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State University of New York at Oswego

Tuition, net price, acceptance rate, SAT/ACT scores, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Oswego, New York

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Net price / year

$16,236

after grants & scholarships

higher than 70% of public 4-year colleges

Acceptance rate

81%

Graduation rate

60%

within 150% of normal time

higher than 76% of public 4-year colleges

Median earnings

$59,955

4 years after graduating

higher than 55% of public 4-year colleges

State University of New York at Oswego at a glance

What is the tuition at State University of New York at Oswego?: In-state undergraduate tuition and fees are $8,825 for the 2024-25 academic year, or $18,735 for out-of-state students.
What is the cost of attendance at State University of New York at Oswego?: The average cost of attendance is $27,052 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
What is the net price at State University of New York at Oswego?: The average net price for in-state students is $16,236 a year after grants and scholarships (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at State University of New York at Oswego?: About 81% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
What SAT and ACT scores are typical at State University of New York at Oswego?: The middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores had an SAT total of about 1070–1270 and an ACT composite of 23–29 (fall 2024). Test policy reported: Considered if submitted, but not required.
What is the graduation rate at State University of New York at Oswego?: 60% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
How much do graduates of State University of New York at Oswego earn?: The median graduate earns $59,955 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).

Key takeaways

The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.7 years of work (not counting income forgone while studying).
60% of students graduate on time or within 150% of normal time, higher than 76% of public 4-year colleges.
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $8,714 a year on average, versus $23,087 for families earning over $110,000.
At $16,236 a year, the average net price is higher than 70% of public 4-year colleges.
The school admits 81% of applicants, so most who apply are accepted.

Tuition and cost of attendance at State University of New York at Oswego

Average net price (in-state)

$16,236 per year

Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.

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Estimated total net cost

$64,944

Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.

Net price by family income

Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.

$0–30k $8,714
$30–48k $11,681
$48–75k $17,412
$75–110k $19,053
$110k+ $23,087

Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $27,052

Tuition & fees$8,825
Books & supplies$1,000
Room & board$16,290
Other expenses$2,300

Tuition & fees (in-state): $8,825
Tuition & fees (out-of-state): $18,735

State University of New York at Oswego acceptance rate and SAT/ACT scores

Acceptance rate

Share of applicants admitted.

Test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required

SAT range (middle 50%)1070–1270

4001600

ACT composite range (middle 50%)23–29

136

Graduation rate and salary after graduating from State University of New York at Oswego

Graduation rate

60%

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.

Retention rate

70%

Full-time first-years who return the next fall.

Typical monthly payment

$221

On a standard 10-year federal plan.

Years of earnings premium to cover cost

2.7 years

Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.

Earnings vs debt

4 years after graduating$59,955

1 year after graduating$37,649

Median graduate debt$20,880

High-school graduate median (New York)$35,746

Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.

Debt-to-earnings: 0.3×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Share of pay going to loans: 4.4%
3-year loan default rate: 0%

Outcomes by student group

The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.

Completion within 150% of normal time, by group

Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).

White students 65%

Black students 50%

Hispanic students 53%

Asian students 58%

Pell Grant recipients 52%

All students, same entering cohort: 60%

Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).

Earnings ten years after entry

All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.

Typical range: middle half of students

25th percentile $38,620 · median $57,566 · 75th percentile $78,974

Median by family income

Lowest third of family incomes $49,855

Middle third $56,405

Highest third $62,018

Median by sex

Male students $60,887

Non-male students $54,554

This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.

Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).

Median federal student debt, by group

Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.

By Pell Grant status

Pell Grant recipients $17,252

Not Pell recipients $15,000

By first-generation status

First-generation students $16,000

Not first-generation $15,489

By family income

Family income $0–$30,000 $16,817

Family income $30,001–$75,000 $15,000

Family income over $75,000 $15,000

By gender

Men $15,141

Women $16,454

Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).

How borrowers are doing

One year after leaving school and entering repayment, here is where the 4,046 federal-loan borrowers from this college stood. It covers borrowers only, not students who did not take federal loans.

Repayment status one year after entering repayment

Paid in full 8%
Making progress 12%
Not making progress 12%
Delinquent 2%
Default 0%
Forbearance 56%
Deferment 11%
Discharged 0%

What the terms mean

Paid in full:: The borrower has paid off the loans completely.
Making progress:: Payments are reducing the loan balance, not just covering interest.
Not making progress:: The borrower is paying, but not enough to shrink the balance.
Delinquent:: Payments are late but the loan is not yet in default.
Default:: The borrower has missed payments for so long that the loan is officially in default.
Forbearance:: Payments are temporarily paused or reduced, and interest may keep adding up.
Deferment:: Payments are on hold for an approved reason, such as returning to school.
Discharged:: The loan was cancelled, for example because of a disability or a school closure.

4,046 borrowers · Data period: Borrowers who entered repayment in the AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 cohorts (pooled, NSLDS).

Programs and majors at State University of New York at Oswego ranked by earnings

Program	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Earnings over time	Compared with the U.S. median for this field	Median debt
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 37	$100,148	1 yr$70,6074 yrs$100,148	U.S. median $92,374 U.S. middle half $64.2K–$128.2K · Above the U.S. median	$23,000
Economics Bachelor's · Graduates: 33	$87,667	1 yr$31,5974 yrs$87,6675 yrs$72,876	U.S. median $82,686 U.S. middle half $58.2K–$116.3K · Above the U.S. median	—
Computer Engineering Bachelor's · Graduates: 33	$86,865	1 yr$71,4364 yrs$86,865	U.S. median $109,015 U.S. middle half $86.3K–$145.2K · Below the U.S. median	$25,000
Cognitive Science Bachelor's · Graduates: 16 Small sample	$76,118	—	U.S. median $81,496 U.S. middle half $53.3K–$130.4K · Below the U.S. median	—
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 28 Small sample	$74,812	1 yr$50,8624 yrs$74,812	U.S. median $85,294 U.S. middle half $59.8K–$116.9K · Below the U.S. median	$25,496
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 80	$72,784	1 yr$51,5904 yrs$72,7845 yrs$78,257	U.S. median $83,343 U.S. middle half $60.8K–$111.5K · Below the U.S. median	$18,213
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 53	$70,218	1 yr$50,4394 yrs$70,2185 yrs$66,191	U.S. median $76,194 U.S. middle half $56.2K–$97.2K · Below the U.S. median	$21,195
Marketing Bachelor's · Graduates: 120	$66,766	1 yr$41,9034 yrs$66,7665 yrs$62,670	U.S. median $69,303 U.S. middle half $49.7K–$93.2K · Below the U.S. median	$20,698
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 49	$66,544	1 yr$42,9004 yrs$66,5445 yrs$63,198	U.S. median $68,069 U.S. middle half $50.2K–$90.6K · Below the U.S. median	$19,250
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's · Graduates: 264	$66,048	1 yr$45,5694 yrs$66,0485 yrs$62,445	U.S. median $68,257 U.S. middle half $47.6K–$93.6K · Below the U.S. median	$19,500

Show all 30 programs

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's · Graduates: 19 Small sample	$64,634	—	U.S. median $60,190 U.S. middle half $44.3K–$77.6K · Above the U.S. median	$27,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's · Graduates: 109	$59,563	1 yr$34,5614 yrs$59,5635 yrs$58,245	U.S. median $55,378 U.S. middle half $40.2K–$74.4K · Above the U.S. median	$22,036
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Bachelor's · Graduates: 16 Small sample	$59,427	—	U.S. median $60,997 U.S. middle half $46.5K–$78.1K · Below the U.S. median	$24,979
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's · Graduates: 161	$59,412	1 yr$39,6894 yrs$59,4125 yrs$57,669	U.S. median $51,389 U.S. middle half $40.5K–$63.1K · Above the U.S. median	$21,500
Biology, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 73	$58,932	1 yr$30,6914 yrs$58,9325 yrs$66,561	U.S. median $57,214 U.S. middle half $38.9K–$79.2K · Above the U.S. median	$20,144
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's · Graduates: 80	$58,675	1 yr$37,2034 yrs$58,6755 yrs$58,896	U.S. median $63,560 U.S. middle half $45.9K–$83.7K · Below the U.S. median	$23,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's · Graduates: 61	$57,622	1 yr$35,5774 yrs$57,6225 yrs$53,634	U.S. median $47,382 U.S. middle half $38.4K–$56.1K · Above the U.S. median	$20,196
Political Science and Government Bachelor's · Graduates: 29 Small sample	$56,281	1 yr$28,6784 yrs$56,2815 yrs$60,021	U.S. median $63,293 U.S. middle half $44.8K–$85.4K · Below the U.S. median	$23,402
History Bachelor's · Graduates: 34	$53,429	1 yr$28,2424 yrs$53,4295 yrs$47,927	U.S. median $50,680 U.S. middle half $36.3K–$66.7K · Above the U.S. median	$24,896
Psychology, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 189	$52,023	1 yr$30,3664 yrs$52,0235 yrs$48,678	U.S. median $50,706 U.S. middle half $35.7K–$67.2K · Above the U.S. median	$22,500
Sociology Bachelor's · Graduates: 19 Small sample	$51,537	1 yr$33,2584 yrs$51,5375 yrs$42,232	U.S. median $52,657 U.S. middle half $37.7K–$69.5K · Below the U.S. median	$26,000
Journalism Bachelor's · Graduates: 36	$50,813	4 yrs$50,8135 yrs$49,823	U.S. median $56,278 U.S. middle half $40.6K–$73.9K · Below the U.S. median	$25,958
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's · Graduates: 224	$48,489	1 yr$30,2414 yrs$48,4895 yrs$48,482	U.S. median $50,497 U.S. middle half $33.7K–$70.1K · Below the U.S. median	$20,500
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's · Graduates: 75	$44,939	1 yr$32,5464 yrs$44,9395 yrs$43,544	U.S. median $51,490 U.S. middle half $33K–$70.6K · Below the U.S. median	$23,250
Music Bachelor's · Graduates: 24 Small sample	$41,122	—	U.S. median $42,892 U.S. middle half $26K–$58.8K · Below the U.S. median	—
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's · Graduates: 62	$40,755	1 yr$27,9224 yrs$40,7555 yrs$40,758	U.S. median $44,055 U.S. middle half $32.9K–$58.8K · Below the U.S. median	$22,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 57	$40,579	1 yr$28,1034 yrs$40,5795 yrs$42,680	U.S. median $48,471 U.S. middle half $32.2K–$67.3K · Below the U.S. median	$25,000
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 37	$40,431	1 yr$31,3314 yrs$40,4315 yrs$52,699	U.S. median $48,590 U.S. middle half $33.7K–$63.8K · Below the U.S. median	$23,519
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's · Graduates: 43	$38,429	1 yr$22,6824 yrs$38,4295 yrs$44,107	U.S. median $43,765 U.S. middle half $26K–$63.4K · Below the U.S. median	$22,500
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's · Graduates: 19 Small sample	$36,511	4 yrs$36,5115 yrs$32,726	U.S. median $41,367 U.S. middle half $26.2K–$56.7K · Below the U.S. median	$19,000

Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.

The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.

The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.

Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.

What students study

The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.

Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 23%

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 11.8%

Education 10.3%

Visual and Performing Arts 9%

Psychology 8.2%

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 7.2%

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 6.7%

Health Professions and Related Programs 4.4%

A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).

Who attends

A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.

Race and ethnicity

White 65.1%
Black or African American 10.5%
Hispanic or Latino 15%
Asian 2.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or more races 3.6%
U.S. nonresident 2.7%
Race and ethnicity unknown 0.2%

Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Gender

Men 48.6%
Women 51.4%

Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Students aged 25 or older

of undergraduates

Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).

Students and campus

Undergraduate enrollment: 5,473
Part-time students: 6%
Receive Pell Grants: 40%
Receive federal loans: 52%
Students per faculty member: 15 : 1
Setting: Town

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Frequently asked questions

How much is tuition at State University of New York at Oswego?

For the 2024-25 academic year, State University of New York at Oswego reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $8,825 for in-state students and $18,735 for out-of-state students. These are published prices before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.

What is the cost of attendance and net price at State University of New York at Oswego?

The average cost of attendance at State University of New York at Oswego is $27,052 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,236 a year. That is higher than 70% of public 4-year colleges.

How much financial aid do students at State University of New York at Oswego get?

40% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 52% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $8,714 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $23,087 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).

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

State University of New York at Oswego admitted about 81% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.

What SAT and ACT scores do you need for State University of New York at Oswego?

Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% had an SAT total of about 1070–1270 and an ACT composite of 23–29 (fall 2024). That is a guide, not a cutoff. Reported test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required.

What are the graduation rate and retention rate at State University of New York at Oswego?

60% of first-time, full-time students at State University of New York at Oswego finish within 150% of normal time. 70% of full-time first-years return the next fall.

How much do State University of New York at Oswego graduates earn after graduation?

The median graduate earns $59,955 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $37,649.

Is State University of New York at Oswego worth it?

There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For State University of New York at Oswego, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.7 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $20,880, about 0.3 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 60% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.

Sources and data periods

All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:

Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts

Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things