SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, New York · Public · 4,643 undergraduates · suny.oneonta.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
77%
of 17,294 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
980 to 1194
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,510Est.Estimate
$43,290 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at SUNY Oneonta
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
77% 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
$43,290
a year in 2027-28, from a $43,290 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1116
Send your score
About 83% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 960, 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.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Year Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
Source: First-Year Admissions
Who gets in
77%
of applicants were admitted: 13,278 of 17,294 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 1/1.
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. 16% of them sent SAT scores and 1.7% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 980 to 1194
Reading and Writing 493 to 615
Math 469 to 586
ACT composite 20 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003%
- 1200 to 139946%
- 1000 to 119947%
- 800 to 9994%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.44
- 4.00%
- 3.75 to 3.9913%
- 3.50 to 3.7429%
- 3.25 to 3.4933%
- 3.00 to 3.2421%
- 2.50 to 2.994%
- 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
$31,510
a year, in state
$43,290
a year, out of state (tuition $19,270)
- Tuition (in state)$7,490
- Fees$1,860
- Food and housing$18,250
- Books and supplies$1,480
- Transportation and other$2,430
SUNY Oneonta published $29,771 in state for 2025-26. 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 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$11,057
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,690
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,071
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,001
- Over $110,000$25,037
Financial aid
68%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$11,001
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
16%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,562 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: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
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
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
38 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 | 3 | ARTS 100E |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 100E |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH 1100 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 1000 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1002 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2230 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 2230 & MATH 2240 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1022 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | WLAN 300E |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 100E |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 1710 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSCI 100E |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSCI 100E |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CSCI 1160 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 100E |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | COMP 100E |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | COMP 1000 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | LITR 100E |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | LITR 1000 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENSS 100E |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENSS 1001 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1101 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1100 & HIST 1101 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 3001 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 300E |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1000 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITAL 300E |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JAPN 300E |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN 1002 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1112 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1111 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 2250 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1030 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1040 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2040 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2030 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1000 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | INTD 100E |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | INTD 100E |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 3001 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 3508 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 1010 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 100E |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 1210 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1145 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1144 & HIST 1145 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2200 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 1200 & HIST 100E |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
66%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$66,840
a year, 10 years after starting here
- SUNY Oneonta$86,694
- All colleges$84,668
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 27 majors here have earnings data.
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