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SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York · Remote town

69.6%
Admit rate
$19,158
Avg net price
69%
Graduation rate
$60,386
Median earnings

SUNY Oneonta is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Oneonta, New York (remote town setting), enrolling 4,643 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 4,643 undergradsRemote townAccessible · 70% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

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

Admit rate
69.6%
SAT (mid 50%)
1120–1310
Avg GPA (est.)
3.51

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

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

About Oneonta, New York

Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, United States. The Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy are believed to have emerged and gained dominance prior to the 15th century; they were in place at the time of early French and Dutch colonization. Damaschke Field, home of the Oneonta Outlaws of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, is located in Neawha Park. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
68 miles to Albany, NY
To Great Lakes shore
95 miles
Nearest airport
50 miles to Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (BGM)

How SUNY Oneonta compares

Selectivity69.6%

More selective than 64% · #67 most selective of 137 in New York

SAT average1230

Higher than 67%

Graduation rate69%

Higher than 76% · #53 of 159 in New York

First-year retention76%

Higher than 47%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$60,386

Higher than 68% · #67 of 133 in New York

Average net price$19,158

Cheaper than 54% · #79 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$19,812

Lower than 76%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment4,643

Larger than 77%

Percentiles compare SUNY Oneonta 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

5,299students
  • Undergraduate4,64388%
  • Graduate65612%

Undergraduates by gender

4,643undergrads
  • Women2,82561%
  • Men1,81839%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White68%
  • Black6.8%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Asian1.9%
  • Other or multiracial4.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,643
Graduate enrollment
656
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
26%
Students over 25
2%
Median family income
$72,278
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$70,992
Endowment
$78,601,117

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 1,319 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York97%
  • Other U.S. states3.3%

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

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
69.6%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1120–1310
SAT average
1230
SAT reading
570–660
SAT math
550–650
ACT composite
25–30
Average GPA (estimated)
3.51

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,831
Out-of-state tuition
$19,781
Room & board
$16,284
Books & supplies
$1,400
Total cost of attendance
$28,821
Average net price
$19,158

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)
69%
Graduated on time (4 years)
61%
First-year retention
76%
Transferred to another college
25%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,723
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,386
Median debt at graduation
$19,812
Students with federal loans
57%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
71%

About 8% 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
61%
Low-income (Pell)
70%
First-generation
68%

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
3,270
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
70%
Housing charge (year)
$10,260
Meal plan (year)
$5,550
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
547 (310 men · 237 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 (11)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)191
Soccer67
Lacrosse61
Baseball42
Swimming and Diving (combined)40
Wrestling38
Basketball30
Field Hockey22
Softball20
Volleyball20
Tennis16

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
19
Property offenses (2022–2024)
9

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (5,337 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.

9.3reported offenses a year
6.3 violent a year3.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
4.3
Burglary
2.7
Rape
2.0
Arson
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
$11,044
$30–48k
$14,427
$48–75k
$19,189
$75–110k
$20,552
$110k+
$25,382

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
$80,073

$19,189/year × about 4.2 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.

77%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,302
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 77% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,302. 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 1,105 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)
$60,386
Typical debt at graduation
$19,812
Debt vs. one year's pay
33%
Out-earn a HS grad
64%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 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
$58,562
Men
$62,917

Men out-earn women by $4,355 (7%) 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
78°F
Winter low
11°F
Annual rain
44.8″
Annual snow
83″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Emmons, NY US station (2.7 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.