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SUNY Old Westbury

Basic Information

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

Total Undergraduates 3,945
Men / Women 42% / 57%
Hispanic 31%
White 30%
Black 22%
Asian 11%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%
From State 97%
From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 41%
Business & Economics 26%
Education 13%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Health Sciences 6%
Arts 3%
Computer Science 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level —

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 517 37% / 63% 1% $53,313 91%
Computer Science 28 — 93% / 7% 4% $92,351 97 100%
Chemistry 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,344 79 —
Mathematics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $55,146 66 94%
Biochemistry 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $59,932 74 —
Biology 66 +1 33% / 67% 3% $59,144 73 92%
Environmental Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,134 60 —
Political Economy 38 — 55% / 45% 3% $50,266 55 85%
American Studies 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $49,773 54 —
Communication Studies 42 — 45% / 55% 0% $41,918 31 86%
Criminology 53 +1 34% / 66% 0% $55,759 67 87%
English 32 — 28% / 72% 0% $49,987 54 89%
General Studies 34 — 35% / 65% 0% $50,336 55 100%
History 34 — 53% / 47% 3% $48,350 50 92%
Liberal Arts and Sciences — — — — $52,204 60 —
Philosophy 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,131 52 —
Psychology 110 — 17% / 83% 1% $52,680 61 91%
Sociology 33 — 15% / 85% 0% $43,184 35 91%
Spanish 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $51,173 57 —
Digital Arts 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $44,625 39 —
Visual Arts 15 — 47% / 53% 0% $41,339 30 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 175 54% / 46% 1% $66,867 97%
Accounting 65 — 58% / 42% 2% $73,645 88 95%
Business Administration 40 — 38% / 62% 2% $58,919 73 98%
Finance 21 — 71% / 29% 0% $70,012 86 100%
General Business 22 — 68% / 32% 0% $62,532 78 —
Management Information Systems 10 +1 80% / 20% 0% $67,667 84 —
Marketing 17 — 24% / 76% 0% $60,916 76 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 111 14% / 86% 1% $70,831 93%
Bilingual Education 12 — 0% / 100% 0% $71,341 87 —
Biology Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $81,573 93 93%
Childhood/Special Education 29 — 14% / 86% 0% $68,312 84 97%
Elementary Education 53 — 6% / 94% 2% $69,650 85 91%
Mathematics Education 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $81,573 93 93%
Social Studies Education 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $81,573 93 93%
Special Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $68,312 84 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Professional Studies 65 15% / 85% 3% $59,503
Public Health 56 — 14% / 86% 4% $59,094 73 —
Labor Studies 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $62,054 77 —