Report to the Senate
on the Academic Profile
of University at Albany
Student-Athletes
David L. Rousseau
Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR)
May 2022
2021 Incoming Student-Athletes
Fall 2021
Athletic Admits 185 (154 Freshmen
31 Transfers)
Deposits
Ave. GPA/SAT
Total Freshmen
130** (90.6/1146)
Total Transfers 27 (3.12)
Overall Total
157
Out-of-State Deposits
Freshmen(20 Inter.)
37
(92.4/1187)
Transfers (8 Inter.)
6
Deposited Scholars
Presidential
9
(99.2/1331)
Frederick Douglass
0
Out-of-State Merit 19
(93.2/1166)
Minerva Scholars
16 (94.8/1131)
1844 Scholars
15 (90.4/1146)
**89 student-athletes are Tier 1 and Tier 2
traditional admits and 39 student-athletes are
Admits with Consideration.
Fall 2020
Athletic Admits
170 (134 Freshmen
36 Transfers)
Deposits
Ave. GPA/SAT
Total Freshmen
114** (89.8/1139)
Total Transfers
31 (3.03)
Overall Total
145
Out-of-State Deposits
Freshmen(14 Inter.)
27
(91.4/1131)
Transfers (5 Inter.)
12
Deposited Scholars
Presidential
12
(95.2/1313)
Frederick Douglass
0
Out-of-State Merit
7
(94.3/1168)
Minerva Scholars
3
1844 Scholars
12
**81 student-athletes are Tier 1 and Tier 2
traditional admits and 33 student-athletes are
Admits with Consideration.
Student-Athlete Majors By School/College*
*Declared as well as
intended majors
School or College
Number
Percent
College of Arts & Sciences
269
49.8%
School of Business
129
23.9%
School of Criminal Justice
25
4.6%
School of Education
32
5.9%
College of Emergency
36
6.7%
Preparedness, Homeland
Security & Cybersecurity
College of Engineering and
13
2.4%
Applied Sciences
Rockefeller College
17
3.1%
School of Public Health
11
2.0%
School of Social Welfare
0
0.0%
Open/Undecided
8
1.5%
Total
540
100%
Notes: Grad Students 44; Double Majors 38
Student-Athlete Majors, CAS
College of Arts and Sciences
Student-
Athlete Majors
Total Majors
in Program
Communication
47
299
Human Biology
38
550
Psychology
36
569
Biology
29
669
Sociology
28
297
Business Economics
19
301
Economics
10
130
Mathematics
8
137
Bio Chem & Molecular Bio
8
36
History
5
183
Journalism
5
76
Other
36
Notes: Total majors from Fall 2021; no double majors
Majors for Men’s and Women’s Basketball
2021-22
Men's Basketball
Majors
Business
6
MBA
2
Communication
3
Communication CGS
2
Nonprofit Mgmt and Leadership CGS
1
Psychology
1
15
Women's Basketball
Majors
Business
4
Communication
1
Criminal Justice
3
Human Biology
2
Political Science
1
Psychology
2
Undecided
1
14
Football, 2021-22
Plus seven double majors
Football
Accounting
3 Master of Geographic Information Science
1
Masters in Africana Studies
1 Geography - Urban Policy CGS
1
Biochemistry
1 Human Biology
5
Business Economics
7 Human Development
1
Business
16 Informatics
3
MBA
2 Mathematics
1
Communication
14 Political Science
2
Criminal Justice
2 Psychology
2
Master of Digital Forensics & Cyber Security
1 Masters in Public Health
2
Economics
2 Public Health Fundamental & Principles CGS
1
Masters in Economics
1 Master of Regional Planning
1
Emergency Preparedness
18 Masters in Secondary Education - SS
1
Emergency Preparedness CGS
2 Sociology
6
Environmental Science
1 Urban Studies & Planning
1
Undecided
1
100
Spring 2021 Student-Athlete GPA
UAlbany men’s undergraduate term GPA (3.09) and cumulative GPA (2.98)
UAlbany women’s undergraduate term GPA (3.21) and cumulative GPA (3.14)
Men's Teams
Term
Cum
Female Teams
Term
Cum
Men's Soccer
3.5
3.5
Volleyball
3.6
3.6
Baseball
3.4
3.4
Women's Soccer
3.6
3.4
Men's Cross Country
3.3
3.3
Women's Lacrosse
3.5
3.3
Men's Outdoor Track
3.2
3.2
Women's Basketball
3.4
3.5
Men's Indoor Track
3.2
3.2
Golf
3.4
3.5
Football
3.0
3.0
Field Hockey
3.4
3.3
Men's Basketball
2.9
2.9
Softball
3.3
3.2
Men's Lacrosse
2.8
2.8
Women's Cross Country
3.3
3.3
AVERAGE
3.1
3.1
Women's Outdoor Track
3.1
3.2
Women's Indoor Track
3.1
3.2
AVERAGE
3.4
3.3
Fall 2021 Student-Athlete GPA
UAlbany men’s undergraduate term GPA (2.89) and cumulative GPA (2.91)
UAlbany women’s undergraduate term GPA (3.00) and cumulative GPA (3.05)
Men's Teams
Term
Cum
Women's Teams
Term
Cum
Men's Soccer
3.5
3.5
Women's Basketball
3.6
3.6
Baseball
3.2
3.3
Golf
3.6
3.6
Men's Indoor Track
2.8
3.1
Women's Lacrosse
3.4
3.4
Men's Cross Country
2.8
3.4
Volleyball
3.4
3.5
Men's Outdoor Track
2.8
3.1
Women's Soccer
3.3
3.3
Men's Basketball
2.7
3.0
Women's Cross Country
3.2
3.1
Men's Lacrosse
2.7
2.9
Softball
3.2
3.2
Football
2.6
2.8
Field Hockey
3.0
3.2
AVERAGE
2.9
3.0
Women's Outdoor Track
3.0
3.0
Women's Indoor Track
3.0
3.0
AVERAGE
3.3
3.3
Student-Athlete Average GPA Over Time
Academic Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
GPA’s
GPA’s
(cumulative)
(cumulative)
2007-2008
2.82
2.86
2008-2009
2.86
2.86
2009-2010
2.95
2.98
2010-2011
2.92
2.94
2011-2012
2.91
2.92
2012-2013
2.92
2.93
2013-2014
2.94
3.00
2014-2015
2.99
3.01
2015-2016
3.04
3.10
2016-2017
3.10
3.11
2017-2018
3.11
3.07
2018-2019
3.05
3.06
2019-2020
3.04
3.12
2020-2021
3.13
3.18
2021-2022
3.12
not available
Graduation Success Rate (GSR) &
Federal Graduation Rate
(2012-2015 Cohorts, Percentages)
Federal
Federal
Men's Teams
GSR
Rate
Women's Teams
GSR
Rate
Baseball
69
48
Women's Basketball
80
53
Men's Basketball
79
33
Women's Track/Cross Country
84
79
Men's Track/Cross Country
72
67
Field Hockey
88
79
Football
68
60
Women's Golf
71
57
Men's Lacrosse
93
79
Women's Lacrosse
71
54
Men's Soccer
84
73
Women's Soccer
95
63
Women's Softball
90
65
Women's Volleyball
79
44
Academic Progress Rate (APR):
Academic Years 2017-21
Four-year average of 930 needed to compete in championships
APR
APR
Multiyear
Multiyear
Men's Teams
Rate
Women's Teams
Rate
Baseball
976
Women's Basketball
972
Men's Basketball
932
Women's Cross Country
965
Men's Cross Country
946
Field Hockey
989
Football
935
Women's Golf
981
Men's Lacrosse
967
Women's Lacrosse
979
Men's Soccer
956
Women's Softball
989
Men's Track
974
Women's Soccer
996
Women's Track
973
Women's Volleyball
989
Campus
Totals
Athletics
Total
Country
Athletics % of
Total
2
1
Argentina
50%
1
1
Austrailia
100%
1
1
Belgium
100%
5
3
Brazil
60%
16
13
Canada
81%
1
1
Croatia
100%
3
2
Cyprus
67%
1
1
El Salvador
100%
5
5
Germany
100%
3
3
Iceland
100%
2
2
Ireland
100%
1
1
Israel
100%
2
1
Italy
50%
11
8
Jamaica
73%
3
1
Morocco
33%
2
2
Netherlands
100%
2
1
New Zealand
50%
2
1
Phillipines
50%
4
3
Spain
75%
4
3
Sweden
75%
1
1
Switzerland
100%
4
3
UK
75%
1
1
Bahamas
100%
419
59
TOTALS
14%
INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT BY COUNTRY
Strategic Goal:
Internationalization
of UAlbany Campus
America East Student-Athletes of the Year
2020 – 2021 Adrian Mitchell America East Man of the Year
2019 – 2020 Kelly Barkevich America East Woman of the Year
2018 – 2019 Tara Belinsky America East Woman of the Year
2017 – 2018 Kyle McClancy America East Man of the Year
These Man and Woman of the Year awards honor the conference's
top male and female senior student-athletes who have best
distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate career in the
areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service, and
leadership.
Academic Highlights: Spring 2021
• 71% of our student-athletes above a 3.00 GPA for the semester.
• 16 America East Presidential Scholars (Spring Graduates with GPA
over 3.75). Second only to Vermont.
• UAlbany President’s Award for Leadership:
1. Katie Falotico – Women’s Softball
2. Andrea Leitner – Women’s Soccer
3. Sheridan Messier – Field Hockey
4. Adrian Mitchell – Men’s Track & Field
5. Tristan Sokach-Minnick – Football
6. Hailey Summers – Women’s Soccer
• America East Scholar-Athlete (1 of 16)
• Jordyn Marr (Outstanding GPA; Double Major Sociology &
Business Administration; 3 time all conference selection)
Academic Highlights: Fall 2021
• Twelve of the 18 teams above a 3.0 for the semester
• 58% of our student-athletes above a 3.00 GPA for the semester.
• Thirty-six football student-athletes made the Colonial Athletic
Association (CAA) Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (3.00
GPA and above for Fall 2021 term GPA)
• America East Fall 2021 Presidential Scholar-Athletes (with at
least 3.75 GPA):
• Carlos Morehouse, Men’s Soccer
• Bjarki Sturlaugsson, Men’s Soccer
• Danielle Tedesco, Women’s Volleyball
Conclusion
•
Excellence on the field of play
•
UAlbany captures six America East
Commissioner’s Cups (and second place twice) in
the last eight years
•
Excellence in the classroom
•
Grade point average of most teams either equals or
exceeds the University undergraduate average
•
Dedicated academic services and compliance team
•
Lori Friel, Associate Athletics Director for
Academic Services
•
Melissa Peach, Associate Athletic Director for
Compliance
