Hartwick College
Oneonta, New York · Private · 1,087 undergraduates · hartwick.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
85%
of 3,613 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1080 to 1270
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$45,790Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Hartwick College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
85% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$45,790
a year in 2027-28, from a $45,790 sticker price
What to do with your 1190
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1190).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply | Hartwick College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Early Action · January 15, 2027Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
Source: Apply | Hartwick College
Who gets in
85%
of applicants were admitted: 3,056 of 3,613 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 5% of them sent SAT scores and 0% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1080 to 1270
Reading and Writing 600 to 650
Math 590 to 620
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000%
- 1200 to 139947%
- 1000 to 119941%
- 800 to 99911%
- 600 to 7991%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.46
- 4.01%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7427%
- 3.25 to 3.4925%
- 3.00 to 3.2423%
- 2.50 to 2.995%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$45,790
a year
- Tuition$24,020
- Fees$1,140
- Food and housing$18,300
- Books and supplies$770
- Transportation and other$1,560
Hartwick College published $44,040 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$31,502
- $30,001 to $48,000$32,574
- $48,001 to $75,000$35,539
- $75,001 to $110,000$40,050
- Over $110,000$37,834
Financial aid
83%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,531
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
27%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $8,293 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
34 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
31 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,400Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART-AP2 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART-AP3 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH-AP |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH-121 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 7 | MATH 121, 235 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM-APL |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHIN-101 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHIN-101 and CHIN-102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC-AP |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CISC-120 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CISC-AP |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART-AP4 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL-AP2 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL-AP |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | SCIE-AP2 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST-AP |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN-101 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN-101, FREN-102 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM-101 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM-101, GERM-102 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | SCIE-AP |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LANG-AP |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | LANG-AP2 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LANG-AP3 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | LANG-AP4 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LANG-AP5 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LANG-AP6 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON-102 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON-101 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSI-140 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHYS-AP |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHYS-AP2 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS-202 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS-201 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC-AP |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC-110 OR PSYC-111*** |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN-101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN-101 and SPAN-102 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH-108 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC-101 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST-AP2 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST-AP3 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
53%
Come back for a second year
74%
Typical earnings
$66,557
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Hartwick College$66,446
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 5 majors here have earnings data.
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