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State University of New York at Oswego

State University of New York at Oswego is based in the town of Oswego, NY — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,677

family income
under $30k

$14,114

$30–48k

$18,084

$48–75k

$18,588

$75–110k

$23,253

over $110k

Average net price

$16,2362023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at State University of New York at Oswego rose from $13,836 (2008) to $16,236 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,836
2009	$14,249
2010	$14,467
2011	$15,953
2012	$16,396
2013	$16,916
2014	$16,314
2015	$15,928
2016	$15,959
2017	$15,575
2018	$15,665
2019	$15,719
2020	$14,582
2021	$16,281
2022	$17,231
2023	$16,236

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$27,0522024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at State University of New York at Oswego rose from $17,503 (2009) to $27,052 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$17,503
2010	$19,226
2011	$19,625
2012	$20,647
2013	$21,146
2014	$21,673
2015	$22,061
2016	$22,822
2017	$23,177
2018	$23,704
2019	$24,393
2020	$24,970
2021	$24,314
2022	$26,135
2023	$27,155
2024	$27,052

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,108	$9,008
2001	$4,251	$9,151
2002	$4,184	$9,084
2003	$5,176	$11,126
2004	$5,238	$11,188
2005	$5,322	$11,582
2006	$5,820	$12,051
2007	$5,934	$12,194
2008	$6,031	$12,291
2013	$7,181	$16,631
2014	$7,581	$17,231
2015	$7,934	$17,784
2016	$7,961	$17,811
2017	$8,191	$17,841
2018	$8,440	$18,220
2019	$8,717	$18,627
2020	$8,651	$18,561
2021	$8,769	$18,679
2022	$8,769	$18,679
2023	$8,769	$18,679

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

State University of New York at Oswego reports published tuition by residency: $8,825 in-state versus $18,735 out-of-state — a $9,910 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

State University of New York at Oswego reports 5,473 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

60.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at State University of New York at Oswego within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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60.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at State University of New York at Oswego rose from 51.6% (entered 1996) to 60.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	58.8%
1992 cohort	57.7%
1993 cohort	57.4%
1996 cohort	51.6%
1997 cohort	56.3%
1998 cohort	55%
1999 cohort	54.3%
2000 cohort	52%
2001 cohort	53.8%
2002 cohort	56.9%
2003 cohort	56.6%
2004 cohort	60.1%
2005 cohort	57.4%
2006 cohort	57.9%
2007 cohort	57.9%
2008 cohort	63.3%
2009 cohort	66.4%
2010 cohort	65.7%
2011 cohort	65.7%
2012 cohort	63.5%
2013 cohort	66.7%
2014 cohort	64.8%
2015 cohort	66.4%
2016 cohort	64%
2017 cohort	60.4%
2018 cohort	60.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,097	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,625	$7,589
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,642	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,751	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$8,048
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,125	$8,733
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,125	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,015	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,250	$5,153
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,916	$4,875
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,927	$6,751
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,000	$7,360
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,496	$7,809
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,500	$8,416
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,502	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,559	$8,625
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,880	$8,452

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,358

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$52,620

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$57,566

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

State University of New York at Oswego admitted 12,202 of 15,149 applicants in Fall 2024. The 80.5% rate describes that application pool.

80.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,769 in-state tuition · 2023–24 5,473 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1070–12701600

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Admissions

State University of New York at Oswego reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For State University of New York at Oswego’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 530–630 and Math was 540–640 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1070–1270 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	530	580	630
SAT Math	540	600	640
ACT Composite	23	26	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, State University of New York at Oswego received 15,149 applications and admitted 12,202 (80.5%), with 1,265 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

80.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	57.9%
Fall 2002	57%
Fall 2003	56.8%
Fall 2004	56.9%
Fall 2005	57.3%
Fall 2006	51.8%
Fall 2007	50%
Fall 2008	47%
Fall 2009	46.8%
Fall 2010	47.4%
Fall 2011	48.3%
Fall 2012	48.4%
Fall 2013	48.6%
Fall 2014	48.4%
Fall 2015	51%
Fall 2016	54.5%
Fall 2017	53.6%
Fall 2018	53.6%
Fall 2019	54%
Fall 2020	68.9%
Fall 2021	79.7%
Fall 2022	82.6%
Fall 2023	80.4%
Fall 2024	80.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1070–1270Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	940	1130
Fall 2002	960	1140
Fall 2003	1020	1150
Fall 2004	1020	1170
Fall 2005	1020	1160
Fall 2006	1030	1180
Fall 2007	1030	1170
Fall 2008	1040	1180
Fall 2009	1050	1190
Fall 2010	1060	1200
Fall 2011	1060	1200
Fall 2012	1060	1200
Fall 2013	1040	1180
Fall 2014	1020	1190
Fall 2015	1010	1190
Fall 2016	1010	1180
Fall 2017	1075	1225
Fall 2018	1070	1240
Fall 2019	1070	1240
Fall 2020	1020	1190
Fall 2021	1060	1280
Fall 2022	1070	1260
Fall 2023	1060	1270
Fall 2024	1070	1270

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

23–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	21	24
Fall 2004	21	25
Fall 2005	21	25
Fall 2006	21	25
Fall 2007	21	25
Fall 2008	21	25
Fall 2009	21	25
Fall 2010	21	25
Fall 2011	21	25
Fall 2012	22	26
Fall 2013	22	26
Fall 2014	22	26
Fall 2015	22	26
Fall 2016	22	27
Fall 2017	22	27
Fall 2018	21	26
Fall 2019	21	26
Fall 2020	20	26
Fall 2021	24	29
Fall 2022	19	29
Fall 2023	23	27
Fall 2024	23	29

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

5,473Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at State University of New York at Oswego fell from 7,113 (Fall 2002) to 5,473 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	7,113
Fall 2003	7,011
Fall 2004	6,945
Fall 2005	7,000
Fall 2006	6,998
Fall 2007	6,962
Fall 2008	7,095
Fall 2009	7,145
Fall 2010	7,343
Fall 2011	7,344
Fall 2012	7,114
Fall 2013	7,245
Fall 2014	7,102
Fall 2015	7,046
Fall 2016	7,113
Fall 2017	7,090
Fall 2018	7,039
Fall 2019	6,881
Fall 2020	6,623
Fall 2021	6,095
Fall 2022	5,957
Fall 2023	5,618
Fall 2024	5,473

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

70%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at State University of New York at Oswego fell from 78% (Fall 2003) to 70% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	78%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	78%
Fall 2006 cohort	77%
Fall 2007 cohort	75%
Fall 2008 cohort	80%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	79%
Fall 2011 cohort	79%
Fall 2012 cohort	78%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	76%
Fall 2018 cohort	77%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	75%
Fall 2021 cohort	73%
Fall 2022 cohort	70%
Fall 2023 cohort	70%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about State University of New York at Oswego

Faculty pay at State University of New York at Oswego averages $97,764 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes State University of New York at Oswego as a primarily residential campus of 5,473 undergraduates — and 70.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

State University of New York at Oswego's SAT section-percentile sums are 1070–1270 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on State University of New York at Oswego's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How State University of New York at Oswego compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

State University of New York at Oswego80.5%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

State University of New York at Oswego$8,825

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

State University of New York at Oswego's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

State University of New York at Oswego$57,566

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

State University of New York at Oswego, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	State University of New York at Oswego	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	80.5%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,825	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$57,566	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For State University of New York at Oswego, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

State University of New York at Oswego federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 30 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$100,148
Economics	$87,667
Computer Engineering	$86,865
Cognitive Science	$76,118
Information Science/Studies	$74,812
Finance and Financial Management Services	$72,784
Accounting and Related Services	$70,218
Marketing	$66,766
Human Resources Management and Services	$66,544
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,048
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$64,634
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$59,563
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	$59,427
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$59,412
Biology, General	$58,932
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$58,675
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$57,622
Political Science and Government	$56,281
History	$53,429
Psychology, General	$52,023
Sociology	$51,537
Journalism	$50,813
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$48,489
Design and Applied Arts	$44,939
Music	$41,122
Zoology/Animal Biology	$40,755
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$40,579
English Language and Literature, General	$40,431
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$38,429
Fine and Studio Arts	$36,511

These 30 fields listed for State University of New York at Oswego measure earnings after completion. The $57,566 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 30 additional State University of New York at Oswego fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does State University of New York at Oswego report?

State University of New York at Oswego's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1070–1270 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is State University of New York at Oswego's acceptance rate?

80.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 12,202 admitted from 15,149 applicants.

How much does State University of New York at Oswego cost?

In-state tuition is $8,825; out-of-state students pay $18,735. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does State University of New York at Oswego report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $57,566. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

SUNY College at Potsdam — 77.7% admitted
SUNY Oneonta — 69.6% admitted
State University of New York at New Paltz — 61.6% admitted
SUNY at Purchase College — 74% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.