SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo, New York · Public · 3,869 undergraduates · geneseo.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
54%
of 17,033 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1220 to 1330
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,820Est.Estimate
$43,930 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at SUNY College at Geneseo
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
54% 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
$43,930
a year in 2027-28, from a $43,930 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1280
Send your score
About 89% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1140, and yours is above it.
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.
Source: Apply to Geneseo - SUNY Geneseo · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Priority deadline · March 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Source: Apply to Geneseo - SUNY Geneseo
Who gets in
54%
of applicants were admitted: 9,269 of 17,033 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/15.
Wait list
2,414 students were offered a spot; 97 were later admitted.
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. 11% of them sent SAT scores and 0.3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1220 to 1330
Reading and Writing 610 to 680
Math 590 to 670
ACT composite 26 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16008.1%
- 1200 to 139974%
- 1000 to 119918%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.66
- 4.07.7%
- 3.75 to 3.9938%
- 3.50 to 3.7432%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.245.1%
- 2.50 to 2.993.2%
- Below 2.501.2%
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
$31,820
a year, in state
$43,930
a year, out of state (tuition $19,600)
- Tuition (in state)$7,490
- Fees$2,080
- Food and housing$18,400
- Books and supplies$1,370
- Transportation and other$2,480
SUNY College at Geneseo published $30,039 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$9,753
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,834
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,782
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,139
- Over $110,000$24,437
Financial aid
66%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,352
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
45%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,102 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
35 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $750Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 6 | F/ARTS 1TR, ARTS 1TR |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 6 | F/ARTS 1TR, ARTS 1TR |
| African American Studies | 3 | 6 | BLKS 200, HIST 1TR |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH 1TR |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | F/ARTH 1TR |
| Biology | 3 | 6 | BIOL 1TR, N/BIOL 1TR (non-major) |
| Biology | 5 | 6 | BIOL 117, BIOL 119 (Bio major) |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | N/BIOL 116, BIOL 117, BIOL 119 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 112 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | R/MATH 221 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | R/MATH 221 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | R/MATH 221, 222 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | N/CHEM 1TR |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | N/CHEM 116, N/CHEM 118, N/CHEM 119 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1TR, CHIN 1TR |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHIN 1TR, L/CHIN 2TR |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | L/CHIN 2TR, CHIN 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC 1TR |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | S/PLSC 120 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSCI 1TR |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | R/CSCI 1TR |
| Drawing | 3 | 6 | F/ARTS 1TR, ARTS 1TR |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL1TR |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 101, ENGL 1TR |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1TR |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 101, ENGL 1TR |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | N/ENVR 1TR |
| European History | 3 | 6 | S/HIST 1TR, HIST 1TR (not for major credit) |
| European History | 4 | 6 | S/HIST 106, HIST 1TR |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 101, FREN 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 201, FREN 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GERM 101, GERM 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM 201, GERM 202 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEOG 102 (S/Human Geography) |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITAL 1TR, ITAL 1TR |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | ITAL 1TR, L/ITAL 2TR |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | L/ITAL 2TR, ITAL 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | JAPN 1TR, JAPN 1TR |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | JAPN 1TR, L/JAPN 2TR |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | L/JAPN 2TR, JAPN 202 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN 1TR |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | L/LATN 201 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1TR |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | S/ECON 112 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1TR |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | S/ECON 110 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | F/MUSC 110 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1TR |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | N/PHYS 113 (3 lec), N/PHYS 114 (1 lab) |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1TR |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | N/PHYS 115 (3 lec), N/PHYS 116 (1 lab) |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 115, 116 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | N/PHYS 125/126 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | N/PHYS 113, 114 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | N/PHYS 123/124 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1TR |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | S/PSYC 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 101, 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 201, 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1TR |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | R/MATH 262 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC 1TR |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | S/U/PLSC 110 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | S/U/HIST 150, S/U/HIST 151 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | M/HIST 1TR, HIST 1TR |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
70%
Come back for a second year
87%
Typical earnings
$70,405
a year, 10 years after starting here
- SUNY College at Geneseo$58,741
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 22 majors here have earnings data.
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