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Campus community members, area officials and special guests gathered this week to celebrate the official reopening of Alumni Hall after a multi-year, $22 million renovation that transformed the building into a state-of-the-art center for learning, meeting and innovation.
SUNY Oneonta is among the top 15 public schools in the Northeast, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 rankings of “Best Colleges,” released Sept. 18. The U.S. News ranking is the second in recent weeks recognizing SUNY Oneonta’s academic quality and value. In August, Forbes named SUNY Oneonta to its 2023 list of “America's Top Colleges."
SUNY Oneonta’s new Community Table effort aims to increase positive student engagement downtown, combat food insecurity, and support local farms and businesses.
SUNY Oneonta’s newly unveiled Red Dragon Food Pantry will help battle food insecurity by giving students and staff free access to nonperishable food, basic needs supplies and fresh produce, thanks to campus and community partners.
Bassett Healthcare Network, SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College have launched a groundbreaking workforce development partnership aimed at keeping recent graduates in the region and addressing critical workforce shortages across Bassett’s network. Leaders from each organization gathered Sept. 13 for a signing ceremony at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta.
A SUNY Oneonta junior is about to make history as a member of both the U.S. National Amputee Soccer Team and the first-ever National Women’s Amputee Soccer Team, and she will compete for both on the world stage this weekend.
Profiles
Alumni
Growing up, Fatoumata Ouattara loved sports but didn’t realize that she could make a career out of them. Majoring in Sport Management and Communication at Oneonta, she learned the ins and outs of the industry and gained leadership and event-planning skills with her sorority, club rugby team, and as an RA. As Associate Director of Program, School & Community for Special Olympics New York, she is now sharing her passion and encouraging others to do the same.
Students
Juan Cirilo, a Computer Science major, threw himself into new experiences at SUNY Oneonta, ranging from joining the Mountain Biking Club to landing a part in “Evil Dead: The Musical.”
Students
With a passion for fitness and working with people, Sarah Faulisi transferred to SUNY Oneonta to study Exercise Science and Sport Management.
Alumni
As a young girl playing the saxophone for her stuffed animals and, later on, studying Music Industry at SUNY Oneonta, Gabi Rose Feliciano never dreamed she would one day be performing in front of 40,000 people alongside the Jonas Brothers.
Students
After transferring to SUNY Oneonta junior year, Graham Wooden changed his major from Biology to Exercise Science to prepare for a career in physical therapy.
Students
Influenced by his teachers in middle school, Jadyn Trujillo came to SUNY Oneonta to study elementary education and become a teacher and positive role model for children during their formative years.
Students
Location, cost and friendship brought longtime sports lover Gianni Johnson to SUNY Oneonta, where he started a side hustle cutting hair and quickly discovered that he could combine his entrepreneurial nature with his passion for athletics by majoring in Sport Management.
Alumni
It only took one visit for Biology major Courtney Evans to realize SUNY Oneonta was the place for her.
Students
Growing up in Japan, music lover Mimi Oda would listen as her mom watched American television, dreaming of someday living and working in New York City. As a Music Industry major at SUNY Oneonta with two internships under her belt, a rock band of her own, and time logged in the studio and onstage, Mimi is closer than ever to achieving her dream.
Students
From the time senior Vito Giambanco was little, helping out at his family’s pizzeria on Long Island, he has been fascinated with businesses, how they work and how they thrive. As a Business Economics major at SUNY Oneonta, Vito’s passion for business has only grown, because he now knows why things work the way they do.
Students
Hadley Chan has always loved astronomy. In their childhood bedroom, they had a big poster showing the moon landing, and their bookshelves were filled with encyclopedias about space. Studying physics and observational astronomy at SUNY Oneonta a decade later, Hadley is shooting for the stars.
Students
Studying Fashion at SUNY Oneonta and FIT, Cassidy Napolitano realized her passion for sustainability. The classes she took, clubs she was involved in, and internships she completed helped her personalize her degree path, allowing her to incorporate her two passions: fashion and sustainability. Now, she’s ready to find a career that will allow her to do the same thing.
Undergraduate Majors
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
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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: 72.50%
Graduation Rate
Six-year graduation rate: 77%
