SUNY Old Westbury Overview

SUNY Old Westbury is a public institution located in Old Westbury, New York. The suburban atmosphere of Old Westbury makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is SUNY Old Westbury Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at SUNY Old Westbury is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at SUNY Old Westbury.
• In <nil>, 42% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SUNY Old Westbury makes roughly $56,415 a year. This is 38% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is SUNY Old Westbury?

Contact details for SUNY Old Westbury are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	223 Store Hill Rd, Old Westbury, NY 11568-0210
Phone:	516-876-3000
Website:	www.oldwestbury.edu

How Do I Get Into SUNY Old Westbury?

You can apply to SUNY Old Westbury online at: www.suny.edu/student/

Admission Requirements for SUNY Old Westbury

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Old Westbury?

With an acceptance rate of 77%, SUNY Old Westbury may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to SUNY Old Westbury submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 620.

SUNY Old Westbury received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

Can I Afford SUNY Old Westbury?

The overall average net price of SUNY Old Westbury is $25,225. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SUNY Old Westbury, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $4,730 a year. That adds up to $18,920 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Old Westbury is 2.3%. 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 Old Westbury Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,033 undergraduate students at SUNY Old Westbury, with 3,399 being full-time and 634 being part-time.

There are also 348 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,399 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Old Westbury, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	420
Black or African American	911
Hispanic or Latino	987
White	877
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	150

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at SUNY Old Westbury. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at SUNY Old Westbury. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at SUNY Old Westbury

In 2020-2021, 2,882 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of SUNY Old Westbury

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at SUNY Old Westbury was 1,742.9%. This is the #92 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at SUNY Old Westbury 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%.

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 crz4mets2 under License

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