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SUNY College at Oswego is a public regional university located in Oswego, New York. SUNY College at Oswego is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at SUNY College at Oswego is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $49,223 10 years after enrolling, 86th in New York, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, SUNY College at Oswego bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average. SUNY College at Oswego is ranked 48th in New York.
SUNY College at Oswego’s median net annual cost of $15,719 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at SUNY College at Oswego sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Broadcast & Digital Comms, Education (subject specific), Criminal Justice, Psychology, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$15,719
Average years to graduate
4.3
Finance
Rank: #65
Economic score: 1.9
Biology
Rank: #26
Economic score: 2.32
Marketing
Rank: #139
Economic score: 3.07
Accounting
Rank: #397
Economic score: 3.61
Advertising & PR
Rank: #36
Economic score: 3.77
FIlm, Video & Photography
Rank: #31
Economic score: 8.01
Computer Systems Analysis
Rank: #65
Economic score: 8.7
Zoology
Rank: #9
Economic score: 9.92
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #57
Economic score: 16.49
History
Rank: #330
Economic score: 17.31
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 5 graduate programs at SUNY College at Oswego - Business Administration, Education (subject specific), Mental & Social Health Services, Accounting, Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at SUNY College at Oswego is 0% higher than the state average, and 10% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At SUNY College at Oswego, Pell Grant recipients represent 41% of the measured graduating class, 6% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at SUNY College at Oswego graduates within 4.4 years.
SUNY College at Oswego is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
SUNY College at Oswego’s economic mobility score of 27.13 is calculated by adjusting the 2.68 economic score of lower-income students by the 41% pell grant recipients within the student body. SUNY College at Oswego’s EMS of 27.13 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at SUNY College at Oswego pays $15,719 a year, $9,535 less than the $25,254 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $15,719
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At SUNY College at Oswego, 92% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $15,719 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 59% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,741. This is 5% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,396
Pell grants
$5,008
State grants
$4,506
Institutional grants
$3,210
SUNY College at Oswego offers 6 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level SUNY College at Oswego offers 14 programs, one of which is held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
20
Hybrid programs
19
Percentage of programs online
15%
SUNY College at Oswego's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 80% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 10,357 applicants, of which 8,249 were admitted and 1,168 enrolled. SUNY College at Oswego has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
98%
83%
Female
51%
59%
First time
59%
59%
In-state
93%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
68%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
13%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%