SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo, NY · Public research
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Acceptance rate
66.5%
10,162 admitted
SAT · 50th
1250
Range 1210–1340
6-yr grad
71.5%
Retention 87.0%
Undergrads
3,902
16:1 S-F
Admissions
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66.3% / 73.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications15,293
Overall admit rate66.5%
In-state admit rate66.3%
Out-of-state admit rate73.4%
Enrolled971 · 9.6% yield
Admitted from waitlist136 of 1,222
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1250
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1210–1340 · 12.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W600640670
Math590630670
Comp121012501340
ACT
255075
Comp263031
Cost & aid
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$7,070
in-state tuition
out-of-state $17,970
Tuition (in-state)$7,070
Tuition (out-of-state)$17,970
Fees$1,965
Room & board$16,634
Books$1,290
Avg need-based grant$9,377
% need met68.0%
Avg debt at graduation$25,814
Academics
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16 : 1
student-faculty ratio
87.0% retention
Student-faculty16 : 1
Retention87.0%
4-year graduation64.1%
6-year graduation71.5%
Enrollment
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3,902
undergraduates
1.2% out-of-state · 8 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates3,902
First-year971
Transfer174
Full-time97%
Female65%
Out-of-state1.2%
International (freshmen)8
Rankings
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#17
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Universities — North
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — North#1726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#22426
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#31526
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#87226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Master's College (Smaller)
Carnegie Classification
2 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's College (Smaller)2
Athletic conferenceEmpire 82
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$50
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionMarch 1st → Rolling → May 1st
Rolling admissionsYes
Early actionNovember 15th → December 15th
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
Admissions URLhttps://www.geneseo.edu/admissions/apply
Admissions emailadmissions@geneseo.edu
Admissions phone585.245.5571
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University at Buff…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University at Buffalo NY · Public80.6%—21K
Ithaca College NY · Private (nonprofit)67.1%13004K
Marist University NY · Private (nonprofit)56.5%12705K
Skidmore College NY · Private (nonprofit)23.8%14002K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — SUNY College at Geneseo

15 years of SUNY College at Geneseo's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.