SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo, New York · Also known as SUNY Geneseo · Website
$67,316
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$67,316
median earnings, 10 years after starting
SUNY College at Geneseo is a public 4-year college in Geneseo, New York with 3,869 undergraduates and 64 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,211 a year (tuition and fees $8,999 in-state, $19,569 out-of-state). It admits 66% of applicants and 71% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $67,316 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,211
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,999
Out-of-state $19,569
Admission rate
66%
US median 78%
Completion rate
71%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,500
About $207 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$67,316
Rank 452 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
- $18,211
- Tuition in-state
- $8,999
- Tuition out-of-state
- $19,569
- Cost of attendance
- $27,709
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 51%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,018
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,254
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,142
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,549
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,043
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 $8,113 in 2015-16 to $8,999 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
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1,286
- SAT reading, middle
- 615
- SAT math, middle
- 625
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 3,869
- Graduate students
- 64
- Part-time students
- 3.0%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 40
- Endowment
- $41.7M
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 452 of 5,094 US colleges and 62 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,211 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,999 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 66% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,097 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $67,316 | $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. 78% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
40 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 159 | $21,500 | $30,049 | $57,972 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $20,500 | $31,060 | $66,852 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $19,000 | $45,283 | $78,286 | $68,257 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $19,500 | $41,070 | $63,577 | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $21,554 | $34,435 | $62,420 | $51,389 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $19,875 | $31,188 | $54,725 | $47,382 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $22,500 | $37,229 | $54,908 | $50,499 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | Withheld | $26,218 | $42,216 | $46,676 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $21,500 | $29,422 | $47,460 | $48,590 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $18,500 | $27,814 | $66,670 | $63,293 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $19,500 | $37,600 | $65,234 | $52,657 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $18,187 | $61,687 | $84,177 | $76,194 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $22,375 | $28,664 | $49,551 | $50,680 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 30 | $12,408 | $51,120 | $52,354 | $63,707 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $19,924 | $48,691 | $84,529 | $82,686 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $22,287 | $27,395 | $55,018 | $60,190 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $17,420 | Withheld | $77,575 | $76,786 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $19,500 | $43,803 | $70,117 | $69,562 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Sustainability StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $17,500 | $36,754 | $66,435 | $66,596 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $20,994 | $37,206 | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Geography and CartographyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $14,575 | $33,758 | $59,528 | $57,853 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Geneseo and New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does SUNY College at Geneseo cost?
$18,211 a year is the average net price at SUNY College at Geneseo after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,999 for in-state students and $19,569 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,709. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,018 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at SUNY College at Geneseo?
66% of applicants are admitted to SUNY College at Geneseo. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,286 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do SUNY College at Geneseo graduates earn?
$67,316 a year is the median pay of former SUNY College at Geneseo students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,097 after 6 years). That ranks 452 of 5,094 US colleges and 62 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's) at $61,687.
How much student debt do SUNY College at Geneseo graduates have?
$19,500 is the median federal student loan debt of SUNY College at Geneseo graduates, about $207 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 51% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at SUNY College at Geneseo?
71% of first-time, full-time students at SUNY College at Geneseo finish within 6 years. 87% 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 College at Geneseo?
Psychology, General (159 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (99 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (99 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 40 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.