Oneonta, NY · Public · 4,643 undergraduates · town
SUNY Oneonta
Moderately selective
Oneonta offers the scale and breadth of a SUNY university while preserving the feel of a compact residential college town.
Institutional profile
Well established Strong in mobility, and solid in affordability.- Admission
- 70.2% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 73.5%
13,660 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$60,386 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets SUNY Oneonta apart
Academic design
Programs span liberal arts and pre-professional fields, with distinctive options such as music industry and museum studies and a guaranteed experiential-learning opportunity.
Campus pattern
The hilltop campus overlooks the small city of Oneonta and concentrates residence halls, academic buildings and student life within a walkable footprint.
Career & value signal
Students can connect classroom work to research, creative projects, internships, service, leadership or study abroad through a formal learn-by-doing commitment.
Can I get in?
70.2% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
13,660About 70 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 22% submitted an SAT, and 6% submitted an ACT. Because ACT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for SUNY Oneonta, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What SUNY Oneonta weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Programs span liberal arts and pre-professional fields, with distinctive options such as music industry and museum studies and a guaranteed experiential-learning opportunity.
Make institutional fit specific
Oneonta offers the scale and breadth of a SUNY university while preserving the feel of a compact residential college town.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at SUNY Oneonta
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Business/Managerial Economics
Admits separately
Communication and Media Studies
Admits separately
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
SUNY Oneonta beyond the classroom
The hilltop campus overlooks the small city of Oneonta and concentrates residence halls, academic buildings and student life within a walkable footprint.
A defining academic feature
Programs span liberal arts and pre-professional fields, with distinctive options such as music industry and museum studies and a guaranteed experiential-learning opportunity.
What shapes an ordinary week
The hilltop campus overlooks the small city of Oneonta and concentrates residence halls, academic buildings and student life within a walkable footprint.
Where the degree can lead
Students can connect classroom work to research, creative projects, internships, service, leadership or study abroad through a formal learn-by-doing commitment.