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SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, New York · Large suburb

83.6%
Admit rate
$11,282
Avg net price
45%
Graduation rate
$58,526
Median earnings

SUNY Old Westbury is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Old Westbury, New York (large suburb setting), enrolling 4,162 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 4,162 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 84% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersNear the coast

About Old Westbury, New York

Old Westbury is a village in the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The community of Westbury was founded by Edmond Titus, and was later joined by Henry Willis, one of the first English settlers in the area. Westbury had been a Quaker community of isolated farms until the railroad came in 1836. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
23 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
4 miles
Nearest airport
15 miles to John F. Kennedy (JFK) · major hub

How SUNY Old Westbury compares

Selectivity83.6%

More selective than 38% · #104 most selective of 137 in New York

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 30% · #122 of 159 in New York

First-year retention72%

Higher than 36%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$58,526

Higher than 64% · #72 of 133 in New York

Average net price$11,282

Cheaper than 87% · #42 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$14,997

Lower than 91%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment4,162

Larger than 74%

Percentiles compare SUNY Old Westbury 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

4,611students
  • Undergraduate4,16290%
  • Graduate44910%

Undergraduates by gender

4,162undergrads
  • Women2,56362%
  • Men1,59938%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White23%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic34%
  • Asian11%
  • Other or multiracial8.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,162
Graduate enrollment
449
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
49%
First-generation students
39%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$30,996
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$92,610
Endowment
$459,806

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 720 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York90%
  • Other U.S. states0.8%
  • International8.7%

Most first-years stay in state — SUNY Old Westbury draws overwhelmingly from New York.

9% 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
83.6%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,422
Out-of-state tuition
$18,842
Room & board
$13,972
Books & supplies
$2,500
Total cost of attendance
$21,287
Average net price
$11,282

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)
45%
Graduated on time (4 years)
27%
First-year retention
72%
Transferred to another college
28%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,671
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,526
Median debt at graduation
$14,997
Students with federal loans
28%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
39%

About 18% 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
27%
Low-income (Pell)
50%
First-generation
47%

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
1,000
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
24%
Housing charge (year)
$8,460
Meal plan (year)
$5,300
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
220 (125 men · 95 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 (8)

Soccer56
Baseball33
Basketball32
Volleyball27
Cross Country25
Softball21
Lacrosse14
Golf12

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
14
Property offenses (2022–2024)
19

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (4,709 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.

11reported offenses a year
4.7 violent a year6.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
6.0
Rape
2.3
Fondling
2.3
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
$6,645
$30–48k
$9,114
$48–75k
$13,852
$75–110k
$15,712
$110k+
$20,426

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
$63,771

$13,852/year × about 4.6 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.

76%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,729
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 76% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,729. 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 608 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)
$58,526
Typical debt at graduation
$14,997
Debt vs. one year's pay
26%
Out-earn a HS grad
63%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
$55,301
Men
$63,546

Men out-earn women by $8,245 (15%) 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
86°F
Winter low
27°F
Annual rain
45.3″
Annual snow
18.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mineola, NY US station (5.2 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.