- The Inkwell
- New York
- State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NYTown: distantZIP 13126Founded 1861
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1861
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.oswego.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New YorkPublic
State University of New York at Oswego
State University of New York at Oswego is a public university in Oswego, New York, with 5,473 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $16,300 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention70%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans53%
$16,300net price / year
80%admission rate
1187average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$63,727median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#618 of 1,704 for earnings#583 of 1,739 for lowest net price#744 of 1,738 for graduation rate#876 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $27,791tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,825
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,255
- Average net price
- $16,300national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,636
$30,001–48,000$12,187
$48,001–75,000$16,101
$75,001–110,000$18,725
$110,001+$23,073
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1187
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–640
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 23–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 65%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,171
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,727middle 50%: $42,914–$87,520
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,520
Median, State University of New York at Oswego$63,727
Lower quarter$42,914
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,473
- Part-time
- 6.3%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 20.7
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 65%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,147 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,885
- Endowment, end of year
- $67,749,280
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White65%
Hispanic15%
Black10%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.2%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Communication & journalism12%
Education10%
Visual & performing arts9.0%
Psychology8.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.7%
Health professions4.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196194. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7603627.