SUNY College at Oneonta

Founded in 1889, the State University of New York College at Oneonta became a founding member of the SUNY system in 1948. Oneonta is a state supported, comprehensive, co educational college of the liberal arts and sciences. The 250 acre main campus has 32 buildings, including the James M. Milne Library with the second largest collection among the SUNY colleges of arts and sciences. On nearby Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, the College maintains a complex which houses its Biological Field Station and Graduate Program in History Museum Studies. Oneonta fields a host of intercollegiate sports for both men and women. The Alumni Field House and a new residence hall are the latest additions to the College's modern, ever changing campus.

The College at Oneonta is large enough to offer the opportunities a small school cannot—69 undergraduate majors and nine graduate programs, ample information resources, and the finest and most modern facilities. Yet it's small enough to maintain the personal touch. The College enrolls more than 5,800 students with 475 faculty making the student to faculty ratio approximately 17:1. Oneonta confers the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Certificate of Advanced Study in addition to offering post baccalaureate certificate programs in Adolescence Education and cooperative programs with other institutions. The College emphasizes academic quality, admissions selectivity, diversity, character building, and volunteer service to the community.

Located halfway between Albany and Binghamton, the City of Oneonta is a classic college town with a fine selection of shops and restaurants. Bus transportation is available from early morning to late night.

The SUNY College at Oneonta is...

• Increasing Admissions Selectivity. The College attracts over 12,000 freshman applications annually and is highly selective in admissions with an acceptance rate of 39%. The Fall 2006 entering class consisted of 1118 freshmen and 434 transfers. The freshman class profile included a mean combined SAT score of 1107 and a mean high school average of 89. The College's increasing selectivity has resulted in an increase of over 100 points in mean SAT score and nine points in mean high school average in the past ten years.

• Advancing Scholarship Through Faculty/Staff Research. The College's Faculty/Staff Research Grant Program supports research conducted by faculty or staff in all subject areas that adds to the body of knowledge in a field of specialization. The research program is designed to advance scholarship on campus. Additional programs support faculty creative activity, summer fellowships, educational technology, and searches for external funding.

• Nationally Accredited in Several Fields. Continuing its long-standing tradition of excellence in teacher education, the College's Division of Education is certified by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. The Music Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the Human Ecology Department by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, the Dietetic Program by the Commission on the Accreditation for Dietetics Education, and the Chemistry program approved by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society.

• Supporting Faculty in Their Teaching. Committed to using computers to enhance instruction, Oneonta's faculty have incorporated technology at a far higher rate than the national average for four-year public colleges. A recent survey indicates that 83% of Oneonta's faculty (vs. 54% nationally) use Internet resources for teaching, 61% (vs. 34% nationally) use computer-based classrooms, 85% (vs. 72% nationally) use e-mail in classes, and 69% (vs. 39% nationally) use web pages for courses.

Finally, the College provides excellent benefits to its faculty and staff, including health insurance, dental insurance and vision care, retirement programs, tax-deferred annuities, group long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and educational assistance. Read more about these and other benefit features by clicking on Employee Benefits under our on-campus links.