$54,247
median earnings, 10 years after starting
SUNY at Fredonia is a public 4-year college in Fredonia, New York with 2,755 undergraduates and 408 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,897 a year (tuition and fees $8,831 in-state, $19,771 out-of-state). It admits 78% of applicants and 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,247 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,897
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,831
Out-of-state $19,771
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,250
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,247
Rank 1,161 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
- $15,897
- Tuition in-state
- $8,831
- Tuition out-of-state
- $19,771
- Cost of attendance
- $25,879
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,395
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,327
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,116
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,302
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,743
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 $8,074 in 2015-16 to $8,831 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
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1,250
- SAT reading, middle
- 595
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 2,755
- Graduate students
- 408
- Part-time students
- 2.3%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 81
- Endowment
- $51.5M
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 1,161 of 5,094 US colleges and 120 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,897 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,831 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,250 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,580 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,247 | $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. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
81 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $25,833 | $36,276 | $53,292 | $51,389 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $21,500 | $31,548 | $47,043 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $23,500 | $44,089 | $58,133 | $68,257 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $27,000 | $20,453 | $39,770 | $39,775 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $23,000 | $32,515 | $49,763 | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 51 | Withheld | $46,636 | $51,519 | $63,707 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $25,584 | $21,524 | $45,794 | $42,892 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $22,500 | $19,451 | $43,087 | $51,490 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $24,500 | Withheld | $55,441 | $50,499 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $22,880 | $30,168 | $53,149 | $55,378 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $20,400 | $31,013 | $55,155 | $54,562 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,000 | $24,791 | $45,784 | $50,497 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $22,325 | $33,126 | $58,820 | $63,560 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $22,559 | $31,617 | $51,073 | $57,214 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $23,625 | $26,216 | $50,671 | $48,240 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $21,397 | Withheld | $57,369 | $58,928 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,315 | $65,767 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $19,750 | $28,723 | $53,223 | $51,790 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $25,540 | Withheld | $40,929 | $48,590 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,792 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | $49,807 | Withheld | $63,399 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does SUNY at Fredonia cost?
$15,897 a year is the average net price at SUNY at Fredonia after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,831 for in-state students and $19,771 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,879. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,395 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at SUNY at Fredonia?
78% of applicants are admitted to SUNY at Fredonia. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,250 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do SUNY at Fredonia graduates earn?
$54,247 a year is the median pay of former SUNY at Fredonia students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,580 after 6 years). That ranks 1,161 of 5,094 US colleges and 120 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Special Education and Teaching (Master's) at $53,531.
How much student debt do SUNY at Fredonia graduates have?
$24,250 is the median federal student loan debt of SUNY at Fredonia graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 65% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at SUNY at Fredonia?
50% of first-time, full-time students at SUNY at Fredonia finish within 6 years. 76% 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 SUNY at Fredonia?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (69 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (69 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (68 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 81 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.