accreditation in the field of accounting and business administration, the University at Albany has been acknowledged as among the top colleges by Forbes. It is a thriving public research university with a suburban campus set-up, savoring an affiliation to the State University of New York. The research body has been recognized to have significant progress in the realms of social sciences, public policy, life sciences, and atmospheric science. Established in the year 1844 as New York State Normal School, the university today has prospered into a body with an Uptown main campus, a Downtown campus, and a Health Sciences campus. Placed at the heart of New York, the university serves as a "great college town" allowing close proximity to several recreational centers in Massachusetts, Vermont and New York itself. The campuses spread over cities of Albany and Rensselaer and the town of Guilderland enrolling nearly 13000 students approximately over a year after the applicants go through a fairly competitive admission process as the acceptance rate is at a low of 54%. Some of the most popular majors include Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Business, Economics, Rhetoric and Composition, Accounting, Liberal arts and Humanities, Criminal Justice and Political Sciences. The University invests in about 200 on-campus clubs including several sororities and fraternities to ensure a diversified exposure that could positively promote an all-inclusive personality. Equipped with 20 varsity teams collectively referred to as the Great Danes, it also provides a hands-on opportunity to the athletic individuals who can compete with NCAA Division-1 in varied conferences.