State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY
State University of New York at Oswego admitted 12,204 of 15,148 applicants for the fall 2024 entering class (80.6%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2024 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at State University of New York at Oswego
Three things State University of New York at Oswego published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
The admit rate rose from 54% to 80% over 5 years.
Both ends are measured rates from the federal survey, for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, over 5 years
23% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 3% sent an ACT. State University of New York at Oswego files test scores under “considered”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Families paid $16,236 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
80.6%
12,204 admitted of 15,148 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
SAT, middle 50%
1080–1250
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
ACT, middle 50%
23–27
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Average GPA of admitted students
3.11
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
23%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
3%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at State University of New York at Oswego?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Over 5 years the admit rate rose from 54% to 80%.
What State University of New York at Oswego says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $16,236 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $8,714
- $30k–$48k
- $11,681
- $48k–$75k
- $17,412
- $75k–$110k
- $19,053
- Over $110k
- $23,087
Source: the College Scorecard
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Early ActionNovember 15, 2026
Verified August 19, 2026
- Rolling AdmissionMay 1, 2027
Verified August 17, 2026 · Source
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in New York
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
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