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SUNY Old Westbury

SUNY Old Westbury is a public campus in suburban Old Westbury, NY.

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

$5,890

family income
under $30k

$8,149

$30–48k

$13,294

$48–75k

$14,835

$75–110k

$18,451

over $110k

Average net price

$11,2822023–24Skip 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 SUNY Old Westbury rose from $9,201 (2008) to $11,282 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$9,201
2009	$9,524
2010	$8,347
2011	$8,660
2012	$8,598
2013	$7,756
2014	$11,703
2015	$10,448
2016	$11,289
2017	$11,144
2018	$10,557
2019	$10,182
2020	$6,352
2021	$11,639
2022	$9,900
2023	$11,282

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$21,2872024–25Skip 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 SUNY Old Westbury rose from $15,529 (2009) to $21,287 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,529
2010	$16,299
2011	$15,518
2012	$16,132
2013	$15,888
2014	$15,734
2015	$18,532
2016	$18,627
2017	$19,529
2018	$20,303
2019	$20,035
2020	$19,786
2021	$15,718
2022	$20,857
2023	$19,934
2024	$21,287

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	$3,921	$8,821
2001	$3,925	$8,825
2002	$3,985	$8,885
2003	$4,350	$10,300
2004	$4,350	$10,300
2005	$4,350	$10,300
2006	$4,350	$10,610
2007	$5,177	$11,431
2008	$5,177	$11,437
2013	$6,624	$15,874
2014	$7,323	$16,953
2015	$7,643	$17,493
2016	$7,683	$17,533
2017	$7,883	$17,533
2018	$8,143	$17,923
2019	$8,368	$18,278
2020	$8,122	$18,032
2021	$8,379	$18,289
2022	$8,368	$18,278
2023	$8,379	$18,289

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

SUNY Old Westbury reports tuition of $8,422 for in-state students and $18,842 for out-of-state students. Check SUNY Old Westbury’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 4,162 undergrads, SUNY Old Westbury is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

44.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at SUNY Old Westbury 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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44.6%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 SUNY Old Westbury rose from 22.5% (entered 1996) to 44.6% (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	28.3%
1992 cohort	29.7%
1993 cohort	24.2%
1996 cohort	22.5%
1997 cohort	18.4%
1998 cohort	27.2%
1999 cohort	31.1%
2000 cohort	33.2%
2001 cohort	35.9%
2002 cohort	37.5%
2003 cohort	37%
2004 cohort	39.4%
2005 cohort	35.5%
2006 cohort	35%
2007 cohort	36.5%
2008 cohort	37.2%
2009 cohort	40.2%
2010 cohort	43.1%
2011 cohort	47.9%
2012 cohort	47.2%
2013 cohort	48.2%
2014 cohort	48.8%
2015 cohort	48.1%
2016 cohort	48.4%
2017 cohort	46.6%
2018 cohort	44.6%

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 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	—	$5,510
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	—	$5,742
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,625	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$12,000	$5,560
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,709	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,175	$6,816
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,750	$7,414
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,944	$7,300
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$13,900	$8,831
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$14,150	$9,626
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$16,663	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$15,500	$10,130
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$16,216	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$17,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$16,844	$10,703
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$15,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$15,250	$8,800
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$14,997	$9,500

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

$43,671

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$55,233

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,526

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

SUNY Old Westbury admitted 6,490 of 7,760 applicants in Fall 2024. The 83.6% rate describes that application pool.

83.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,379 in-state tuition · 2023–24 4,162 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, SUNY Old Westbury received 7,760 applications and admitted 6,490 (83.6%), with 806 enrolling.

SUNY Old Westbury did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for SUNY Old Westbury under that historical policy.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Acceptance rate

83.6%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	40.5%
Fall 2002	61.1%
Fall 2003	51.8%
Fall 2004	57.5%
Fall 2005	59.4%
Fall 2006	55%
Fall 2007	54.9%
Fall 2008	44.6%
Fall 2009	50.7%
Fall 2010	49.1%
Fall 2011	44.8%
Fall 2012	52%
Fall 2013	58%
Fall 2014	62.4%
Fall 2015	50.1%
Fall 2016	68.6%
Fall 2017	78.2%
Fall 2018	77.9%
Fall 2019	77.8%
Fall 2020	53.1%
Fall 2021	76.6%
Fall 2022	92.1%
Fall 2023	84.6%
Fall 2024	83.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1206Fall 2022 · 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	770	1020
Fall 2002	810	990
Fall 2003	810	990
Fall 2004	828	1000
Fall 2005	860	1030
Fall 2006	840	1015
Fall 2007	890	1040
Fall 2008	905	1110
Fall 2009	910	1080
Fall 2010	900	1080
Fall 2011	910	1070
Fall 2012	920	1070
Fall 2013	920	1080
Fall 2014	910	1080
Fall 2015	910	1080
Fall 2016	880	1060
Fall 2017	950	1100
Fall 2018	950	1053
Fall 2019	960	1110
Fall 2020	930	1100
Fall 2021	1070	1260
Fall 2022	1010	1206

IPEDS Fall 2001–2022, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–23Fall 2017 · 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 2004	18	22
Fall 2005	16	21
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	19	22
Fall 2009	20	24
Fall 2010	20	23
Fall 2011	19	22
Fall 2012	20	24
Fall 2013	19	22
Fall 2014	20	23
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	19	23

IPEDS Fall 2004–2017, 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

4,162Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at SUNY Old Westbury rose from 2,949 (Fall 2002) to 4,162 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,949
Fall 2003	3,067
Fall 2004	3,169
Fall 2005	3,215
Fall 2006	3,282
Fall 2007	3,405
Fall 2008	3,355
Fall 2009	3,696
Fall 2010	4,066
Fall 2011	4,111
Fall 2012	4,077
Fall 2013	4,045
Fall 2014	4,173
Fall 2015	3,998
Fall 2016	4,086
Fall 2017	4,481
Fall 2018	4,645
Fall 2019	4,679
Fall 2020	4,543
Fall 2021	3,936
Fall 2022	3,800
Fall 2023	3,945
Fall 2024	4,162

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%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 SUNY Old Westbury has held near 72% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	74%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	73%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	76%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	76%
Fall 2013 cohort	84%
Fall 2014 cohort	81%
Fall 2015 cohort	79%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	76%
Fall 2018 cohort	76%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	71%
Fall 2022 cohort	74%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about SUNY Old Westbury

49.3% of SUNY Old Westbury's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes SUNY Old Westbury as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 4,162 undergraduates live off campus, and 71.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

SUNY Old Westbury reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 83.6%. Review SUNY Old Westbury's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

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 SUNY Old Westbury 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

SUNY Old Westbury83.6%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

SUNY Old Westbury$8,422

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

SUNY Old Westbury's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

SUNY Old Westbury$58,526

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

SUNY Old Westbury, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	SUNY Old Westbury	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	83.6%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,422	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,526	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For SUNY Old Westbury, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

SUNY Old Westbury federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 18 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$94,236
Information Science/Studies	$78,347
Finance and Financial Management Services	$71,441
Accounting and Related Services	$70,351
Special Education and Teaching	$62,389
Biology, General	$60,351
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,309
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$57,360
Social Sciences, Other	$56,609
English Language and Literature, General	$53,652
Psychology, General	$53,013
Criminology	$52,598
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$51,363
History	$49,972
Sociology	$49,308
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$48,624
Communication and Media Studies	$47,095
Fine and Studio Arts	$37,203

These 18 fields listed for SUNY Old Westbury measure earnings after completion. The $58,526 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 23 additional SUNY Old Westbury fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does SUNY Old Westbury report?

SUNY Old Westbury did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 83.6% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is SUNY Old Westbury's acceptance rate?

83.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,490 admitted from 7,760 applicants.

How much does SUNY Old Westbury cost?

In-state tuition is $8,422; out-of-state students pay $18,842. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does SUNY Old Westbury report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,526. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

State University of New York at Plattsburgh — 78.4% admitted
SUNY at Purchase College — 74% admitted
SUNY College at Potsdam — 77.7% admitted
State University of New York at Oswego — 80.5% 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.