SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY · Public · Town (distant) · SCATC · SUNY Cobleskill
Public institution in Cobleskill, NY · 1,776 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $45,030 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Median graduate debt
- Top 22%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $17,980892nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,676446th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,586750th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $27,108813th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $16,023371st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,0301,351st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,9011,352nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 40.9%1,481st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.0%1,136th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 83.3%1,004th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1060799th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 19865th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,7761,008th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 42.5%604th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 135 mi (LGA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 29 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | $49,136 | — |
| Agricultural EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $43,798 | $52,107 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $41,025 | — |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $40,117 | $37,424 |
| Plant SciencesAgriculture | bachelors | $30,771 | $26,715 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $30,119 | $25,967 |
| Animal SciencesAgriculture | bachelors | $29,429 | $29,866 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCulinary & Personal Services | bachelors | $27,048 | $29,685 |
| Psychology, OtherPsychology | bachelors | $26,933 | — |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $23,649 | $20,140 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $21,052 | $22,824 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1911source
- Athletic nickname: "Fighting Tigers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Orange and Blacksource
- Mascot: Coby T. Tigersource
- Motto: "Real life, real learning"source
- Campus size: about 902 acressource
- Formerly known as "Schoharie State School of Agriculture" (1911–1927)source
- Formerly known as "New York State School of Agriculture at Cobleskill" (1927–1941)source
- Formerly known as "New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences at Cobleskill" (1941–1962)source
- Formerly known as "State University of New York Agricultural and Technical College at Cobleskill" (1962–1987)source
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Equestrian
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- 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
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In NY
- SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY · 1,773 undergrads
- Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NY · 1,768 undergrads
- Daemen UniversityAmherst, NY · 1,761 undergrads
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY · 1,725 undergrads
- SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, NY · 1,860 undergrads
- Nazareth UniversityRochester, NY · 1,891 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA · 1,777 undergrads
- Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL · 1,782 undergrads
- University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH · 1,785 undergrads
- Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, WA · 1,762 undergrads
- Curry CollegeMilton, MA · 1,757 undergrads
- Marymount UniversityArlington, VA · 1,795 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecobleskill.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 196033)
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