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Academics at SUNY Old Westbury - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at SUNY Old Westbury will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at SUNY Old Westbury this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 4,784 undergraduate students at SUNY Old Westbury is 372 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 20 to 1 which places SUNY Old Westbury among the worst concerning instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at SUNY Old Westbury , there are 20 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is among the worst regrading instructional attention.
A significant percentage of the instructors (46.0% ) are full-time.
The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".
A significant percentage of the faculty (46.0% ) are full-time.
The majority of the faculty (61.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

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Most Popular Majors

SUNY Old Westbury offers 40 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 31 majors within 17 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, SUNY Old Westbury awarded 1,026 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular MajorsAssociates GraduationsBachelors GraduationsAll Graduations
General Psychology0150150
Accounting09191
Criminology07070
Public Health06868
General Biology06666

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