- The Inkwell
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- SUNY College at Geneseo


Geneseo, NYTown: distantZIP 14454Founded 1871
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1871
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.geneseo.edu
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SUNY College at Geneseo
SUNY College at Geneseo is a public college in Geneseo, New York, with 3,869 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 70% within six years and costs $18,952 a year after aid.
70%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention87%
4-year graduation61%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans52%
$18,952net price / year
66%admission rate
1286average SAT
70%graduate in 6 years
$70,405median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#382 of 1,704 for earnings#793 of 1,739 for lowest net price#380 of 1,738 for graduation rate#487 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
- $28,344tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,035
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,935
- Average net price
- $18,952national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,753
$30,001–48,000$12,834
$48,001–75,000$16,782
$75,001–110,000$19,139
$110,001+$24,437
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1286
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 590–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college70%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 70%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 61%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 71%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,093
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,405middle 50%: $50,646–$98,534
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$98,534
Median, SUNY College at Geneseo$70,405
Lower quarter$50,646
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
- 3,869
- Part-time
- 3.0%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 63%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,765 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,838
- Endowment, end of year
- $41,663,666
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic7.9%
Black3.9%
Asian3.4%
Two or more races0.5%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.4%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education24%
Business & management16%
Social sciences16%
Psychology13%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Communication & journalism5.5%
English language & literature3.7%
History2.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196167. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6149540.