This is where you’ll find current tuition rates, mandatory fees and other associated costs, along with information on payment options and billing policies.
If you have questions about your financial-aid eligibility or your bill, don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re here to help.
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Tuition
Below are the 2025-2026 tuition, mandatory fees and additional costs for Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The college’s Board of Trustees approves these amounts annually.
Charges are listed on an annual basis unless otherwise noted.
2025-2026 Tuition
| Program | Amount |
| Pharmacy Early Assurance and BS Programs 1 | $41,400 |
| Professional Pharmacy Program, P1-P4 2 | $47,900 |
| Graduate (MS) Programs 3
Note: Reduced tuition for MS in Health Data Science (Spring 2026), Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Fall 2026), and Cytotechnology and Molecular Cytology (Fall 2026) |
$1,600 per credit hour
$1,200 per credit hour |
Student Fees
| Fee Type | Fee Amount |
| Activity Fee – Full Time Students 6,7 | $350 |
| Activity Fee – Part Time Students 6,7 | $99 |
| Course Fees 8 | Varied |
| Graduation Fee – For graduating students only | $100 (per degree) |
| Health and Wellness Fee – Full Time Students 6,7,9 | $300 |
| Health and Wellness Fee – Part Time Students 6,7 | $130 |
| International Student Fee | $200 |
| Lab Fee, per lab course | $100 |
| Meal Plan 4 | $6,000 |
| Orientation Fee – New and Transfer Students 6,7 | $350 (one-time fee) |
| Program Fee – MS Biomedical Sciences 10 | $1,200 (one-time fee) |
| Student Health Insurance Fee 5 | $3,590 |
| Technology Fee – Full Time Students 6,7 | $275 |
| Technology Fee – Part Time Students 6,7 | $125 |
Parking Permits
| Fee Type | Fee Amount |
| Albany Commuter | $280 |
| Campus Resident | $360 |
Housing
| Fee Type | Fee Amount |
| South Hall | $7,100 |
| Holland/Princeton Suites – 2 Bedroom | $8,400 |
| Holland/Princeton Suites – 4/5 Bedroom | $7,600 |
| Resident Activity Fee | $40 |
Tuition & Fees Descriptions
- Applies to two Pharmacy Early Assurance Program years and all years of the BS programs. Pharmacy Early Assurance and BS tuition is charged at a rate of $1,380 per credit hour on a part-time basis (11 credit hours or less). The fee for auditing is the same as that charged for part-time coursework.
- P1-P4 refers to the first, second, third and fourth professional years of the Doctor of Pharmacy program. This represents the third-sixth years for students who enter ACPHS from high school. The P1-P4 tuition is charged at a rate of $1,600 per credit hour on a part-time basis (eight credit hours or less). The full-time (nine credit hours or more) tuition charge is $23,950 per semester. The auditing fee is the same as that charged for part-time coursework.
- Tuition is charged at a rate of $1,600 per credit hour for graduate courses. The maximum total per semester is $23,950, which applies to graduate students taking 15 or more credit hours. The fee for auditing is the same as that charged for part-time coursework.
- Amount will vary based on choice of meal plan. All students in South Hall are required to purchase the Gold meal plan.
- Assessed to all students unless proof of other insurance is provided by the August 1 deadline.
- Non-refundable after the first day of classes.
- Required.
- Courses with additional fees: PHM580, PHM585, PSL431, PSL432, PSL531, PSL532
- P4 students may opt in to the health and wellness fee.
- Starting in the Fall 2024 semester with incoming Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences students, all new students should be charged a $1,200 program fee which covers the registration charge for an entrance- exam prep course matching the student’s career goal, professional advising in the health sciences, Medical Professions Advisory Committee review, advice regarding health professions applications, and the creation of composite letters.
Managing Your Financial Aid: The Online Financial-Aid System
Payment Options
ACPHS offers three payment options for students and their families. If you have any questions regarding payment of your bill, email student-accounts@acphs.edu.
Check or money-order payments should be made payable to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, with the Student ID number on the face of the check.
Check payments can reach us two ways:
Mail to:
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Office of Student Accounts
106 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208-3492
Drop off:
Office of Student Accounts, Library Building, Suite 309
Contact the Office of Student Accounts for wire-transfer instructions.
Formerly known as Cashnet. Enroll in a payment plan to pay your tuition and fees in smaller, more manageable monthly installments. Additional features of the payment plan include:
- You can set up a plan to cover any amount: your entire bill, or just the balance left after financial aid
- Simple enrollment process ensures your account is set up properly with the school
- One low fee at enrollment ($35 per enrollment session)
- Convenient electronic payments – just set it and forget it
- 24/7 online account access
Next Steps
- To learn more about using the TransAct Payment Plan, watch a short video.
- Enroll in the Transact Payment Plan.
- Review the payment schedule for 2025-2026 academic year payment plans.
- Questions regarding payment of your bill? Email student-accounts@acphs.edu or call 518-694-7205.
General Notice
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences delivers your refund with BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution powered by BMTX, Inc. If you have questions concerning the refund process, please email student-accounts@acphs.edu.
Contract Information (U.S. Department of Education compliance handbook)
For more information, please visit our third-party servicer contract for refund management.
BankMobile Disbursements Refund Information
Tuition Payment Policies
Understand ACPHS billing, payment and refund policies.
Tuition and fees are available on a student’s account upon registration of each new semester or academic session. Late registrants will be billed upon notification of course registration from the Registrar’s Office.
Students have access to view an electronic version of their bill in the student portal.
The student portal should be accessed to view any changes in charges and/or credits that may have occurred after the initial charges are generated.
Administrative, clerical or technical billing errors do not absolve a student from their financial responsibility to pay the correct amount of tuition and fees associated with their registration at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
It is the responsibility of the student to pay all tuition and fees assessed as a result of registration at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Payment in full will be due by the date indicated on the billing statement. Students will be permitted to attend classes and use College facilities only after they have settled their financial obligation to the College. The Student Accounts Office will defer charges up to the amount of the student’s approved financial aid awards and/or confirmed college payment-plan enrollment. All charges in excess of the deferred amount must be paid in full by the due date.
If a student fails to pay their account balance to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences by the due date, a financial hold will be placed on the student’s account preventing future registration.
Any balance not paid or covered by financial aid and/or payment plan by the due date listed on the billing statement, will be assessed a monthly late fee of $100. This includes students with late receipt of financial-aid awards and students whose accounts are paid by a third party. Failure to comply for 30 days after the bill due date will result in student suspension, cancellation of course registration, denial of access to all campus facilities (computer accounts, library, residence halls, meal plan, fitness center, etc.) and the inability to register for courses for the subsequent term. A financial hold will remain on the student’s account until all prior semester charges have been paid in full. Students who have an unpaid balance on their account will not be permitted to register or attend any future semester/session until the account status is current and paid in full.
Any check used to pay tuition and fees that is returned for non-sufficient funds (NSF) may result in the cancellation of the current term registration. A $25 NSF fee will be charged to the student’s account. In addition, a financial hold will be placed on the student’s account.
If, within 180 days after the last date of attendance, payment in full is not received, the account will be turned over to a collection agency. In addition, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will request that the bad debt be listed on a national credit-rating report. A financial hold will remain on the account until the debt has been satisfied.
The financial aid described as “pending” on the billing statement does not represent an actual or guaranteed payment, but is an estimate of the aid that a student may receive if all of the required paperwork has been completed and approved. Any change to “pending” financial aid remains the full responsibility of the student and any resulting balance must be paid in full by the student.
Form 1098-T: Everything You Need to Know
Form 1098-T is a statement that colleges and universities are required to issue to certain students. It provides the total dollar amount paid by the student for what is referred to as qualified tuition and related expenses (or “QTRE”) in a calendar year.
Albany College of Health Sciences partners with ECSI to process 1098-T tax forms. Forms will be mailed to the address on file for the student. If you prefer to retrieve your tax form electronically, please visit ESCI, then click “Register” in the top right corner of the page to create a profile. If you already have an account, click “Sign In.”
The College is not required, by the IRS, to furnish a Form 1098-T in the following instances:
- Payments for courses for which no academic credit is offered, even if the student is otherwise enrolled in a degree program
- Enrolled student is a nonresident alien, unless requested by the student
- Students whose qualified tuition and related expenses are entirely waived or paid entirely with grants/scholarships
- Students for whom you do not maintain a separate financial account and whose qualified tuition and related expenses are covered by a formal billing arrangement between an institution and the student’s employer or a governmental entity, such as the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense
Forms will be mailed by January 31 following the year being reported.
If you have not received your form, you can retrieve it electronically by visiting ESCI. Click “Register” in the top right corner of the page to create a profile or “Sign In” if one already exists. For additional assistance or to obtain ECSI contact information, visit the FAQ Tax Documents page.
There could be many reasons for this discrepancy. First, the amount in Box 1 represents amounts paid for qualified tuition and related expenses (QTRE), such as tuition and fees required by the institution to be enrolled, and does not include payments made for other charges such as room and board, insurance, meal plans or parking, for example, which are not considered mandatory education expenses for tax purposes, regardless of whether the fee must be paid for the enrollment of the student at the institution. Secondly, Form 1098-T reports amounts that the student paid in a certain year, and the pay date does not necessarily correspond to dates when classes were attended. For example, tuition for the Spring semester is typically billed in December so a student may have paid tuition for the Spring semester in 2023 despite the fact that classes did not start until 2024. The best resource of information about the amounts that you paid for qualified tuition and related expenses will be your statements. Itemized charges, payments and aid/awards can be accessed in your Student Portal and selecting My Ledger. Statements for students who have graduated or are no longer enrolled at ACPHS can be requested by the student by contacting Student Accounts at Student-Accounts@acphs.edu or 518- 694-7205.
- What does the amount in Box 1 represent?
This box shows the total payments received in the tax year from any source for qualified tuition and related expenses less any reimbursements or refunds made that relate to those payments received during the tax year. - What does the amount in Box 4 represent?
This box shows any adjustment made for a prior year for qualified tuition and related expenses that were reported on a prior year Form 1098-T. - What does the amount in Box 5 represent?
This box shows the total of all scholarships or grants administered and processed. - What does the amount in Box 6 represent?
This box shows any adjustments to scholarships or grants for a prior year. - Why is Box 7 checked?
This shows that the amount in Box 1 includes amounts for an academic period beginning January-March of the following tax year.
- Why is Box 8 checked?
This shows that you are considered to be carrying at least one-half the normal full-time workload for your course of study at the reporting institution. - Why is Box 9 checked?
This shows that you are considered to be enrolled in a program leading to a graduate degree, graduate-level certificate or other recognized graduate-level educational credential.
Yes, provided that a form was generated and issued to you for the year requested. The student can contact the Office of Student Accounts at Student-Accounts@acphs.edu or 518-694-7205.
1098-Ts are sent to the student address on file as of December 31 of the tax year of issue.
Please understand that Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences does not assist in tax preparation, act as a tax consultant for individuals or entities, or provide tax advice, and cannot answer your tax questions. Please consult a tax professional or the IRS for questions relating to the 1098-T form and tax preparation.
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