Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY · Private · Town (remote)
Private institution in Oneonta, NY · 1,099 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $61,107 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $29,8001,708th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $52,8491,848th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $52,8491,846th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $66,6231,775th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,107506th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,452513th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.2%1,299th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.9%1,190th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 68.7%574th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1170478th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0991,311th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.0%934th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 131 mi (EWR)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $64,885 | $60,410 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $43,798 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,856 | $32,213 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $36,560 | $28,960 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,162 | $21,052 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $31,941 | $28,960 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $29,995 | $30,409 |
| History | bachelors | $27,476 | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $25,194 | $19,683 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $23,456 | — |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $20,140 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1797source
- Athletic nickname: "Hawks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Mascot: Swoopsource
- Motto: "Ad Altiora Semper / "Ever Upwards""source
- Campus size: about 425 acressource
- Formerly known as "Hartwick Seminary" (1797–1927)source
- Athletic conference: Empire 8source
- Notable alum: Q457923source
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hartwick College’s 1,099 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing, NY · 1,104 undergrads
- Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, NY · 1,083 undergrads
- Russell Sage CollegeTroy, NY · 1,075 undergrads
- LIM CollegeNew York, NY · 1,133 undergrads
- Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, NY · 1,065 undergrads
- St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NY · 1,009 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH · 1,100 undergrads
- American International CollegeSpringfield, MA · 1,097 undergrads
- Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 1,095 undergrads
- Edgewood CollegeMadison, WI · 1,104 undergrads
- Hendrix CollegeConway, AR · 1,094 undergrads
- City University of SeattleSeattle, WA · 1,091 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitehartwick.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 191533)
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