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SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia, New York · Distant town

77.7%
Admit rate
$15,897
Avg net price
50%
Graduation rate
$54,247
Median earnings

SUNY at Fredonia is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Fredonia, New York (distant town setting), enrolling 2,755 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 2,755 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 78% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against SUNY at Fredonia's admitted students.

Admit rate
77.7%
SAT (mid 50%)
1160–1370
Avg GPA (est.)
3.53

Enter a test score to see where you land against SUNY at Fredonia's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and SUNY at Fredonia's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Fredonia, New York

Fredonia is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. In 1791, Robert Morris purchased the Fredonia land from Massachusetts and sold it to the Holland Land Company. Parcels were sold to pioneers around 1800, and the first settlers came around 1803 or 1804. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
38 miles to Buffalo, NY
To Great Lakes shore
3 miles
Nearest airport
46 miles to Buffalo Niagara (BUF) · major hub

How SUNY at Fredonia compares

Selectivity77.7%

More selective than 49% · #88 most selective of 137 in New York

SAT average1250

Higher than 70%

Graduation rate50%

Higher than 40% · #113 of 159 in New York

First-year retention76%

Higher than 50%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$54,247

Higher than 51% · #91 of 133 in New York

Average net price$15,897

Cheaper than 69% · #60 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$24,250

Lower than 43%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment2,755

Larger than 67%

Percentiles compare SUNY at Fredonia with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

3,163students
  • Undergraduate2,75587%
  • Graduate40813%

Undergraduates by gender

2,755undergrads
  • Women1,67661%
  • Men1,07939%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black6.1%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian1.5%
  • Other or multiracial6.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,755
Graduate enrollment
408
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
23%
Students over 25
3%
Median family income
$59,673
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,107
Endowment
$51,473,172

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 644 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York93%
  • Other U.S. states4.5%
  • International2.2%

Most first-years stay in state — SUNY at Fredonia draws overwhelmingly from New York.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
77.7%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1160–1370
SAT average
1250
SAT reading
590–680
SAT math
570–690
ACT composite
23–28
Average GPA (estimated)
3.53

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,831
Out-of-state tuition
$19,771
Room & board
$15,230
Books & supplies
$1,150
Total cost of attendance
$25,879
Average net price
$15,897

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
50%
Graduated on time (4 years)
37%
First-year retention
76%
Transferred to another college
31%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,580
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,247
Median debt at graduation
$24,250
Students with federal loans
65%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
63%

About 13% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
37%
Low-income (Pell)
45%
First-generation
46%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
2,936
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$8,200
Meal plan (year)
$6,990
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
352 (184 men · 168 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (13)

Soccer48
Baseball46
Track and Field (Indoor)41
Track and Field (Outdoor)41
Basketball35
Softball24
Ice Hockey22
Lacrosse21
Other Sports18
Cross Country16
Volleyball16
Swimming and Diving (combined)14
Tennis10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
4.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
32
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,179 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

13reported offenses a year
11 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
6.0
Fondling
4.3
Burglary
1.7
Aggravated assault
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$9,395
$30–48k
$11,327
$48–75k
$16,116
$75–110k
$16,302
$110k+
$20,743

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$70,733

$16,116/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

95%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,504
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 95% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,504. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 715 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$54,247
Typical debt at graduation
$24,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
45%
Out-earn a HS grad
58%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$52,445
Men
$56,813

Men out-earn women by $4,368 (8%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
81°F
Winter low
21°F
Annual rain
41.1″
Annual snow
75.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fredonia, NY US station (1.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.