SUNY At Geneseo

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

The State University of New York at Geneseo was originally founded in 1871 as the Wadsworth Normal and Training School. It is one of the member colleges of the State University of New York, and is located in Geneseo, New York. In 1948, SUNY Geneseo became a state liberal arts college. More than 5,000 graduate and postgraduate students enroll in this college every year. The campus sits on 220 acres of land.

SUNY Geneseo offers graduate and master degree programs in various fields of study, along with research grants, scholarships and study abroad programs. The departments at Geneseo are Asian and American studies, anthropology, biology, biochemistry, communication, English, foreign languages, geography, history, mathematics and women’s studies.

SUNY Geneseo has chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the United States. Apart from this, there are several other student organizations. Students are members of fraternities like Alpha Chi Rho, Delta Kappa Tau, Phi Sigma Xi, Sigma Tau Psi, Sigma Nu Chi, Phi Kappa Chi and Zeta Beta Xi, as well as sororities like Alpha Delta Epsilon, Alpha Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Psi, Phi Lambda Chi, Alpha Omega Pi, Phi Kappa Pi, Sigma Delta Tau and Sigma Kappa, among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, mathematics, education and teaching, media, and liberal arts.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

SUNY Geneseo participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 69% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,585 in 2009-2010 (5,577 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 96% of enrolled students and graduate students are 4%.

Students under 25 years old represent 96% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

SUNY Geneseo provides on-campus housing for 3,227 of its 5,577 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the State University of New York Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

SUNY Geneseo offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (11 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (175 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (363 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (348 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (34 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (105 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (35 awarded)

• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (15 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (173 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Geophysics and Seismology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (121 awarded)

• Psychology