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Featured News
SUNY Oneonta has received two new accolades for its commitment to promote diversity and inclusion on campus: the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award and inclusion in a new “Best Colleges for LGBTQ+ Students” ranking.
SUNY Oneonta’s Gift of Life Club is making a difference in Oneonta and far beyond by organizing recruitment drives for potential bone marrow donors right on campus. The club and Oneonta’s chapter of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity have hosted more than 20 drives since 2018, and one student donated stem cells after matching with a patient in need.
SUNY Oneonta is among the top 10 public schools in the Northeast, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 rankings of “Best Colleges,” released Sept. 24.
SUNY Oneonta’s campus thrift store has reopened in a brand new, more convenient, more visible space and is ready for student, staff and community shoppers.
State University of New York Chancellor John B. King, Jr. and Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado visited campus today to officially launch the Empire State Service Corps, share good news about the initiative, and celebrate SUNY Oneonta’s record participation in the program.
SUNY Oneonta’s campus community is recognizing National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month with an array of educational and celebratory events and activities, from guest speakers and theatrical performances to dining and dancing.
Profiles
In researching schools overseas, Mussimenta was immediately intrigued by the extensive opportunities and cutting-edge facilities offered by the Theatre Department at SUNY Oneonta, where she is now pursuing her acting dreams as an international student.
Music producer and content creator Hunter Galvin ’21 earned his stripes as a budding beatmaker while majoring in Music Industry at SUNY Oneonta, composing catchy tracks in his residence hall room and during classes inside Fine Arts Studio A.
When Jadyn Hysack learned about SUNY Oneonta’s pre-chiropractic program, she knew she wanted to take a crack at it. Having earned a bachelor’s in biology after a busy four years packed with classes, clubs and an internship, she is now continuing her spinal health studies at Northeast College of Health Sciences in Seneca Falls.
During his sophomore year as an international student from Japan, Kento Igarashi transferred to SUNY Oneonta, discovered a passion for photography and landed a graphic design internship.
Grace Tran, a Media Studies major from Albany, NY, came to SUNY Oneonta undecided about her major and discovered Media Studies after joining the campus’s TV production club.
With a dual major in Communication Studies and Business Administration and a passion for the silver screen, Wilden Bruce is eager to pursue a career as a behind-the-scenes force in the movie industry, overseeing everything from securing funds to helping writers bring their vision to life.
Having left SUNY Oneonta in 2020 during the pandemic, Victoria Villaverde put her degree on hold and saw success as a drawing portrait artist, graphic designer and tattoo apprentice before returning to college in 2022.
Halfway through her college career, Marisa Codi was forced to rethink her path when the college she was attending, Cazenovia, closed. Transferring to SUNY Oneonta allowed her to continue her education seamlessly and find a new place to call home.
Aerospace professional Chung Wong first discovered the world of physics inside the A.J. Read Science Discovery Center. Enrolling in SUNY Oneonta’s 3-2 Engineering Program gave him the tools and confidence to be successful and was “the best decision” he ever made.
"The classes I have loved are the ones where I get to be in the kitchen, the more hands-on classes and hospitality classes. I enjoyed Intro to Foods, and I loved Demos, and I liked learning the child psychology and interior design content, too."
Having grown up in a household that valued environmental sustainability, Morgan Whittington came to SUNY Oneonta with one of her two majors already in mind. From camping trips to traveling across the United States visiting national parks, Whittington has been an “advocate for the planet” ever since she was a child.
Clayton Davis arrived at SUNY Oneonta with no art or design classes under his belt from high school. By the end of his junior year, he had taken on SUNY Oneonta as a client and designed 10 new banners that now hang on the exterior of the Fine Arts Center on campus.
Majors and Programs
Liberal Arts and Business
Liberal Arts and Business
- Professional Accounting
- Africana and Latinx Studies
- Art and Design
- Business Administration
- Communication Studies
- Digital and Studio Art
- Economics
- English
- French and Francophone Studies
- History
- International Studies
- Media Studies
- Music
- Music Industry
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Spanish
- Theatre
- Women's and Gender Studies
Sciences
Education, Human Ecology, and Sports Studies
Graduate School
Graduate School
- Biology MS
- Museum Studies MA
- Lake Management MS
- Nutrition and Dietetics MS - ONLINE
- Educational Technology Specialist (K-12) MSEd - ONLINE
- Literacy Education MSEd - ONLINE
- School Counselor (K-12) MSEd
- Special Education MSEd or MST
- School Counselor Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) - ONLINE
- Bilingual Education Advanced Certificate Program - ONLINE
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Fast Facts
Location
SUNY Oneonta is located in Central New York in the city of Oneonta (pop. 14,000),
about halfway between Albany and Binghamton.
about halfway between Albany and Binghamton.
Retention
Freshman-to-sophomore retention rate: 78%
Graduation Rate
Six-year graduation rate: 70%
