SUNY Oswego offers a variety of programs for incoming first-year students. The Hart Hall Global Living and Learning Center focuses on programs that emphasize community service, global-themed courses, and live-in faculty. Johnson Hall houses approximately 240 students who participate in the school’s nationally recognized First Year Residential Experience program. This program focuses on the success of students their first year of college and throughout future years at SUNY Oswego. Participants in the Living and Learning Communities live in the same residence halls and take common classes with students who have similar interests, providing them with the opportunity to make connections with faculty, staff, and other students.
SUNY Oswego offers students more than 150 registered clubs and organizations to choose from, including academic, media and publication, religious, cultural, special interest, Greek life, arts, and community-service groups, as well as club sports. Participating in these student clubs and organizations offers students opportunities to build friendships and participate in active learning while promoting leadership and responsibility, experiences that often lead to higher levels of academic success.
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES
A comprehensive internship program offers students from any major the opportunity to build their skills long before graduation. The success of graduates is evident in SUNY Oswego alumni, who hold high positions in locations all over the US and world…
Gain the experience before graduation
SUNY Oswego’s learn-by-doing style of education helps prepare students for careers in nearly every profession. The alumni office offers the Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) program, through which successful alumni visit the campus to present workshops and visit classrooms.
Although SUNY Oswego has received many awards and recognitions for its high standard of education and programs, the real testament to the quality of education are the nearly seventy thousand successful alumni who span the globe. An Oswego broadcasting degree launched the careers of NBC’s Al Roker and ESPN’s Linda Cohn and Steve Levy.
Oswego’s career services office provides a broad range of services, such as career counseling, assessment, and advisement. Students can also connect with hundreds of major employers during annual job fairs and on-campus recruiting visits. Additional services include resume development and refinement, job search seminars and workshops, an information and upcoming events Listserve, use of the Discover career planning program, and graduate school research assistance.
FAST FACTS
SUNY Oswego is a coeducational, comprehensive, public university and founded in 1861.
Web site http://www.oswego.edu
Location Oswego, New York—35 miles northwest of Syracuse.
Student Profile 6,700 undergraduate students (46% male, 54% female); 28 states and territories, 19 countries; 13% minority, 1% international.
Faculty Profile 300 full-time faculty. 85% hold a terminal degree in their field. 18:1 student/faculty ratio. Average class size is 24.
Residence Life Highly residential: 95 % of freshmen students live on campus and over 60% of all undergraduates live on campus.
Athletics NCAA Division III, ECAC, NYSWCAA, and SUNYAC Conferences. 24 varsity sports (12 men’s: baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor & outdoor track & field, wrestling; 12 women’s: basketball, cross-country, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor & outdoor track & field, volleyball), 8 club sports, and 11 intramurals.
Undergraduate Academic Programs Accounting, Adolescent Education-Grades7-12, American Studies, Anthropology, Art, Biochemistry, Biology, Broadcasting and Mass Communications, Business Administration, Chemistry, Childhood Education-Grades 1-6, Cognitive Science, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Creative Writing, Economics, English, Finance, French, Geochemistry, Geology, German, Global and International Studies, Graphic Design, History, Human Development, Human Resource Management, Information Science, Journalism, Language and International Trade, Linguistics, Management Accounting, Operations Management and Information Systems, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics-Applied, Mathematical Economics-Applied, Meteorology, Music, Philosophy, Philosophy-Psychology, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Justice, Public Relations, Risk Management and Insurance, Sociology, Software Engineering, Spanish, TESOL, Technology Education, Technology Management, Theatre, Vocational Teacher Preparation, Wellness Management, Women’s Studies, Zoology
Costs and Aid 2010-2011: $17,244 in-state comprehensive ($4,970 tuition); $25,144 out-of-state comprehensive ($12,870 tuition). 70% of students receive some financial aid. Average award: $7,990.
More Distinctions
U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” has consistently ranked SUNY Oswego among the best in the country.
Oswego was named one of the “Top Up-and-Coming Schools” in America’s Best Colleges 2010.
The Princeton Review selected Oswego for its latest guidebook: “The Best Northeastern Colleges.”
ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID
Apply online to SUNY Oswego from http://www.oswego.edu/apply
Required Information for First-year and Transfer candidates: A completed SUNY Application or Common Application:
Freshman using The Common Application will also need to submit the following:
Official high school transcript(s)
Official SAT (code 2543) or ACT (code 2942)
Official College, AP, IB or CLEP transcripts, if applicable. Transcripts from any college where credit was earned are required.
SUNY Oswego’s Supplement for The Common Application (if filing using the paper application).
Freshman using the SUNY application will also need to submit the following:
Official high school transcript(s)
Oswego’s Supplement to the SUNY application
Official SAT (code 2543) or ACT (code 2942)
Official College, AP, IB or CLEP transcripts, if applicable. Transcripts from any college where credit was earned are required.
One recommendation (or form allowing for individual comments) from a school-based counselor or teacher.
Transfer applicants will need to submit:
Either the SUNY Application of The Common Application
An official transcript from each college or university previously attended (regardless if credit was actually awarded).
If less than 30 credit hours have been completed at the time of application, an official high school transcript must be submitted. If applicable, official College, AP, IB or CLEP transcripts must be also submitted. Transcripts from any college where credit was earned are required.
Credentials separate from the application should be sent to: SUNY Oswego Office of Admissions 229 Sheldon Hall Oswego, NY 13126-3599