These Upstate NY Colleges are Stepping Up in Wake of Saint Rose Closure

The College of Saint Rose will be closing on May 11, 2024, after a vote from the school's Board of Trustees sealed the institution's fate. With hundreds of students now without a home for the 2024-25 academic year, other schools across the Capital Region and Upstate New York are stepping up to help.

Here is the latest information that we've found from different institutions in the area.

Quotes from WRRV and ABC News 10 was used in the writing of this article.

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University at Albany

UAlbany offers application fee waivers and expedited transfer applications on a rolling basis, per News 10.

Siena College

Per News 10, Siena College said in a statement, in-part, that [they] are currently developing the details of a comprehensive support plan for St. Rose students that we plan to finalize in the coming days.

Union College

Union College officials said that Saint Rose students with a 3.0 GPA or higher will not have to pay any application fees to transfer to Union College. Union is also offering an expedited financial aid evaluation, per WRRV.

Hudson Valley Community College

HVCC has established a Transfer from The College of Saint Rose form on their website, and students are encouraged to fill-out the form if they are looking for their next home in the Fall of 2024.

The school also mentions information about a seamless transfer partnership with the University at Albany and comprehensive agreements with Siena, Russell Sage, and more than 300 other colleges and universities in New York and beyond.

Russell Sage College

Russell Sage is still accepting transfer students for the spring semester, and will accept Fall 2024 transfers through August 2024, per News 10.

Mount Saint Mary College

Per WRRV, Mount Saint Mary College President Father Greg Fluet said, in-part, that Mount Saint Mary College is ready and willing to provide support to all College of Saint Rose students by making it as easy as possible to transfer all credits to the Mount though an expedited transfer process.