University at Albany, Downtown Campus
About
The University at Albany’s Downtown Campus is at 135 Western Avenue, the university’s original home before the uptown campus opened in the 1960s. The downtown campus houses the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, the School of Social Welfare and the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity.
UAlbany welcomed more than 3,500 first-year students for fall 2026 and holds Fall Preview Days October 17 and November 8. The downtown buildings date to the New York State Normal College era.
What to know
- Hawley Library on the downtown campus is a landmark.
- Rockefeller College trains public administrators.
- The campus is near the Pine Hills neighborhood.
- Shuttle buses connect downtown and uptown campuses.
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