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University or college · Public

SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia, NY186 online only

SUNY at Fredonia is a public college in Fredonia, NY, with about 3,034 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,034
plus 186 studying only online
Admission rate
78%
higher than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$15,897
lower than at 69% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
50%
lower than at 60% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$54,247
higher than at 77% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into SUNY at Fredonia?

78%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
590–680
SAT math
570–690
ACT
23–28

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1250.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $25,879 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $19,771

Tuition & fees (in state) $8,831Room & board $15,230Books & supplies $1,150Other costs $668

After grants, the average family on aid pays $15,897.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$16,116

About $64,464 over 4 years · 38% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
50%
within 6 years · Pell students 40%
Come back for year two
76%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$54,247
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,250
about $257 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$257 a month against about $3,382 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

68%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 85% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$50k
Middle income$30–75k
$54k
Higher incomeover $75k
$57k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Visual & performing arts 25%Education 20%Business 8%Psychology 8%Biology 7%Communication 7%Everything else 26%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas69 graduates a year · typical debt $25,833
$53k4 yrs out
Psychology, General69 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
$47k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations68 graduates a year · typical debt $23,500
$58k4 yrs out
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft54 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$40k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods51 graduates a year · typical debt $23,000
$50k4 yrs out
Music36 graduates a year · typical debt $25,584
$46k4 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts32 graduates a year · typical debt $22,500
$43k4 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching30 graduates a year · typical debt $24,500
$55k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

2,755 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 75%Hispanic 11%Black 6%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 2%

Women and men

Women 56%Men 44%
11 : 1
students per teacher
39%
get Pell grants (lower income)
65%
take federal loans
3%
undergrads 25 or older
2%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Fredonia

29% of Fredonia’s 9,283 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Fredonia pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from SUNY at Fredonia; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Jamestown Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Jamestown
24.1 mi3,334 students
Jamestown Business CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Jamestown
25.1 mi143 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.