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SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego, New York

https://www.oswego.edu

#480 National Colleges

54.05% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

6,881 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, highly residential
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego or Oswego State) is a public college in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York. It has two campuses: historic lakeside campus in Oswego and Metro Center in Syracuse, New York.

SUNY Oswego was founded in 1861 as the Oswego Primary Teachers Training School by Edward Austin Sheldon, who introduced a revolutionary teaching methodology Oswego Movement in American education. In 1942 the New York Legislature elevated it from a normal school to a degree-granting teachers' college, Oswego State Teachers College, which was a founding and charter member of the State University of New York system in 1948. In 1962 the college broadened its scope to become a liberal arts college.

SUNY Oswego currently has over 80,000 living alumni. Oswego State offers more than 100 academic programs leading to bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and certificates of advanced study. It consists of four colleges and schools: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Education, and School of Communications, Media and the Arts.


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Location

City
Oswego, New York

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Locale
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 27.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 13.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 8.9%
Psychology 8.7%
Education 7.2%
Visual And Performing Arts 5.9%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 5.2%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 4.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 3.1%
Social Sciences 3.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.9%
Physical Sciences 2.7%
Engineering 1.7%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.5%
History 1.3%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.9%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.7%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.4%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.1%

Cost

In State Tuition
$8,717.00

Out of State Tuition
$18,627.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
65.16%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$15,665.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1158 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 620 575 530
Verbal 620 580 540

ACT Scores

24 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 0 0 0
English 0 0 0