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SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·cobleskill.edu
6-yr Graduation
42%
-15.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,988
peer median 2,268
Avg net price
$18,701
-$2.4k vs Baccalaureate
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About

The SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill is a residential college located in Cobleskill, New York, founded in 1911. The college spans 902 acres and offers 54 degrees, including 24 bachelor's programs, with a notable focus on experiential education and applied learning in areas such as Environmental Science, Plant Sciences, and Animal Sciences.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,805
3,805 candidates competed
Admitted
3,197
84.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
618
19.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
42%-15.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
46%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
52%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

9.4pp gap
Pell recipients
38%141 of 371
Non-Pell (all)
47%149 of 314
Subsidized loan, no Pell
46%59 of 127
No Federal Aid
48%90 of 187

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 59 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
59
Passing
11
18.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

59programs
  • Passing11 · 18.6%
  • No Data48 · 81.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
9
No data
48

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+22.8%
$42,193 vs $34,350
Animal Sciences
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+24.2%
$42,663 vs $34,350
Graphic Communications
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+30.0%
$44,661 vs $34,350
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+30.5%
$44,842 vs $34,350
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+40.7%
$48,346 vs $34,350
Animal Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+47.0%
$50,491 vs $34,350
Plant Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+49.6%
$51,399 vs $34,350
Information Science/Studies
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+62.4%
$55,799 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
54%
$26,000 debt · $48,346 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
47%
$21,000 debt · $44,842 earn
Animal Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
41%
$20,500 debt · $50,491 earn
Information Science/Studies
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
36%
$20,000 debt · $55,799 earn
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
34%
$21,262 debt · $61,963 earn
Animal Sciences
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
28%
$12,000 debt · $42,663 earn
Plant Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
24%
$12,321 debt · $51,399 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1952Next review Jan 2030

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Oct 2019Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Nov 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,279
$30–48k$14,988
$48–75k$18,887
$75–110k$20,346
$110k+$25,356

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$18,701
-$2,369vs Baccalaureate median $21,070
Federal loans
55.6%
In-state tuition
$8,768
Out-of-state
$18,678

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 922 students received $5.0M in Pell grants, alongside $10.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
922
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.0M
$5,016,908 total
Direct Loans
$10.5M
2,022 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.9M
807 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.2M
912 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.4M
303 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 834 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (3.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
834
Defaulted
26
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.1%
2017
11.7%
2018
11.1%
2019
3.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Cobleskill

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

436 total completions
01Agriculture
22050.5%
02Business
5713.1%
03Natural Resources
5211.9%
04Health Professions
204.6%
05Mechanic
163.7%
06Biological Sciences
153.4%
07Personal/Culinary
153.4%
08Liberal Arts
143.2%
09Education
143.2%
10Engineering Tech
133.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,988
12-mo unduplicated
3,043
Undergraduate
3,043
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%1,204
Women
60%1,839

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.3%
Hispanic
13.8%
Black
8.5%
Unknown
2.4%
Two or more
1.8%
Asian
1.7%
Non-resident
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
325
170 M · 155 W
Women athletes
47.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$16K
$17K
Head-coach salaries
$25K
$28K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Soccer
28 M · 31 W
$192K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
27 M · 31 W
$94K
Track and Field (Indoor)
29 M · 28 W
$93K
Baseball
56 M ·
$216K
Basketball
22 M · 17 W
$260K
Equestrian
· 39 W
$24K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.79
5 offenses · 1,792 students

3-year trend

4.952 yrs ago0.561 yr ago2.79Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
15
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
5

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Fondling
2

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion2

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons410
Drugs218
Liquor056

Residence-hall fires

  • Davis Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Parsons Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Parsons Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • TenEyck Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99
  • Vroman Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
96

Cobleskill vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Cobleskill selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
42%1,988$18,701Baccalaureate
45%72.5%1,765$25,368Baccalaureate
73%67.7%2,390$23,894Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
52%97.7%1,167$18,610Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
53%67.2%646$19,943Baccalaureate
64%87.1%2,844$26,565Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
73%65.3%6,318$24,468Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
64%12.0%1,454$6,100Baccalaureate
65%85.7%3,479$23,965Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
95%8.8%26,793$28,690R1 Research
21%80.3%14,486$5,127Baccalaureate
49%88.0%3,774$21,057Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
74%68.5%1,952$25,807Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
65%77.0%786$22,386Baccalaureate
56%80.8%2,425$30,525Baccalaureate
60%69.8%985$22,855Baccalaureate
72%75.3%6,331$38,707Baccalaureate
64%75.6%1,776$19,310Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
72%76.1%2,350$20,397Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
60%47.6%960$18,558Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
61%79.3%1,109$21,083Baccalaureate
58%91.1%1,702$16,481Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
68%83.2%1,053$22,288Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
66%80.4%1,705$25,907Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
72%74.4%3,140$24,478Baccalaureate
53%95.0%5,299$15,706Baccalaureate
45%47.3%974$41,008Baccalaureate
45%4,575$25,110Baccalaureate
48%69.6%1,032$19,751Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
54%75.7%3,781$15,016Baccalaureate
42%92.1%3,459$15,268Baccalaureate
38%89.0%3,056$17,225Baccalaureate
39%91.5%2,186$15,939Baccalaureate
55%48.7%3,121$35,013Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
52%96.7%2,100$16,857Baccalaureate
50%87.9%2,612$12,212Baccalaureate
Peer group median57%76.6%2,268$21,070

Institutions like Cobleskill

Explore the federal data for institutions in Cobleskill's comparison group.

Cobleskill Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
IR [at] cobleskill.edu
Phone
518-255-5408
Address
106 Suffolk Circle, Cobleskill, NY 12043

This office collects and analyzes SUNY Cobleskill-related data and provides administration, faculty, and other internal and external constituencies with information, planning and research assistance.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Maddie Salo

Common Data Set

Cobleskill's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
81.0%
Accessible
Yield
27.5%
of admitted students enroll
Total enrollment
1,824
1,824 UG · 0 grad
6-yr graduation rate
46%
First-year retention
59%
Student–faculty ratio
15 to 1
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
2,064
Admitted
1,672
Enrolled
460

2,064 applied → 1,672 admitted (81.0%) → 460 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
81.0%

Accessible — 81.0% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
men78.1%
women83.9%

Admit rate varies by gender.

High-school class rank

C10
top tenth7%
top quarter23%
top half56%
bottom half44%
bottom quarter16%

Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.

What matters in admission

C7
Very Important1
Academic GPA
Important1
Rigor of secondary school record
Considered3
Standardized test scoresApplication EssayRecommendation(s)
Not Considered14
Class rankInterviewExtracurricular activitiesTalent/abilityCharacter/personal qualitiesFirst generationAlumni/ae relationGeographical residenceState residencyReligious affiliation/commitmentRacial/ethnic statusVolunteer workWork experienceLevel of applicant’s interest

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Federal
4,690,30754%
State
4,071,13746%

0% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
65%
Avg debt
$25,834

65% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $25,834 on average.

03

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
46%
Retention
59%

6-year graduation rate 46%; first-year retention 59%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students46%
Pell recipients48%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 2 pts above the overall rate (48% vs 46%).

04

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students79
10-19 students162
20-29 students147
30-39 students31
40-49 students8
50-99 students13
100+ students3

54% of classes have under 20 students; 4% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
15 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
32%
Women faculty
44%

Key faculty indicators.

05

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White68.4%
Hispanic/Latino11.9%
Black or African American10.9%
Two or more races2.7%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown2.5%
Asian2.2%
Nonresident aliens1.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0.1%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
22
Share
1%

1% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

06

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
418
Admitted
293
Enrolled
170

418 transfer applicants → 293 admitted (70.1%) → 170 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.

Source publications

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Cobleskill.

What is the graduation rate at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill?

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill?

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill reports a total enrollment of 1,988 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill?

The average net price at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill is $18,701 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill?

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill's yield rate is 19.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill located?

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York 12043.

Who runs Institutional Research at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill?

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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