Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Oswego, NY
Population 80,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,377
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 94%
From Region 2%
Athletes 10.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
Hispanic 15%
Black 11%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
State University of New York at Oswego 1,271 45% / 55% 3% $55,286 65 95%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 14 100% / 0% 0% $88,133 95
Computer Science 29 +1 76% / 24% 10% $85,766 95
Computer Software Engineering 7 86% / 14% 29% $84,038 94 92%
Information Science 16 81% / 19% 12% $72,057 86 100%
Applied Mathematics +1 $86,394 95
Chemistry 3 67% / 33% 0% $75,326 89 100%
Geochemistry $62,504 77 100%
Geosciences 6 83% / 17% 0% $62,504 77 100%
Mathematics 4 +1 100% / 0% 0% $63,189 78
Meteorology 6 67% / 33% 0% $57,469 69 100%
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $76,077 89
Biochemistry 7 14% / 86% 0% $41,538 28 89%
Biology 49 27% / 73% 2% $65,445 80 93%
Zoology 35 26% / 74% 0% $40,075 23 93%
Health and Wellness 56 32% / 68% 0% $58,900 71
Accounting 31 42% / 58% 0% $65,117 80 97%
Business Administration 166 61% / 39% 9% $61,431 75 96%
Economics 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $71,624 86 96%
Finance 32 +1 100% / 0% 9% $76,987 90 100%
Human Resources Management 14 36% / 64% 21% $62,172 76 85%
Marketing 37 +1 57% / 43% 5% $61,653 76 97%
Mathematical Economics 3 100% / 0% 33% $75,116 88
Risk Management and Insurance 1 100% / 0% 0% $78,628 91
Science/Technology Management 11 91% / 9% 0% $61,431 75 96%
American Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $46,043 41
Anthropology 9 +2 33% / 67% 0% $25,075 3 95%
Cognitive Science 3 +1 33% / 67% 33% $73,147 87 100%
Communication 41 +2 39% / 61% 0% $49,454 51
Contemplative Studies +2 $48,194 47
Creative Writing 30 37% / 63% 0% $41,854 28 92%
English 14 +2 36% / 64% 0% $51,680 57 90%
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,955 50
French 1 100% / 0% 0% $49,303 51
History 13 +1 62% / 38% 0% $47,044 44 88%
Human Development and Family Studies 30 +2 17% / 83% 0% $48,617 49
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 67% / 33% 33% $52,365 58
International Studies 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $54,964 64
Journalism 9 56% / 44% 0% $48,898 49 100%
Linguistics 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,745 46
Philosophy 3 33% / 67% 0% $46,464 42
Political Science 3 67% / 33% 0% $58,990 72 88%
Psychology 104 +6 21% / 79% 1% $47,838 46 95%
Public Relations 36 +1 8% / 92% 0% $57,802 70 100%
Radio and Television 64 +2 64% / 36% 2% $47,582 46 95%
Sociology 9 22% / 78% 0% $41,506 27 97%
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,807 49
Womens Studies $50,487 54
Agricultural Teacher Education $56,725 67
Biology Education $56,725 67 96%
Chemistry Teacher Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $56,725 67
Earth Science Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,725 67 96%
Elementary Education 48 17% / 83% 0% $52,756 59 94%
English Education 11 27% / 73% 0% $56,725 67 96%
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $56,725 67 96%
General Education 19 32% / 68% 0% $50,703 54
Health Teacher Education $56,725 67
Mathematics Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $56,725 67 96%
Physics Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,725 67
Social Studies Education 24 79% / 21% 0% $56,725 67 96%
Spanish Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $56,725 67 96%
Teaching English as a Second Language 3 33% / 67% 0% $56,589 67
Technical Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $56,725 67 96%
Technology Education 25 84% / 16% 0% $56,725 67 96%
Animation 10 80% / 20% 0% $47,010 44
Film Production 28 +4 54% / 46% 0% $43,257 33 95%
Fine Arts 26 35% / 65% 0% $32,095 8 88%
Graphic Design 22 32% / 68% 0% $42,705 31 98%
Music 4 75% / 25% 0% $39,524 22 92%
Sound Arts 13 +1 85% / 15% 0% $39,524 22 92%
Studio Art 19 21% / 79% 0% $32,095 8 89%
Theater 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $27,976 5 100%
Criminal Justice 85 +4 28% / 72% 0% $57,247 68 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,272
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,931
Est. In-State Cost $11,994
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,783
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

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 30.0% 381 34% / 66% 1% $48,362 48 95%
Business & Economics 23.4% 298 63% / 37% 8% $63,845 78 96%
Education 11.7% 149 42% / 58% 0% $54,676 63 95%
Arts 9.8% 124 46% / 54% 0% $38,653 20 93%
Professional 6.7% 85 28% / 72% 0% $57,247 68 97%
Health Sciences 4.4% 56 32% / 68% 0% $58,900 71
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 56 25% / 75% 2% $62,457 77 93%
Computer Science 4.1% 52 79% / 21% 13% $81,315 92 97%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.8% 35 26% / 74% 0% $40,075 23 93%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 21 81% / 19% 0% $64,320 79 100%
Engineering 1.1% 14 100% / 0% 0% $88,133 95

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.4M #322 78% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #370 75% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #381 64% $0
Engineering $0.2M #354 61% $0.0M
Computer Science $0.1M #372 87% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #246 60% $0
Education $0.0M #430 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #424 0% $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $3.0M #445 73% $0.0M

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 80%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 26%
SAT Range 1070 – 1270
SAT Math Range 540 – 640
SAT RW Range 530 – 630