State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, New York · Also known as SUNY Oswego · Website
$57,566
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,566
median earnings, 10 years after starting
State University of New York at Oswego is a public 4-year college in Oswego, New York with 5,473 undergraduates and 1,198 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,236 a year (tuition and fees $8,825 in-state, $18,735 out-of-state). It admits 81% of applicants and 60% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,566 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,880 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,236
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,825
Out-of-state $18,735
Admission rate
81%
US median 78%
Completion rate
60%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,880
About $221 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,566
Rank 928 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
- $16,236
- Tuition in-state
- $8,825
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,735
- Cost of attendance
- $27,052
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,714
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,681
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,412
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,053
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,087
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 $7,934 in 2015-16 to $8,825 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
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1,187
- SAT reading, middle
- 585
- SAT math, middle
- 585
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 5,473
- Graduate students
- 1,198
- Part-time students
- 6.3%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 108
- Endowment
- $67.7M
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 928 of 5,094 US colleges and 103 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,236 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,825 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 81% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 60% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,880 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,358 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,566 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 68% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
108 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 197 | $19,500 | $45,569 | $66,048 | $68,257 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 119 | $22,036 | $34,561 | $59,563 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $22,500 | $30,366 | $52,023 | $50,706 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $20,500 | $30,241 | $48,489 | $50,497 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $21,500 | $39,689 | $59,412 | $51,389 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 70 | $20,500 | $59,429 | $65,102 | $63,707 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 61 | $22,118 | $66,944 | $92,779 | $103,485 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $20,698 | $41,903 | $66,766 | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $20,196 | $35,577 | $57,622 | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $20,144 | $30,691 | $58,932 | $57,214 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $23,750 | $37,203 | $58,675 | $63,560 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $22,500 | $22,682 | $38,429 | $43,765 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $22,500 | $27,922 | $40,755 | $44,055 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $21,195 | $50,439 | $70,218 | $76,194 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 34 | $40,308 | $51,339 | $61,498 | $59,571 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 33 | Withheld | $53,081 | $64,132 | $59,916 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $19,000 | Withheld | $36,511 | $41,367 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $18,213 | $51,590 | $72,784 | $83,343 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $25,000 | $28,103 | $40,579 | $48,471 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $23,519 | $31,331 | $40,431 | $48,590 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does State University of New York at Oswego cost?
$16,236 a year is the average net price at State University of New York at Oswego after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,825 for in-state students and $18,735 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,052. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,714 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at State University of New York at Oswego?
81% of applicants are admitted to State University of New York at Oswego. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,187 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do State University of New York at Oswego graduates earn?
$57,566 a year is the median pay of former State University of New York at Oswego students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,358 after 6 years). That ranks 928 of 5,094 US colleges and 103 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Engineering (Bachelor's) at $71,436.
How much student debt do State University of New York at Oswego graduates have?
$20,880 is the median federal student loan debt of State University of New York at Oswego graduates, about $221 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation 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 6 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at State University of New York at Oswego?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (197 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (119 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (103 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 108 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.