State University of New York at Oswego

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 80,000

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 465 (9.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
State University of New York at Oswego 1,271 45% 68% 3% 11% 12% 3% $60,608 11 -0.43 68 96% 8.3%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 14 — 100% 71% 7% 21% 0% 0% $106,191 28 -0.51 98 — — — — —
Computer Science 29 +1 76% 62% 7% 10% 7% 10% $98,978 22 -0.76 97 — — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 7 — 86% 57% 0% 0% 0% 29% $108,089 34 -0.49 98 100% — — — —
Information Science 16 — 81% 38% 0% 38% 12% 12% $78,780 14 -0.95 88 96% — — — —
Applied Mathematics — +1 — — — — — — $78,536 10 -0.96 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $59,305 7 -1.19 66 100% — — — —
Geochemistry — — — — — — — — $65,379 57 +0.03 75 96% — — — —
Geosciences 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $65,379 57 +0.03 75 96% — — — —
Mathematics 4 +1 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $64,514 18 -0.79 74 — — — — —
Meteorology 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,468 20 -0.69 62 100% — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,220 22 -0.60 85 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 14% 43% 14% 29% 0% 0% $66,920 23 -0.41 77 95% — — — —
Biology 49 — 27% 78% 0% 6% 12% 2% $64,026 38 -0.28 73 99% — — — —
Zoology 35 — 26% 63% 0% 6% 20% 0% $44,720 9 -1.08 29 100% — — — —
Health and Wellness 56 — 32% 75% 2% 9% 11% 0% $67,015 49 -0.10 77 — — — — —
Accounting 31 — 42% 68% 0% 13% 19% 0% $71,858 17 -0.98 82 96% — — — —
Business Administration 166 — 61% 66% 5% 8% 11% 9% $69,704 38 -0.41 80 96% — — — —
Economics 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $100,484 67 +0.09 97 100% — — — —
Finance 32 +1 100% 53% 3% 6% 22% 9% $80,577 21 -0.64 89 98% — — — —
Human Resources Management 14 — 36% 57% 0% 14% 7% 21% $69,601 32 -0.46 80 98% — — — —
Marketing 37 +1 57% 57% 11% 11% 11% 5% $70,777 30 -0.53 81 94% — — — —
Mathematical Economics 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $79,522 26 -0.69 88 — — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $79,633 8 -1.42 88 94% — — — —
Science/Technology Management 11 — 91% 64% 0% 27% 9% 0% $69,704 38 -0.41 80 96% — — — —
American Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,434 19 -0.78 42 — — — — —
Creative Writing 30 — 37% 67% 0% 13% 3% 0% $42,060 6 -1.26 23 93% — — — —
English 14 +2 36% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,070 31 -0.53 39 96% — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,764 21 -0.74 43 — — — — —
French 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,889 21 -0.73 43 — — — — —
History 13 +1 62% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $51,814 32 -0.50 48 91% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $53,471 33 -0.37 53 — — — — —
Linguistics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,240 19 -0.78 42 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,180 18 -0.85 44 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,693 20 -0.74 43 — — — — —
Womens Studies — — — — — — — — $48,154 15 -0.99 39 — — — — —
Anthropology 9 +2 33% 67% 0% 11% 0% 0% $25,074 0 -2.88 3 95% — — — —
Cognitive Science 3 +1 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% 33% $73,147 33 -0.40 83 100% — — — —
Communication 41 +2 39% 76% 2% 7% 7% 0% $54,739 25 -0.67 56 — — — — —
Contemplative Studies — +2 — — — — — — $49,041 16 -0.91 41 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 30 +2 17% 57% 0% 23% 13% 0% $50,724 31 -0.30 46 — — — — —
International Studies 5 +2 20% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $59,985 17 -0.67 67 — — — — —
Journalism 9 — 56% 56% 0% 22% 22% 0% $52,752 12 -1.07 51 96% — — — —
Political Science 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $69,592 44 -0.19 80 100% — — — —
Psychology 104 +6 21% 63% 4% 12% 17% 1% $55,558 57 +0.07 58 96% — — — —
Public Relations 36 +1 8% 72% 0% 11% 17% 0% $62,901 24 -0.80 72 97% 8.1% — — —
Radio and Television 64 +2 64% 77% 0% 9% 12% 2% $56,166 33 -0.53 59 96% 8.6% — — —
Sociology 9 — 22% 33% 0% 56% 11% 0% $54,341 46 -0.23 55 94% — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,122 53 -0.06 67 98% — — — —
Biology Education — — — — — — — — $60,122 73 +0.23 67 98% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,122 73 +0.23 67 98% — — — —
Earth Science Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,122 73 +0.23 67 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 48 — 17% 79% 6% 12% 2% 0% $60,886 93 +1.28 68 97% — — — —
English Education 11 — 27% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $60,122 77 +0.66 67 98% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,122 53 -0.06 67 98% — — — —
General Education 19 — 32% 89% 5% 5% 0% 0% $51,048 29 -0.47 46 — — — — —
Health Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,122 64 +0.30 67 98% — — — —
Mathematics Education 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $60,122 73 +0.23 67 98% — — — —
Physics Teacher Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,122 73 +0.23 67 98% — — — —
Social Studies Education 24 — 79% 79% 0% 0% 12% 0% $60,122 81 +0.76 67 98% — — — —
Spanish Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,122 77 +0.66 67 98% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,430 75 +0.56 66 — — — — —
Technical Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $60,122 80 +0.59 67 98% — — — —
Technology Education 25 — 84% 92% 4% 0% 0% 0% $60,122 80 +0.59 67 98% — — — —
Animation 10 — 80% 60% 0% 10% 20% 0% $50,007 33 -0.38 44 — — — — —
Film Production 28 +4 54% 61% 0% 11% 14% 0% $35,981 4 -1.91 11 95% — — — —
Fine Arts 26 — 35% 58% 4% 19% 15% 0% $35,853 8 -1.18 10 90% — — — —
Graphic Design 22 — 32% 77% 9% 0% 5% 0% $48,597 17 -0.89 40 95% — — — —
Music 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,855 7 -1.28 9 90% — — — —
Sound Arts 13 +1 85% 54% 0% 15% 31% 0% $34,855 7 -1.28 9 90% — — — —
Studio Art 19 — 21% 79% 11% 5% 5% 0% $35,853 8 -1.18 10 90% — — — —
Theater 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $49,960 88 +0.92 44 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 85 +4 28% 56% 1% 19% 16% 0% $57,226 35 -0.37 62 95% 8.1% — — —

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 68th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.6% 313 32% 66% 2% 13% 14% 1% $55,338 37 -0.43 57 96% 8.4%
Business & Economics 23.4% 298 63% 63% 4% 10% 13% 8% $71,666 32 -0.51 82 96% —
Education 11.7% 149 42% 82% 3% 7% 5% 0% $59,197 81 +0.67 65 98% —
Arts 9.8% 124 46% 65% 4% 10% 14% 0% $39,375 6 -1.21 17 92% —
Professional 6.7% 85 28% 56% 1% 19% 16% 0% $57,226 16 -0.37 62 95% 8.1%
Humanities 5.4% 68 43% 79% 0% 9% 3% 1% $46,578 7 -0.87 34 93% —
Health Sciences 4.4% 56 32% 75% 2% 9% 11% 0% $67,015 13 -0.10 77 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 56 25% 73% 2% 9% 11% 2% $64,388 34 -0.30 74 98% —
Computer Science 4.1% 52 79% 54% 4% 17% 8% 13% $93,990 21 -0.78 95 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.8% 35 26% 63% 0% 6% 20% 0% $44,720 2 -1.08 29 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 21 81% 86% 5% 0% 10% 0% $63,023 9 -0.56 72 98% —
Engineering 1.1% 14 100% 71% 7% 21% 0% 0% $106,191 67 -0.51 98 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 64 $92K $92K -$289
Baseball 41 $239K $232K $6K
Lacrosse 41 $149K $135K $14K
Soccer 33 $133K $128K $5K
Ice Hockey 26 $459K $308K $151K
Swimming & Diving 20 $87K $80K $7K
Wrestling 20 $140K $129K $11K
Basketball 19 $214K $203K $11K
Tennis 12 $45K $45K $469
Golf 11 $53K $53K $146
Total 250 $1.6M $1.4M $207K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $91K $92K -$259
Soccer 31 $121K $124K -$2K
Lacrosse 28 $116K $117K -$1K
Ice Hockey 25 $175K $153K $22K
Softball 23 $122K $126K -$3K
Field Hockey 22 $117K $114K $2K
Swimming & Diving 19 $86K $79K $7K
Basketball 16 $164K $164K $0
Volleyball 15 $135K $133K $1K
Tennis 9 $45K $45K $40
Total 215 $1.2M $1.2M $26K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 140 $183K $184K -$548
Lacrosse 69 $265K $252K $13K
Soccer 64 $255K $253K $2K
Ice Hockey 51 $634K $461K $173K
Baseball 41 $239K $232K $6K
Swimming & Diving 39 $173K $159K $14K
Basketball 35 $379K $368K $11K
Softball 23 $122K $126K -$3K
Field Hockey 22 $117K $114K $2K
Tennis 21 $90K $90K $509
Wrestling 20 $140K $129K $11K
Volleyball 15 $135K $133K $1K
Golf 11 $53K $53K $146
Total 465 $5.3M $3.7M $1.6M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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