- The Inkwell
- New York
- SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NYSuburb: largeZIP 11568Founded 1965
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1965
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.oldwestbury.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New YorkPublic
SUNY Old Westbury
SUNY Old Westbury is a public college in Old Westbury, New York, with 4,162 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $8,991 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention72%
4-year graduation24%
Pell Grant share53%
Federal loans30%
$8,991net price / year
84%admission rate
—average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$65,583median earnings, 10 yrs
$14,000median debt
#550 of 1,704 for earnings#141 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,290 of 1,738 for graduation rate#972 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
- $19,645tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,422
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,372
- Average net price
- $8,991national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$4,597
$30,001–48,000$6,926
$48,001–75,000$11,653
$75,001–110,000$13,925
$110,001+$18,477
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college53%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 24%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,982
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,583middle 50%: $43,134–$88,332
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,332
Median, SUNY Old Westbury$65,583
Lower quarter$43,134
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
- 4,162
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 23.1
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 53%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 42%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,290 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,648
- Endowment, end of year
- $459,806
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White23%
Hispanic34%
Black23%
Asian11%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.0%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Social sciences14%
Education13%
Psychology12%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.7%
Health professions5.6%
English language & literature4.2%
Visual & performing arts3.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196237. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7603624.