$61,107
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hartwick College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Oneonta, New York with 1,087 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $31,320 a year (tuition and fees $54,962). It admits 70% of applicants and 53% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,107 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,320
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$54,962
US median $11,837
Admission rate
70%
US median 78%
Completion rate
53%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,107
Rank 749 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $31,320
- Tuition and fees
- $54,962
- Cost of attendance
- $68,614
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 81%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,584
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $30,229
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $35,177
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $35,614
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,129
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $41,440 in 2015-16 to $54,962 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1,200
- SAT reading, middle
- 565
- SAT math, middle
- 545
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 1,087
- Part-time students
- 2.1%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 53%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 33
- Endowment
- $43.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 749 of 5,094 US colleges and 87 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,320 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $54,962 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 70% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 53% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,452 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,107 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 70% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
33 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $23,250 | $48,111 | $62,065 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $38,467 | $61,662 | $57,214 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | Withheld | $65,765 | $52,657 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Sustainability StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,887 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $24,335 | $36,606 | $61,608 | $63,293 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Oneonta and New York on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New York
- Homes: Homes for sale in New York
Questions and answers
How much does Hartwick College cost?
$31,320 a year is the average net price at Hartwick College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $54,962, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $68,614. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,584 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hartwick College?
70% of applicants are admitted to Hartwick College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,200 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Hartwick College graduates earn?
$61,107 a year is the median pay of former Hartwick College students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,452 after 6 years). That ranks 749 of 5,094 US colleges and 87 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's) at $48,111.
How much student debt do Hartwick College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Hartwick College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 81% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hartwick College?
53% of first-time, full-time students at Hartwick College finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Hartwick College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (44 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (37 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 33 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.