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SUNY Old Westbury Data & Information Overview

433 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
77% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is SUNY Old Westbury Ranked?

#1,638 Best Colleges in Nation
#104 Best Colleges in NY
General Special Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

SUNY Old Westbury was awarded 433 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general special education.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked SUNY Old Westbury as #1,638 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 142 colleges in New York, SUNY Old Westbury is ranked at #104.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SUNY Old Westbury?

77% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
10% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, SUNY Old Westbury is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 77%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to SUNY Old Westbury submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for SUNY Old Westbury  ( 550 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for SUNY Old Westbury  ( 520 to 620 )
200
800
SUNY Old Westbury received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

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SUNY Old Westbury Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
45% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at SUNY Old Westbury is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at SUNY Old Westbury is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  45 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at SUNY Old Westbury

73% Freshmen Retention
33% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like SUNY Old Westbury enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  73 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from SUNY Old Westbury have a four-year graduation rate of 33%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  33 out of 100
0
100

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SUNY Old Westbury Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,959 Full-Time Undergraduates
71.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
60.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,659 undergraduates at SUNY Old Westbury with 3,959 being full-time and 700 being part-time.

How Much Does SUNY Old Westbury Cost?

$10,182 Net Price
18% Take Out Loans
$18,920 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SUNY Old Westbury is $10,182. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for SUNY Old Westbury

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,839 $8,838 $13,452 $16,178 $18,666

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SUNY Old Westbury, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SUNY Old Westbury, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $4,730 a year. That adds up to $18,920 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Old Westbury is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do SUNY Old Westbury Graduates Make?

$50,921 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from SUNY Old Westbury make around $50,921 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future SUNY Old Westbury graduates since it is 20% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of SUNY Old Westbury

New York State
3,959 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
SUNY Old Westbury is a public institution situated in Old Westbury, New York. Old Westbury is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for SUNY Old Westbury are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 223 Store Hill Rd, Old Westbury, NY 11568-0210
Phone: 516-876-3000
Website: www.oldwestbury.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sunyoldwestbury
Twitter: http://twitter.com/sunyoldwestbury

SUNY Old Westbury Majors

36 Majors With Completions
1,214 Undergraduate Degrees
150 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 36 majors graduated from SUNY Old Westbury. Of these students, 1,214 received undergraduate degrees and 150 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts 132 NA
General Psychology 132 $32,696
Accounting 104 $44,861
Business Administration & Management 99 $38,057
General Biology 80 $31,905
Public Health 68 NA
Communication & Media Studies 67 $29,553
Political Science & Government 58 NA
Criminology 54 $37,745
General English Literature 53 $32,037

Learn more about the majors offered at SUNY Old Westbury along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at SUNY Old Westbury

66% Take At Least One Class Online
15% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 2,882 students took at least one online class at SUNY Old Westbury. This is a decrease from the 5,007 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,882 673
2019-2020 5,007 4,353
2018-2019 813 63
2017-2018 638 28
2016-2017 531 19

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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