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State University of New York - Oswego

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State University of New York - Oswego is one of the leading colleges in New York with the acceptance rate of 69%. Deadlines for application are Early Action - December 1 . For more information, call 315-312-2250 or send email at admiss@oswego.edu.

12277 Enrolled 69% Acceptance Rate 20 - 26 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 12,277
    • Average HS GPA: 3.33
    • Acceptance Rate: 69%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 23% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 12% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 19% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 20% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 22% — 2.50 - 2.99
    • 1% — 2.00 - 2.49

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    510 - 600
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    510 - 590
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    20 - 26

  • Deadlines

    Early Action
    December 1

Academics

  • Majors

    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    American/United States Studies/Civilization.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Zoology/Animal Biology, Other.
    Zoology/Animal Biology.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.
    Business/Commerce, General.
    Finance, General.
    Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General.
    Management Science.
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Broadcast Journalism.
    Communication and Media Studies, Other.
    Journalism.
    Mass Communication/Media Studies.
    Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    Information Science/Studies.
    EDUCATION.
    Agricultural Teacher Education.
    Biology Teacher Education.
    Business Teacher Education.
    Chemistry Teacher Education.
    Elementary Education and Teaching.
    English/Language Arts Teacher Education.
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education.
    French Language Teacher Education.
    German Language Teacher Education.
    Health Occupations Teacher Education.
    Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching.
    Mathematics Teacher Education.
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
    Physics Teacher Education.
    Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education.
    Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education.
    Social Studies Teacher Education.
    Spanish Language Teacher Education.
    Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor.
    Technical Teacher Education.
    Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education.
    Trade and Industrial Teacher Education.
    ENGINEERING.
    Computer Software Engineering.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    French Language and Literature.
    German Language and Literature.
    Linguistics.
    Russian Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HISTORY.
    American History (United States).
    History, General.
    HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.
    LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
    Music.
    Theatre/Theater.
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    General Studies.
    Humanities/Humanistic Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Applied Mathematics, General.
    Mathematics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Cognitive Science.
    International/Global Studies.
    Natural Sciences.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Geochemistry.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Meteorology.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    Psychology, Other.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Economics, General.
    Economics, Other.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Acting.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Film/Cinema/Video Studies.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Graphic Design.
    Music History, Literature, and Theory.
    Music Performance, General.
    Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology.
    Visual and Performing Arts, General.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Certificate
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Michael Tipsord
    CEO, State Farm Insurance Companies
    Dawn Upshaw
    Internationally acclaimed opera singer
    Richard Jenkins
    Actor
    Kevin Dunn
    Actor
    Bill Damaschke
    StoryKey Entertainment
    Jack Sikma
    7 Time NBA All-Star
    Frankie Faison
    Actor

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Jan 15

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • State Aid

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $7070
    Required Fees
    $1699
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1000
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $2500
    Transportation for Commuters
    $1500
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $14103

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • N/A
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 87/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    6673
    Foreign Countries Represented
    34

  • Demographics

    • Asian 2.7%
    • African-American 11.02%
    • Hispanic 13.21%
    • Caucasian 67.48%
    • Male 48%
    • Female 52%
    • Аre out of state 4

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    40%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 79/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    76%
    Campus Environment
    Village
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    Yes

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    241
    Number of Honor Societies
    14
    Number of Social Sororities
    9

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division III
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (13)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Golf
    • Ice Hockey
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Wrestling
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (13)
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Field Hockey
    • Ice Hockey
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Health
    Womens Center
    LGBT Support Groups: Pride Alliance https://lakerlife.oswego.edu/organization/PrideAlliance
    Minority Support Groups: Black Student Union, Carribean Student Association, Asian Student Union, Latino Student Association, International Student Association, ALANA (Asian Latino, African and Native American) Conference https://lakerlife.oswego.edu/organizations
    Army ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Air Force ROTC Offered at cooperating institutions: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

  • Sustainability

    SUNY Oswego is one college absolutely overflowing with sustainability. An ACUPCC signatory, the upstate New York green stronghold combines a rich institutional commitment to the environment with a thriving student enthusiasm towards sustainable endeavors. Its Climate Action Plan guides the Facilities Department to ensure the sustainable operation of buildings. Carefully designed residence hall showerheads, low-flow toilets, and green cleaning products are just parts of the package. The college is using on-site generation from geothermal sources. New construction must meet LEED Silver standards. Sustainability-related research is encouraged by Rice Creek Field Station, a unit that invites student proposals and is dedicated to the support of academic instruction, research, and public service in all aspects of natural history. Students can join numerous groups such as Students for Global Change—a coalition group that actively educates the campus and community about environmental and human rights issues on both global and local levels—and the “Go Green Team.” Plus, students can pursue a sustainability studies minor, with the college offering several cross-departmental courses such as environmental chemistry, environmental economics, and sustainability and human behavior. Even the cinema and screen studies program challenges students to reduce waste—this in a discipline that is regularly considered one of the ten most wasteful industries in the United States! Campus neighbors feel the impact: SUNY Oswego boasts a highly successful ACTS program designed to create real-life solutions to sustainability problems in the community in the new Shineman Center for Science, Engineering, and Innovation.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    53%
    Graduate in 5 years
    65%
    Graduate in 6 years
    67%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Coop
    • Experiential
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Varies
      • Average Length: 1 hour
      Campus Tours
      • N/A

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      Yes
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      All interviews are being done virtually (not in person) at this time
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