SUNY Oneonta Overview

SUNY Oneonta is a public institution located in Oneonta, New York. Oneonta is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is SUNY Oneonta Known For?

• Students at SUNY Oneonta have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at SUNY Oneonta.
• In 2017-2018, 60% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from SUNY Oneonta with a bachelor's degree make about $43,400 a year. That's 6% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from SUNY Oneonta to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

SUNY Oneonta Rankings

We have ranked SUNY Oneonta as #284 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #29 out of 160 schools in New York.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#186	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 Oneonta.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#85	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#100	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#138	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#188	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#60	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#61	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#116	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#139	Best Psychology Schools	College Factual
#153	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#174	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is SUNY Oneonta?

Contact details for SUNY Oneonta are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015
Phone:	607-436-3500
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SUNYOneonta
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/SUNY_Oneonta

How Do I Get Into SUNY Oneonta?

You can apply to SUNY Oneonta online at: https://suny.oneonta.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for SUNY Oneonta

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Oneonta?

The acceptance rate at SUNY Oneonta is 63%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Average Test Scores

About 91% of students accepted to SUNY Oneonta submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 459 and 560. Math scores were between 451 and 561.

SUNY Oneonta received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 23. Math scores were between 18 and 23. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford SUNY Oneonta?

The overall average net price of SUNY Oneonta is $27,295. 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 Oneonta, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,266 a year. That adds up to $29,064 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Oneonta is 3.1%. 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 Oneonta Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,190 undergraduate students at SUNY Oneonta, with 6,059 being full-time and 131 being part-time.

There are also 528 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,059 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Oneonta, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	129
Black or African American	313
Hispanic or Latino	960
White	4,222
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	416

Geographic Diversity

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

Online Learning at SUNY Oneonta

In 2019-2020, 6,655 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 68th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of SUNY Oneonta

The following table shows how SUNY Oneonta is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	#13	#19

Online Affordability Rankings of SUNY Oneonta Rankings

The following table shows how SUNY Oneonta is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	#7	#7
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#16	#43
Instructional Media Design	#31	#74
Health Professions	#52	#167

Online Growth Rankings of SUNY Oneonta

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at SUNY Oneonta was 446.6%. This is the #182 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at SUNY Oneonta regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SUNY Oneonta majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Education	16%
Instructional Media Design	12%
Multilingual Education	60%
Special Education	25%
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1%
Teacher Education Subject Specific	28%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SUNY Oneonta ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SUNY Oneonta.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Multilingual Education	#4
Student Counseling	#4
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	#4
Instructional Media Design	#13
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#22
Special Education	#22
Education	#67
Health Professions	#67

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 Oneonta Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Communication & Media Studies	0	186	0	0	186
Business/Managerial Economics	0	172	0	0	172
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2	63	0	98	163
General Psychology	0	162	0	0	162
General Biology	0	107	0	6	113
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	113	0	0	113
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	92	0	0	92
Design & Applied Arts	0	71	0	0	71
Arts & Media Management	0	59	0	0	59
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	42	0	0	42
Human Development & Family Studies	0	40	0	0	40
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	27	0	10	37
Sociology	0	35	0	0	35
Health & Physical Education	0	34	0	0	34
Natural Resources Conservation	0	33	0	0	33
General English Literature	0	27	0	0	27
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	26	26
Accounting	0	25	0	0	25
History	0	20	0	0	20
Museum Studies	0	0	0	20	20
Political Science & Government	0	20	0	0	20
International Relations & National Security	0	18	0	0	18
Geography & Cartography	0	17	0	0	17
Mathematics	0	15	0	0	15
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	15	0	0	15
Drama & Theater Arts	0	14	0	0	14
Student Counseling	0	0	3	10	13
Anthropology	0	13	0	0	13
Fine & Studio Arts	0	13	0	0	13
Special Education	0	0	0	12	12
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	12	0	0	12
General Family & Consumer Sciences	0	12	0	0	12
Economics	0	11	0	0	11
Computer Science	0	10	0	0	10
Chemistry	0	9	0	0	9
Ethnic Studies	0	8	0	0	8
Romance Languages	0	8	0	0	8
Physics	0	8	0	0	8
Music	0	7	0	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	5	0	0	5
Multilingual Education	0	0	5	0	5
Natural Resource Management	0	0	0	5	5
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	0	4	0	0	4
Philosophy	0	3	0	0	3
Gerontology	0	2	0	0	2
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0
Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Social Work	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	1,532	8	187	1,729

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 Roy Saplin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.