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SUNY Old Westbury

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 7,500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,945
Men / Women 42% / 57%
Hispanic 31%
White 30%
Black 22%
Asian 11%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 41%
Business & Economics 26%
Life & Natural Sciences 15%
Education 13%
Engineering, Computing & Math 4%
Arts 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,422
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,842
Est. In-State Cost $10,895
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,374
10-Year ROI $208,000
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 245 (47th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Arts and Sciences 517 37% / 63% 1% $46,280
Computer Science 28 93% / 7% 4%
Mathematics 3 100% / 0% 0% $51,061
Biochemistry 4 25% / 75% 0%
Biology 66 +1 33% / 67% 3%
Chemistry 2 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
Political Economy 38 55% / 45% 3%
American Studies 7 71% / 29% 0%
Communication Studies 42 45% / 55% 0% $38,813
Criminology 53 +1 34% / 66% 0% $51,629
English 32 28% / 72% 0% $46,284
General Studies 34 35% / 65% 0%
History 34 53% / 47% 3% $44,769
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Philosophy 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Psychology 110 17% / 83% 1% $48,778
Sociology 33 15% / 85% 0% $39,985
Spanish 6 17% / 83% 0%
Digital Arts 7 43% / 57% 0%
Visual Arts 15 47% / 53% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Business 175 54% / 46% 1% $69,593
Accounting 65 58% / 42% 2% $78,848
Business Administration 40 38% / 62% 2% $54,555
Finance 21 71% / 29% 0%
General Business 22 68% / 32% 0%
Management Information Systems 10 +1 80% / 20% 0%
Marketing 17 24% / 76% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Education 111 14% / 86% 1% $65,527
Bilingual Education 12 0% / 100% 0%
Biology Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $75,531
Childhood/Special Education 29 14% / 86% 0% $63,252
Elementary Education 53 6% / 94% 2% $64,491
Mathematics Education 6 67% / 33% 0% $75,531
Social Studies Education 6 67% / 33% 0% $75,531
Special Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $63,252
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Professional Studies 65 15% / 85% 3%
Public Health 56 14% / 86% 4%
Labor Studies 9 22% / 78% 0%