State University of New York at Oswego

Oswego, NYMain CampusTown 10–35 miles from an urban areaVisit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $8,769

In-State Cost of Attendance: $27,155

Out-of-State Tuition: $18,679

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $37,065

Student Debt

Median total debt: $15,750

Students with federal loans: 53.3%

Students with Pell grants: 38.7%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $37,649

After 5 years: $54,439

Majors(60 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(202 graduates)
  2. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(145 graduates)
  3. Psychology, General.(110 graduates)
  4. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(97 graduates)
  5. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(80 graduates)
  6. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(69 graduates)
  7. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(67 graduates)
  8. Marketing.(65 graduates)
  9. Biology, General.(64 graduates)
  10. Finance and Financial Management Services.(61 graduates)
  11. Accounting and Related Services.(60 graduates)
  12. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(56 graduates)
  13. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(46 graduates)
  14. Zoology/Animal Biology.(41 graduates)
  15. Fine and Studio Arts.(40 graduates)
  16. Communication and Media Studies.(39 graduates)
  17. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(36 graduates)
  18. Computer Science.(33 graduates)
  19. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(33 graduates)
  20. Electrical and Computer Engineering.(30 graduates)
  21. English Language and Literature, General.(23 graduates)
  22. Political Science and Government.(23 graduates)
  23. Design and Applied Arts.(23 graduates)
  24. Human Resources Management and Services.(23 graduates)
  25. Information Science/Studies.(20 graduates)
  26. Chemistry.(19 graduates)
  27. History.(19 graduates)
  28. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(18 graduates)
  29. International/Global Studies.(17 graduates)
  30. Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.(17 graduates)
  31. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(17 graduates)
  32. Anthropology.(15 graduates)
  33. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(15 graduates)
  34. Journalism.(14 graduates)
  35. Applied Mathematics.(13 graduates)
  36. Sociology.(13 graduates)
  37. Mathematics.(12 graduates)
  38. Computer Engineering.(11 graduates)
  39. Philosophy.(10 graduates)
  40. Economics.(9 graduates)
  41. Cognitive Science.(8 graduates)
  42. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(8 graduates)
  43. Insurance.(8 graduates)
  44. Music.(7 graduates)
  45. Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.(6 graduates)
  46. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(5 graduates)
  47. Mathematical Economics.(5 graduates)
  48. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(4 graduates)
  49. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(4 graduates)
  50. Physics.(3 graduates)
  51. Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other.(2 graduates)
  52. Area Studies.(1 graduates)
  53. Graphic Communications.
  54. Computer and Information Sciences, General.
  55. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.
  56. Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  57. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  58. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
  59. International Relations and National Security Studies.
  60. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,618 students

Admission Rate: 80.4%

Retention Rate: 70.3%

Graduation Rate: 60.4%

Student Demographics

White (65.1%)
Hispanic (14.0%)
Black (10.8%)
Asian (2.8%)
Two or More (3.6%)
International (3.1%)

Gender Distribution

Men (48.3%)
Women (51.7%)

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