SUNY Geneseo, also known as the State University of New York College at Geneseo is located in Geneseo, New York, United States of America. It is a public 4- year university. It was established in 1871. State University of New York, Geneseo offers admissions in bachelors and masters level programs.

Around 5541 students are enrolled in the university, out of which 5447 are undergraduate and 94 are graduate students. The students come from around 28 states and 23 countries globally. The student- teacher ratio is 18:1 and an average class comprises around 23 students.

Highlights

Type of University Public
Year of Establishment 1871
Campus Setting Rural
Total Enrollment 5541
Student-Faculty Ratio 18:1

State University of New York, Geneseo Rankings

  • U.S News has ranked the university at #1 for Best Undergraduate Teaching.
  • It is also ranked at #2 in the list of Top Public Schools for regional universities North by U.S News.
  • Forbes 2023 rankings listed it at #115 among the public and private colleges in America.
  • Washington Monthly Magazine ranked it at #2 in the list of master’s universities for their contribution to the public good.
  • U.S News also ranked it at #14 in the list of Top Schools among regional public and private institutions, North

State University of New York, Geneseo Campus

SUNY Geneseo campus

SUNY, Geneseo campus is spread over 220 acres.

  • There are more than 200 student clubs and organizations, sports activities for students.
  • The university ensures fitness and recreation for students by organizing classes such as Zumba, Yoga, Pilates, Spin, Pool and Ice Rink.
  • SUNY, Geneseo organizes mental health awareness programs.

Residence Facilities at State University of New York, Geneseo

  • 55 Percent of students live in on-campus residence halls.
  • The various on-campus accommodation is corridor, townhouse, suite, style residence halls.
  • All the rooms of all residence hall types have basic amenities such as bed, chair, desk, dresser and closet space.
  • All curtains are fire retardant and all rooms must have Venetian blinds.
  • The room fees for fall 2023/ spring 2024 for one semester is:
    • Double – USD 4,185
    • TownHouse – USD 4,727
    • Expanded Occupancy – USD 3,728

Programs offered at State University of New York, Geneseo

State University of New York offers programs across undergraduate and graduate courses to students from all over the world.

  • There are around 50 undergraduate degree programs.
  • 25 interdisciplinary minors are offered.
  • Graduate programs are offered in education and accounting.

Application Process

  • Students can apply through the Common Application or the university application (SUNY Application).
  • Official high school transcripts are required.
  • Personal statement
  • Scores of Standardized Exams to study in the USA are not required.
  • Other requirements include 1 academic letter of recommendation.
  • The international students are required to prove their proficiency in English by submitting their English proficiency Test Scores. The minimum required scores are tabulated below:
Test Minimum Required Score
TOEFL- iBT 75
PTE 58
IELTS 6.5
iTEP 3.7
Duolingo English Test 105
  • Copy of biographical page of passport.

Cost of Attendance

The estimated cost of attendance for international students for Fall and Spring semester 2023- 24 are tabulated below:

Tuition fee USD 18,787
Room and Dining USD 12,906
Health Insurance USD 1,577
Total USD 33,270

Scholarships & Financial Aid for International Students

  • International students are offered various scholarships that do not require any additional applications.
  • International Student Scholarships to afford study in the USA covers tuition fees within the range of USD 1000- USD 6000 per year.
  • Ambassador Apartments World Citizen Scholarships for International Students offer 2 scholarships of USD 500 each.
  • VanArsdale Scholarships is a USD 1000 scholarship offered to an academically excellent student.
  • Muriel A. Daniels International Endowed Scholarship is preferably given to a Canadian student with a GPA of 3.0 or more. The amount offered is USD 1500.

Alumni Network

The university has over 63,000 alumni all over the world. Alumni can return to the university campus for events, reunions, lectures etc. Alumni can stay connected and make use of various resources of the university and become a member of Alumni Book Club etc.Some of the notable alumni are:

  • Glenn Gordon Caron, executive producer of TV series Medium and Moonlighting
  • Jenna Wolfe, NBC's Weekend Today’s Anchor
  • J.T. The Brick, Host of Fox Sports Radio talk-show
  • CGP Grey, YouTube creator

Placements

The average starting salary of alumni is USD 47,200. The Department of Career Development offers various job and internship opportunities to the students. 3336 internships were made available to the students and 59% of the graduate students completed internships. In the class of 2015, 48% of the students got employed for part-time or full- time jobs.