SUNY College at Old Westbury: Statistics
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #3521 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1007 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #938 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #90 of 221 | In New York State |
| #1 of 2 | In Old Westbury |
| #1098 of 2,456 | For Anesthesiology |
| Top50% | For 11 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 77%
- Undergraduates
- 4,033
- Graduates
- 348
- Male:Female Ratio
- 39:61
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Post-master's certificate
- Website
- www.oldwestbury.edu
SUNY College at Old Westbury Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
SUNY College at Old Westbury has an acceptance rate of 77% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 77% | 72% | 80% |
| Applicants | 4,613 | 2,056 | 2,557 |
| Admissions | 3,532 | 1,478 | 2,054 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 468 | 214 | 254 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 6 | 4 | 2 |
2,209 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
673 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
49 or 10%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1070
or below
75% of them
had 1260
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in SUNY College at Old Westbury are 1070-1260 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| Recommendations | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 1306 (30%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 1223 (28%) |
| Black or African American | 1088 (25%) |
| Asian | 517 (12%) |
| Two or more races | 114 (3%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 61 (1%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 48 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 11 (0.3%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $9,760
- Students receiving aid
- 78%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $7,070 | $12,271 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,070 | $12,271 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $16,980 | $23,100 |
| Fee in-district | $1,309 | $961 |
| Fee in-state | $1,309 | $961 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,309 | $961 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 1,205 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $12,310 |
| Room charge | $8,060 |
| Meal charge | $4,250 |
SUNY College at Old Westbury majors
SUNY College at Old Westbury has granted 1,101 bachelor's degrees across 31 programs and 125 master's across 12 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at SUNY College at Old Westbury.
| Major | Bachelor | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General | 132 | |
| Accounting | 104 | 19 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 99 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 80 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 67 | |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 66 | |
| Political Economy | 58 | |
| Criminology | 54 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 51 | |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs | 35 | 14 |
| History, General | 45 | |
| Sociology, General | 44 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 36 | |
| Finance, General | 33 | |
| General Studies | 27 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 26 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 25 | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 3 | 16 |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 18 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | 18 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 18 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 14 | |
| Taxation | 14 | |
| Mathematics, General | 12 | |
| Mental Health Counseling & Counselor | 11 | |
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 10 | |
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 10 | |
| Digital Arts | 8 | |
| Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation | 8 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 8 | |
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 7 | |
| Chemistry, General | 7 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 3 | 4 |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 6 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 3 | 2 |
| Biochemistry | 4 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General | 4 | |
| Biology Teacher Education | 3 | |
| Grand Total | 1,101 | 125 |
SUNY College at Old Westbury has a graduation rate of 48%, which is among the 37% lowest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 48% | 34% | 58% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
SUNY College at Old Westbury has published 1,347 scientific papers with 18,621 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Computer Science, Psychology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Political Science, and Environmental Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20 | 67 |
| 1991 | 27 | 132 |
| 1992 | 22 | 178 |
| 1993 | 27 | 193 |
| 1994 | 26 | 244 |
| 1995 | 34 | 172 |
| 1996 | 21 | 304 |
| 1997 | 26 | 246 |
| 1998 | 33 | 319 |
| 1999 | 22 | 334 |
| 2000 | 38 | 495 |
| 2001 | 21 | 406 |
| 2002 | 24 | 544 |
| 2003 | 25 | 467 |
| 2004 | 27 | 522 |
| 2005 | 33 | 492 |
| 2006 | 36 | 430 |
| 2007 | 27 | 483 |
| 2008 | 32 | 608 |
| 2009 | 28 | 879 |
| 2010 | 25 | 862 |
| 2011 | 24 | 552 |
| 2012 | 33 | 605 |
| 2013 | 25 | 550 |
| 2014 | 39 | 534 |
| 2015 | 35 | 832 |
| 2016 | 44 | 621 |
| 2017 | 48 | 704 |
| 2018 | 51 | 697 |
| 2019 | 61 | 814 |
| 2020 | 64 | 848 |
| 2021 | 64 | 1175 |
| 2022 | 64 | 1175 |
Notable alumni
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John McTiernan
- Occupations
- film produceractorscreenwriterdirectorfilm director
- Biography
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John Campbell McTiernan Jr. is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, including Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action Hero (1993), the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), the heist-film remake The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), and The 13th Warrior (1999). His last completed feature film was the mystery-thriller Basic, released in 2003.
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Andrea Navedo
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Andrea Navedo is an American actress, singer, and published author. She began her career on the daytime soap operas One Life to Live and Guiding Light (1999-2000), and in later years had several supporting roles on primetime television. From 2014 to 2019, Navedo starred as Xiomara "Xo" Villanueva in The CW comedy-drama series, Jane the Virgin.
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Wordsworth
- Occupations
- rapper
- Biography
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Vinson Jamel Johnson, better known by his stage name Wordsworth, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York.
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Craig S. Harris
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
- Biography
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Craig S. Harris is an American jazz trombonist, who started working with Sun Ra in 1976. He also has worked with Abdullah Ibrahim, David Murray, Lester Bowie, Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, Muhal Richard Abrams, and Charlie Haden. He has recorded since 1983 as leader for India Navigation, Soul Note and JMT. For the latter he recorded with two groups. The Tailgater's Tales was a quintet with clarinetist Don Byron, trumpeter Eddie Allen, Anthony Cox on double bass, and Pheeroan akLaff on drums. His large ensemble Cold Sweat was a tribute to the music of James Brown.
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Carla Rippey
- Occupations
- artistdirector
- Biography
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Carla Rippey is a visual artist and the ex-director of The National School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving "La Esmeralda." Although she was born in the US, Rippey is a considered a Mexican feminist artist.
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Trisha Ventker
- Occupations
- photographerauthor
- Biography
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Trisha Ventker is an author, photographic artist, and elementary school teacher. She is best known for her book Internet Dates From Hell which is self-published by Ventker through iUniverse and has since had the movie rights to it optioned to Paula Wagner. She is also one of the first Indie Books authors to have a book that was optioned for the big screen.
General info
| Alternative names | SUNY Old Westbury |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 |
| Motto | Own Your Future |
| Colors | green, white |
| Academic calendar | Semesters |
| Total FTE staff | 540 |
| Carnegie classification | Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Location and contacts
| Address | 223 Store Hill Rd Old Westbury, New York, 11568-0210 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 4,000 |
| Phone | 5168763000 |