SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY · Public · Town (distant)
Public institution in Fredonia, NY · 2,860 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $54,247 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 23%Median ACT
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
- $15,644728th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,771457th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,191804th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,331707th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,2501,156th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,247836th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,5801,184th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.5%1,011th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.2%889th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 79.2%874th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1213366th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 27222nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,860720th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.5%812th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 206 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- 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 57 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $40,461 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,928 | $45,207 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $42,682 | $49,058 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $38,289 | $30,499 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,208 | $36,560 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $36,042 | $41,937 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $34,704 | $31,799 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $41,937 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $33,687 | $29,487 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $33,500 | $33,103 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $32,925 | $28,816 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $32,124 | $28,598 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1826source
- Athletic nickname: "Blue Devils"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Mascot: Freddysource
- Motto: "Where Success is a Tradition"source
- Campus size: about 256 acressource
- Formerly known as "Fredonia Academy" (1826–1867)source
- Formerly known as "Fredonia Normal School" (1867–1942)source
- Formerly known as "Fredonia State Teachers College" (1942–1948)source
- Formerly known as "State University of New York College at Fredonia" (1948–2023)source
- Athletic conference: SUNYACsource
- Notable alum: Mary McDonnellsource
- Notable alum: Neil Postmansource
- Notable alum: Jean Webstersource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- 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 SUNY at Fredonia’s 2,860 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- Manhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY · 2,928 undergrads
- SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, NY · 2,778 undergrads
- Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY · 2,942 undergrads
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · 2,760 undergrads
- Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY · 2,988 undergrads
- Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY · 2,731 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, AR · 2,865 undergrads
- Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA · 2,866 undergrads
- Champlain CollegeBurlington, VT · 2,870 undergrads
- Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, MD · 2,849 undergrads
- Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsSan Jose, CA · 2,844 undergrads
- Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, WA · 2,881 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitefredonia.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 196158)
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