Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Vestal, NY
Population 220,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 196 (3% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,828
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 85%
From Region 9%
Athletes 3.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
Asian 19%
Hispanic 14%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Community and Public Affairs 123 18% / 82% 2% $54,677 53 95%
Human Development 88 18% / 82% 2% $52,349 46 95%
Social Work 35 17% / 83% 0% $60,533 66 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences 216 21% / 79% 1% $90,743 95 98%
Nursing 216 21% / 79% 1% $90,743 95 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Harpur College of Arts and Sciences 2,474 43% / 57% 2% $67,451 77 95%
Chemistry 42 48% / 52% 2% $80,073 89 90%
Geosciences 16 +2 44% / 56% 0% $50,506 41 100%
Mathematics 90 +19 58% / 42% 6% $86,900 93 96%
Physics 14 71% / 29% 0% $82,098 90
Biochemistry 82 56% / 44% 4% $60,630 66 79%
Biology 501 +13 41% / 59% 1% $65,531 75 98%
Integrative Neuroscience 221 26% / 74% 2% $71,760 82 94%
Environmental Science 53 +7 55% / 45% 2% $56,661 58 93%
Environmental Studies 37 +10 65% / 35% 3% $56,661 58 93%
Global Public Health 4 +1 25% / 75% 25% $70,573 81
Applied Economics 97 +2 71% / 29% 5% $84,592 92 96%
Economics 233 +14 71% / 29% 3% $84,592 92 96%
Africana Studies 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $49,323 37 95%
Anthropology 26 +3 12% / 88% 0% $51,636 44 96%
Asian Studies 4 +3 75% / 25% 0% $49,959 39
Asian-American Studies 7 +5 43% / 57% 0% $49,323 37 95%
Classical Languages 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $66,829 77
Comparative Literature 4 +4 0% / 100% 0% $58,829 63
Creative Writing 39 +10 31% / 69% 0% $55,785 56 90%
Developmental Psychology $64,499 73
English 70 +7 31% / 69% 0% $58,271 61 93%
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
French 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $67,794 78 89%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 18 +9 83% / 17% 0% $58,802 63 97%
German Studies 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $66,842 77
History 66 +17 70% / 30% 3% $57,573 60 89%
Interdisciplinary Studies 151 +15 45% / 55% 1% $75,092 85 96%
International Affairs $68,319 78
Italian 2 +4 0% / 100% 0% $67,794 78 89%
Judaic Studies 4 +4 0% / 100% 0% $47,445 32
Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies 3 +5 0% / 100% 0% $49,775 39
Linguistics 27 +3 4% / 96% 7% $58,829 63 91%
Medieval and Early Modern Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,314 59
Philosophy 7 +9 71% / 29% 0% $35,376 7 91%
Political Science 101 +10 50% / 50% 2% $67,683 78 94%
Psychology 382 +13 19% / 81% 1% $63,630 72 96%
Sociology 33 +9 30% / 70% 3% $44,893 24 93%
Spanish 6 +9 50% / 50% 0% $67,794 78 89%
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,323 37 95%
General Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,248 57
Art History 6 +1 33% / 67% 17% $50,086 40 89%
Cinema 38 +6 76% / 24% 5% $50,931 42 93%
Directing and Theatrical Production 4 0% / 100% 0% $44,864 24 95%
Fine Arts 43 +8 33% / 67% 0% $50,086 40 89%
Fine/Studio Arts 16 12% / 88% 0% $50,086 40 89%
Music 6 +4 67% / 33% 0% $48,950 36
Music Performance 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,678 35
Musical Theatre 2 0% / 100% 0%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 3 +1 0% / 100% 33% $44,864 24 95%
Theatre 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,864 24 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Management 517 61% / 39% 5% $100,220 98 98%
Accounting 164 60% / 40% 5% $94,148 96 97%
Business Administration 58 71% / 29% 5% $93,230 96 98%
Entrepreneurship 3 67% / 33% 33% $85,853 92
Finance 132 69% / 31% 4% $110,415 99 100%
Logistics 2 50% / 50% 0% $93,230 96 98%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 98 56% / 44% 7% $106,385 98 94%
Marketing 60 45% / 55% 5% $92,028 95 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science 512 75% / 25% 9% $100,271 98 97%
Biomedical Engineering 57 44% / 56% 2% $77,332 87 97%
Computer Engineering 80 85% / 15% 25% $109,065 99 96%
Electrical Engineering 43 72% / 28% 2% $88,157 94 97%
Engineering $95,199 96
Industrial Engineering 50 54% / 46% 6% $87,441 93 92%
Mechanical Engineering 139 82% / 18% 3% $82,618 90 98%
Computer Science 135 83% / 17% 5% $131,105 100 96%
Information Technology 8 100% / 0% 100% $107,496 99

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,094
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,341
Est. In-State Cost $14,351
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,836
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 28.2% 1,085 31% / 69% 1% $62,085 69 94%
Business & Economics 22.0% 847 65% / 35% 5% $94,131 96 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 20.9% 804 38% / 62% 1% $66,743 76 95%
Engineering 9.6% 369 72% / 28% 8% $88,834 94 97%
Health Sciences 5.7% 220 21% / 79% 2% $90,376 95 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.2% 162 55% / 45% 4% $81,121 89 95%
Computer Science 3.7% 143 84% / 16% 10% $129,784 100 96%
Arts 3.1% 121 43% / 57% 3% $49,924 39 91%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 90 59% / 41% 2% $56,661 58 93%
Education 0.0% 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,248 57

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $49.7M #102 21% $2.9M 35 #96 299 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $40.6M #52 17% $0.6M 53 #98 189 3
Physical Sciences & Math $22.9M #121 25% $0.3M 27 #101 116 8
Health Sciences $14.1M #121 20% $0.3M 1 #236 16
Business & Economics $9.9M #67 2% $0 3 #213 46
Computer Science $9.9M #90 20% $0.2M 11 #90 84
Life & Natural Sciences $6.7M #188 14% $0 2 #219 58 1
Education $3.2M #139 22% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.5M #185 0% $0
Total $157M #134 19% $4.3M 132 #150 808 17

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 37%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 42% 34% 30%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 53%
SAT Range 1340 – 1500
SAT Math Range 670 – 760
SAT RW Range 670 – 740