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SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·oldwestbury.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
-8.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
4,709
peer median 6,237
Avg net price
$11,282
-$1.9k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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About

SUNY Old Westbury is a public liberal arts college located in Long Island, New York. The institution was established in 1965 and has an enrollment of approximately 4,948 students, offering 45 undergraduate majors and 16 graduate degree programs, with a notable focus on academic excellence and intercultural understanding.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
7,760
7,760 candidates competed
Admitted
6,490
83.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
806
12.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
45%-8.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
27%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
45%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

10.5pp gap
Pell recipients
40%168 of 419
Non-Pell (all)
50%160 of 317
Subsidized loan, no Pell
48%28 of 58
No Federal Aid
51%132 of 259

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.5-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.

FVT/GE

Of 44 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 22 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
22
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing22 · 50.0%
  • No Data22 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
20
No data
22

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.

22
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+8.3%
$37,203 vs $34,350
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+12.8%
$69,797 vs $61,854
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+26.9%
$84,887 vs $66,899
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+37.1%
$47,095 vs $34,350
General Sales Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+41.6%
$48,624 vs $34,350
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+43.5%
$49,308 vs $34,350
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+45.5%
$49,972 vs $34,350
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+49.5%
$51,363 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

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

16
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
38%
$17,995 debt · $47,095 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
38%
$23,399 debt · $62,389 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
36%
$24,750 debt · $69,797 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
32%
$24,111 debt · $75,321 earn
Criminology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
32%
$16,750 debt · $52,598 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
31%
$18,457 debt · $60,351 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
30%
$15,000 debt · $49,308 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
30%
$16,949 debt · $57,360 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1976Next review Jan 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPB) — Baccalaureate only level programs offered outside a school of public health
  2. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jun 2021Renewal 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,645
$30–48k$9,114
$48–75k$13,852
$75–110k$15,712
$110k+$20,426

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

Avg net price
$11,282
-$1,889vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $13,171
Federal loans
28.2%
In-state tuition
$8,422
Out-of-state
$18,842

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,444 students received $13.8M in Pell grants, alongside $10.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,444
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$13.8M
$13,791,183 total
Direct Loans
$10.5M
2,235 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.4M
938 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.1M
1,004 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.6M
151 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.4M
142 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,000 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,000
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.0%
2017
5.8%
2018
3.9%
2019
2.3%
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 SUNY Old Westbury

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs59
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

898 total completions
01Business
22124.6%
02Education
20823.2%
03Social Sciences
11713.0%
04Psychology
10011.1%
05Biological Sciences
707.8%
06Health Professions
637.0%
07English Language
343.8%
08Visual/Performing Arts
293.2%
09Communication
283.1%
10Liberal Arts
283.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
4,709
12-mo unduplicated
5,832
Undergraduate
5,321
Graduate
511

Gender split

Men
41%2,419
Women
59%3,413

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
33.8%
Black
23.4%
White
23.2%
Asian
11.4%
Two or more
3.5%
Non-resident
3.3%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
201
120 M · 81 W
Women athletes
40.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$5K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$18K
$16K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Soccer
38 M · 18 W
$114K
Baseball
33 M · —
$86K
Basketball
19 M · 13 W
$115K
Volleyball
15 M · 12 W
$95K
Cross Country
8 M · 17 W
$45K
Softball
— · 21 W
$48K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.25
10 offenses · 4,449 students

3-year trend

3.652 yrs ago2.341 yr ago2.25Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
36
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
39
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
7
Rape
2
Fondling
1

By location

10total
  • On campus10

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
9
Stalking
13 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs06
Liquor04

Residence-hall fires

  • Woodlands Hall 21 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $500,000-$999,999

Data quality: 6 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
166

SUNY Old Westbury vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SUNY Old Westbury selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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 Old Westbury
45%—4,709$11,282Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
49%98.2%6,237$13,171Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
College of Staten Island CUNY
46%92.3%11,033$5,579Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
72%47.5%20,081$3,033Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Brooklyn College
54%58.4%14,390$3,103Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY City College
57%60.0%15,544$3,776R2 Research
CUNY Hunter College
57%53.8%22,538$2,984Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
56%57.1%13,763$3,203Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Lehman College
51%56.6%13,324$3,148Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Queens College
53%64.3%15,965$4,195Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY York College
32%64.1%6,174$4,456Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Delta State University
48%100.0%2,654$13,540Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Empire State University
36%81.1%10,469$11,676Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Georgia Southwestern State University
41%75.2%3,700$12,019Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Morehouse College
59%44.0%2,847$39,013Baccalaureate
State University of New York at Cortland
68%59.8%6,938$22,345Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
State University of New York at New Paltz
72%61.6%7,898$18,809Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
State University of New York at Oswego
60%80.5%6,715$16,236Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
SUNY at Fredonia
50%77.7%3,179$15,897Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY at Purchase College
63%74.0%3,333$18,913Baccalaureate
SUNY Brockport
55%70.7%7,482$16,353Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
SUNY Buffalo State University
33%72.9%6,188$11,346Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
SUNY College at Geneseo
71%66.4%3,945$18,211Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY College at Potsdam
45%77.7%2,832$13,624Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
SUNY Oneonta
69%69.6%5,337$19,158Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
The Evergreen State College
41%96.4%2,490$24,319Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of South Carolina-Upstate
43%67.3%4,916$13,557Baccalaureate
Peer group median53%68.4%6,237$13,171

Institutions like SUNY Old Westbury

Explore the federal data for institutions in SUNY Old Westbury's comparison group.

IPEDS

SUNY Old Westbury Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of Academic Affairs
Phone
(516) 876-3000
Address
Old Westbury, Long Island, New York

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides and maintains authoritative campus data, offering data analysis and reporting to the University, SUNY System Administration, government agencies, and external publications.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Shanthi Konkoth
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Jacob Heller
    Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Assessment

Reports & documents (2)

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

Frequently asked questions about SUNY Old Westbury

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SUNY Old Westbury.

What is the graduation rate at SUNY Old Westbury?

SUNY Old Westbury reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend SUNY Old Westbury?

SUNY Old Westbury reports a total enrollment of 4,709 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at SUNY Old Westbury?

The average net price at SUNY Old Westbury is $11,282 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at SUNY Old Westbury?

SUNY Old Westbury's yield rate is 12.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is SUNY Old Westbury located?

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York 11568-0210.

Who runs Institutional Research at SUNY Old Westbury?

SUNY Old Westbury's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Academic Affairs.

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.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
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.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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