Troy, New York · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Russell Sage College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Troy, New York. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 2,790 students in fall 2024, including 1,247 undergraduates and 1,543 graduate students.
Russell Sage College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 40 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, Other, Educational Leadership and Administration, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 756 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
2,790
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
756
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
40
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 40
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
78%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
329
Master's degrees
262
Doctoral degrees (research)
28
Professional doctorates
44
Postbaccalaureate certificates
10
Post-master's certificates
83
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,790
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,247
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,543
Full-time, fall 2024
60%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,317
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,306
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,011
Full-time, 2024-25
53%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
74%
Men
26%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
51%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Empire Eight
President
Dr. Matthew Shaftel
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience