State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, New York
- Public
- Town
- 5,473 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 81%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,300per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 59%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,72710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Oswego Guarantee, the university caps annual on-campus housing and meal plan increases at 5% and guarantees that if a required course is unavailable for on-time four-year graduation, the remaining courses will be provided tuition-free.
Source: Oswego Guarantee | SUNY Oswego
SUNY Oswego guarantees an alumni mentor through the Alumni-Sharing-Knowledge Program for every student who desires one.
Source: Oswego Guarantee
Full-time undergraduate students are guaranteed the availability of on-campus housing on the Oswego campus until graduation.
Source: Oswego Guarantee
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 81%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1070–1270Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,300full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,791sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,825Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $19,255Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 59%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 70%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,72710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,473Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 43%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 28%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY — admits 78%
- SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY — admits 71%
- SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY — admits 70%
- SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY — admits 78%
- Albany State University Albany, GA
- Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for State University of New York at Oswego, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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