SUNY Geneseo Overview

SUNY Geneseo is a public institution situated in Geneseo, New York. The surrounding location of Geneseo is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is SUNY Geneseo Known For?

• Students at SUNY Geneseo have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at SUNY Geneseo is the master's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 64% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from SUNY Geneseo with a bachelor's degree make about $48,800 a year. That's 20% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from SUNY Geneseo to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

SUNY Geneseo Rankings

SUNY Geneseo is ranked #322 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 160 colleges in New York, it is ranked at #32.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

SUNY Geneseo has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#166	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SUNY Geneseo.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#54	Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#66	Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#76	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#94	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SUNY Geneseo has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#73	Best Special Education Schools	College Factual
#76	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Business Degree Central
#110	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#119	Best Communication & Journalism Schools	College Factual
#189	Best Education Schools	College Factual
#220	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is SUNY Geneseo?

Contact details for SUNY Geneseo are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454-1465
Phone:	585-245-5000
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/SUNYGeneseo

How Do I Get Into SUNY Geneseo?

You can apply to SUNY Geneseo online at: geneseo.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for SUNY Geneseo

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Geneseo?

With an acceptance rate of 61%, SUNY Geneseo does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 89% of students accepted to SUNY Geneseo submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 650. Math scores were between 570 and 660.

SUNY Geneseo received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 29.

Can I Afford SUNY Geneseo?

The overall average net price of SUNY Geneseo is $28,955. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SUNY Geneseo, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $7,229 a year. That adds up to $28,916 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Geneseo is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

SUNY Geneseo Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,829 undergraduate students at SUNY Geneseo, with 4,627 being full-time and 202 being part-time.

There are also 82 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,627 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Geneseo, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of SUNY Geneseo students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	207
Black or African American	141
Hispanic or Latino	386
White	3,646
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	205

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at SUNY Geneseo. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at SUNY Geneseo. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, South Korea, and Canada.

Online Learning at SUNY Geneseo

In 2019-2020, 4,808 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SUNY Geneseo has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of SUNY Geneseo

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at SUNY Geneseo was 2,014.3%. This is the #64 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SUNY Geneseo regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

SUNY Geneseo Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	175	0	175
General Biology	150	0	150
Communication & Media Studies	116	0	116
Teacher Education Subject Specific	65	39	104
Accounting	67	20	87
Business Administration & Management	82	0	82
Political Science & Government	78	0	78
General English Literature	55	0	55
Mathematics	50	0	50
Special Education	44	0	44
International Relations & National Security	43	0	43
Sociology	41	0	41
History	40	0	40
Physics	33	0	33
Teacher Education Grade Specific	31	0	31
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	27	0	27
Geological & Earth Sciences	25	0	25
Economics	25	0	25
Geography & Cartography	23	0	23
Anthropology	22	0	22
Romance Languages	17	0	17
Chemistry	17	0	17
Applied Mathematics	15	0	15
Drama & Theater Arts	10	0	10
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	8	0	8
Philosophy	8	0	8
Ethnic Studies	4	0	4
Fine & Studio Arts	4	0	4
Music	4	0	4
Area Studies	1	0	1
Multilingual Education	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0
Communication Sciences	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,280	59	1,339

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Benjamin D. Esham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.