SUNY Oneonta

Join Us for Fall Open House

Join us Saturday, November 2, for our Fall Open House. Take a student-led campus tour and attend information sessions about admissions, financial aid, campus life and more. Current students and representatives from various student services offices will be available to answer your questions. Register today!

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Can you picture yourself at Oneonta? Sign up now for a campus tour or information session to learn about all that SUNY Oneonta has to offer and get a real sense of whether this could be the place for you.

Online Career Training Programs

SUNY Oneonta’s Extended and Community Learning (ExCL) Center is offering a variety of online career training programs in healthcare, information technology and other high-demand fields. Start any time and work at your own pace. Grant funding is available to cover program fees for a limited number of area residents, so you may be able to enroll at no cost!

Transfer to Oneonta

Nearly 20 percent of our students are transfers! With renewable merit scholarships, a Transfer Living Community and lots of support for your success, SUNY Oneonta is a great place to continue your studies.

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Explore our beautiful campus with a student-led tour. Book your visit now and see why SUNY Oneonta is the perfect fit for you!

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Featured News

Billboard has named SUNY Oneonta to its 2024 list of the 42 “Top Music Business Schools” in the United States, England and Spain, a recognition awarded to the university for the fifth consecutive year.
The SUNY Oneonta Law Enforcement Academy has partnered with the Schoharie County Sheriff’s Office on a creative, new work force training program aimed at addressing a steady decline in applicants for sheriff’s deputy positions.
The inaugural Oneonta Literary Festival is in full swing, bringing together the SUNY Oneonta, Hartwick College and greater Oneonta communities for a yearlong celebration of literature in all of its forms.
SUNY Oneonta received two prestigious recognitions for its leadership in sustainability this month: The university was selected for inclusion in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges 2025 and earned an award from the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3).
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.

Profiles

Rita Musiimenta
In researching schools overseas, Musiimenta 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.
Gavin Hunter
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.
Jadyn Hysack
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.
Kento Igarashi
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
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.
Wilden Bruce
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.
Victoria Villaverde
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.
Marisa Codi
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.
Chung Wong
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.
Hailee Steinberg
"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."
Morgan Whittington
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
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.

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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.
Retention
Freshman-to-sophomore retention rate: 78%
Graduation Rate
Six-year graduation rate: 70%
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