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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Old Westbury, NY
Population 7,500,000
Website https://www.oldwestbury.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 245 (47%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,032
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 97%
From Region 0%
Athletes 6.0%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 33%
Black 23%
White 23%
Asian 12%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2012 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2013 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2014 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2015 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2016 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2017 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2018 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2019 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2020 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2021 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2022 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2023 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2024 Men: 46.3% 46.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2012 Asian: 5.1% 5.1% 2013 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2014 Asian: 9.1% 9.1% 2015 Asian: 8.6% 8.6% 2016 Asian: 11.8% 11.8% 2017 Asian: 8.0% 8.0% 2018 Asian: 11.7% 11.7% 2019 Asian: 13.3% 13.3% 2020 Asian: 12.7% 12.7% 2021 Asian: 11.8% 11.8% 2022 Asian: 12.7% 12.7% 2023 Asian: 9.6% 9.6% 2024 Asian: 12.8% 12.8% 2011 Black: 45.2% 45.2% 2012 Black: 34.3% 34.3% 2013 Black: 38.1% 38.1% 2014 Black: 33.4% 33.4% 2015 Black: 34.9% 34.9% 2016 Black: 33.6% 33.6% 2017 Black: 41.6% 41.6% 2018 Black: 32.7% 32.7% 2019 Black: 34.2% 34.2% 2020 Black: 32.4% 32.4% 2021 Black: 32.0% 32.0% 2022 Black: 28.5% 28.5% 2023 Black: 32.3% 32.3% 2024 Black: 38.3% 38.3% 2011 Hispanic: 21.3% 21.3% 2012 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2013 Hispanic: 23.6% 23.6% 2014 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4% 2015 Hispanic: 20.1% 20.1% 2016 Hispanic: 20.5% 20.5% 2017 Hispanic: 22.1% 22.1% 2018 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2019 Hispanic: 23.4% 23.4% 2020 Hispanic: 21.2% 21.2% 2021 Hispanic: 21.0% 21.0% 2022 Hispanic: 31.3% 31.3% 2023 Hispanic: 29.3% 29.3% 2024 Hispanic: 25.5% 25.5% 2011 White: 15.1% 15.1% 2012 White: 19.2% 19.2% 2013 White: 20.1% 20.1% 2014 White: 19.6% 19.6% 2015 White: 28.5% 28.5% 2016 White: 29.2% 29.2% 2017 White: 21.8% 21.8% 2018 White: 25.1% 25.1% 2019 White: 19.3% 19.3% 2020 White: 25.4% 25.4% 2021 White: 26.6% 26.6% 2022 White: 20.9% 20.9% 2023 White: 22.2% 22.2% 2024 White: 16.8% 16.8% 2011 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 International: 1.5% 1.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 10.4% 10.4% 2021 Asian: 11.8% 11.8% 2022 Asian: 12.0% 12.0% 2023 Asian: 11.9% 11.9% 2024 Asian: 11.2% 11.2% 2025 Asian: 11.7% 11.7% 2020 Black: 27.9% 27.9% 2021 Black: 28.0% 28.0% 2022 Black: 26.5% 26.5% 2023 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2024 Black: 24.1% 24.1% 2025 Black: 22.6% 22.6% 2020 Hispanic: 30.5% 30.5% 2021 Hispanic: 28.2% 28.2% 2022 Hispanic: 29.0% 29.0% 2023 Hispanic: 31.4% 31.4% 2024 Hispanic: 32.0% 32.0% 2025 Hispanic: 33.4% 33.4% 2020 White: 25.1% 25.1% 2021 White: 26.1% 26.1% 2022 White: 26.0% 26.0% 2023 White: 25.6% 25.6% 2024 White: 24.5% 24.5% 2025 White: 23.4% 23.4% 2020 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2025 International: 3.6% 3.6%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 482 34% / 66% 2% $49,412 51 91%
Computer Science 22 — 82% / 18% 9% $86,287 95 100%
Chemistry 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $62,121 76 —
Mathematics 4 +3 50% / 50% 0% $51,812 57 94%
Physics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $56,509 67 —
Bioinformatics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Biology 64 — 34% / 66% 2% $55,220 64 92%
Environmental Studies 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,020 50 —
Economics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Political Economy 32 — 53% / 47% 3% $46,052 41 85%
American Studies 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $44,825 37 —
Communication Studies 28 — 43% / 57% 0% $38,847 20 86%
English 34 — 12% / 88% 0% $46,146 41 89%
General Studies 24 — 12% / 88% 4% $48,968 50 100%
History 23 — 65% / 35% 0% $45,455 39 92%
Liberal Arts and Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,089 44 —
Philosophy 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,531 36 —
Psychology 99 +1 21% / 79% 4% $48,081 47 91%
Sociology 30 — 20% / 80% 0% $39,564 22 91%
Spanish 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $47,754 46 —
Digital Arts 14 — 57% / 43% 0% $39,800 23 —
Visual Arts 15 — 20% / 80% 0% $39,252 21 —
Criminology 52 — 27% / 73% 2% $51,084 55 87%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 171 63% / 37% 4% $61,582 76 97%
Accounting 49 — 55% / 45% 2% $67,426 82 95%
Business Administration 34 — 56% / 44% 6% $53,944 62 98%
Finance 34 — 79% / 21% 6% $64,100 79 100%
General Business 19 — 63% / 37% 0% $58,430 71 —
Management Information Systems 17 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,312 78 —
Marketing 18 +1 33% / 67% 6% $57,042 68 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 107 20% / 80% 4% $66,643 81 92%
Bilingual Education 13 — 0% / 100% 23% $66,120 81 —
Biology Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $74,823 88 93%
Childhood/Special Education — — — — $62,659 77 97%
Elementary Education 54 — 9% / 91% 2% $63,887 78 91%
Mathematics Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $74,823 88 93%
Social Studies Education 14 — 64% / 36% 0% $74,823 88 93%
Special Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,659 77 97%
Special Education 18 — 22% / 78% 0% — — —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Professional Studies 47 23% / 77% 2% $57,174 68
Public Health 45 +1 22% / 78% 2% $57,176 68 —
Labor Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $57,151 68 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,848
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,045
Est. In-State Cost $11,446
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,930
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 45%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 35.5% 35.5% 2012 Graduated: 35.0% 35.0% 2013 Graduated: 36.5% 36.5% 2014 Graduated: 37.2% 37.2% 2015 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2% 2016 Graduated: 43.1% 43.1% 2017 Graduated: 47.9% 47.9% 2018 Graduated: 47.2% 47.2% 2019 Graduated: 48.2% 48.2% 2020 Graduated: 48.8% 48.8% 2021 Graduated: 48.1% 48.1% 2022 Graduated: 48.4% 48.4% 2023 Graduated: 46.6% 46.6% 2024 Graduated: 44.6% 44.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 29.7% 29.7% 2012 Men: 28.5% 28.5% 2013 Men: 34.1% 34.1% 2014 Men: 27.5% 27.5% 2015 Men: 30.4% 30.4% 2016 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2017 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2018 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2019 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2020 Men: 37.9% 37.9% 2021 Men: 33.6% 33.6% 2022 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2023 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2024 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2011 Women: 39.1% 39.1% 2012 Women: 38.8% 38.8% 2013 Women: 38.1% 38.1% 2014 Women: 45.2% 45.2% 2015 Women: 47.7% 47.7% 2016 Women: 48.6% 48.6% 2017 Women: 52.3% 52.3% 2018 Women: 52.7% 52.7% 2019 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2021 Women: 58.2% 58.2% 2022 Women: 52.7% 52.7% 2023 Women: 53.0% 53.0% 2024 Women: 48.2% 48.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Asian: 23.8% 23.8% 2013 Asian: 32.1% 32.1% 2014 Asian: 54.8% 54.8% 2015 Asian: 38.9% 38.9% 2016 Asian: 37.0% 37.0% 2017 Asian: 43.8% 43.8% 2018 Asian: 41.3% 41.3% 2019 Asian: 45.5% 45.5% 2020 Asian: 55.2% 55.2% 2021 Asian: 52.3% 52.3% 2022 Asian: 57.8% 57.8% 2023 Asian: 47.6% 47.6% 2024 Asian: 61.7% 61.7% 2011 Black: 42.3% 42.3% 2012 Black: 41.8% 41.8% 2013 Black: 40.6% 40.6% 2014 Black: 42.1% 42.1% 2015 Black: 43.8% 43.8% 2016 Black: 42.0% 42.0% 2017 Black: 49.4% 49.4% 2018 Black: 56.6% 56.6% 2019 Black: 51.4% 51.4% 2020 Black: 50.7% 50.7% 2021 Black: 50.4% 50.4% 2022 Black: 48.3% 48.3% 2023 Black: 46.0% 46.0% 2024 Black: 42.2% 42.2% 2011 Hispanic: 31.4% 31.4% 2012 Hispanic: 37.9% 37.9% 2013 Hispanic: 43.1% 43.1% 2014 Hispanic: 38.4% 38.4% 2015 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2016 Hispanic: 42.5% 42.5% 2017 Hispanic: 47.7% 47.7% 2018 Hispanic: 41.8% 41.8% 2019 Hispanic: 43.3% 43.3% 2020 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2% 2021 Hispanic: 44.9% 44.9% 2022 Hispanic: 42.7% 42.7% 2023 Hispanic: 44.6% 44.6% 2024 Hispanic: 38.8% 38.8% 2011 White: 27.9% 27.9% 2012 White: 21.5% 21.5% 2013 White: 25.3% 25.3% 2014 White: 28.4% 28.4% 2015 White: 37.0% 37.0% 2016 White: 46.5% 46.5% 2017 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2018 White: 46.5% 46.5% 2019 White: 55.0% 55.0% 2020 White: 51.7% 51.7% 2021 White: 47.5% 47.5% 2022 White: 53.3% 53.3% 2023 White: 48.6% 48.6% 2024 White: 46.8% 46.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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 31.8% 257 25% / 75% 2% $45,519 39 91%
Business & Economics 25.8% 208 62% / 38% 3% $59,115 72 95%
Education 13.3% 107 20% / 80% 4% $66,643 81 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.7% 70 39% / 61% 1% $55,296 65 92%
Professional 6.4% 52 27% / 73% 2% $51,084 55 87%
Health Sciences 5.6% 45 22% / 78% 2% $57,176 68 —
Arts 3.6% 29 38% / 62% 0% $39,517 22 —
Computer Science 2.7% 22 82% / 18% 9% $86,287 95 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 13 46% / 54% 0% $58,372 71 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 4 50% / 50% 0% $49,020 50 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 44.8% 44.8% 2012 Acceptance: 52.0% 52.0% 2013 Acceptance: 58.0% 58.0% 2014 Acceptance: 62.3% 62.3% 2015 Acceptance: 50.1% 50.1% 2016 Acceptance: 68.6% 68.6% 2017 Acceptance: 78.2% 78.2% 2018 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9% 2019 Acceptance: 77.8% 77.8% 2020 Acceptance: 53.1% 53.1% 2021 Acceptance: 76.6% 76.6% 2022 Acceptance: 92.1% 92.1% 2023 Acceptance: 84.6% 84.6% 2024 Acceptance: 83.6% 83.6% 2011 Yield: 22.9% 22.9% 2012 Yield: 20.9% 20.9% 2013 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2014 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2015 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2016 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2017 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2018 Yield: 17.9% 17.9% 2019 Yield: 21.4% 21.4% 2020 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2021 Yield: 13.4% 13.4% 2022 Yield: 17.3% 17.3% 2023 Yield: 13.1% 13.1% 2024 Yield: 12.4% 12.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 3,914 3,914 2012 Applicants: 3,855 3,855 2013 Applicants: 3,341 3,341 2014 Applicants: 3,490 3,490 2015 Applicants: 4,474 4,474 2016 Applicants: 3,545 3,545 2017 Applicants: 3,752 3,752 2018 Applicants: 4,756 4,756 2019 Applicants: 3,655 3,655 2020 Applicants: 5,780 5,780 2021 Applicants: 4,613 4,613 2022 Applicants: 3,825 3,825 2023 Applicants: 6,511 6,511 2024 Applicants: 7,760 7,760 2011 Admitted: 1,755 1,755 2012 Admitted: 2,005 2,005 2013 Admitted: 1,939 1,939 2014 Admitted: 2,176 2,176 2015 Admitted: 2,241 2,241 2016 Admitted: 2,432 2,432 2017 Admitted: 2,935 2,935 2018 Admitted: 3,703 3,703 2019 Admitted: 2,842 2,842 2020 Admitted: 3,068 3,068 2021 Admitted: 3,532 3,532 2022 Admitted: 3,523 3,523 2023 Admitted: 5,507 5,507 2024 Admitted: 6,490 6,490 2011 Enrolled: 402 402 2012 Enrolled: 419 419 2013 Enrolled: 410 410 2014 Enrolled: 459 459 2015 Enrolled: 389 389 2016 Enrolled: 512 512 2017 Enrolled: 663 663 2018 Enrolled: 664 664 2019 Enrolled: 609 609 2020 Enrolled: 535 535 2021 Enrolled: 474 474 2022 Enrolled: 611 611 2023 Enrolled: 720 720 2024 Enrolled: 806 806

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 910 910 2012 25th: 920 920 2013 25th: 920 920 2014 25th: 910 910 2015 25th: 910 910 2016 25th: 880 880 2017 25th: 950 950 2018 25th: 950 950 2019 25th: 960 960 2020 25th: 930 930 2021 25th: 1070 1070 2022 25th: 1010 1010 2011 75th: 1070 1070 2012 75th: 1070 1070 2013 75th: 1080 1080 2014 75th: 1080 1080 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1060 1060 2017 75th: 1100 1100 2018 75th: 1053 1053 2019 75th: 1110 1110 2020 75th: 1100 1100 2021 75th: 1260 1260 2022 75th: 1206 1206

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 500 500 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 500 500 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 550 550 2021 75th: 620 620 2022 75th: 588 588

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 470 470 2021 25th: 550 550 2022 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 553 553 2019 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 550 550 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 618 618

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2012 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2013 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2014 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2015 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2016 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2017 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2021 Submitted: 10.0% 10.0% 2022 Submitted: 12.0% 12.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.