Check out why The State University of New York Oneonta (&#8220;SUNY Oneonta&#8221;) received an F grade in our Report Card below.
SUNY Oneonta is a public university located in rural Oneonta, New York. The campus is situated on 250 acres with easy access to natural lakes and forests. It has over 150 student-led clubs and organizations with events held throughout each semester. Students at SUNY Oneonta can tour art museums, walk the New Island Trail, or take in a live show at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center. The university is best known for its surrounding small-town vibe and entertainment scene.
SUNY Oneonta offers more than 100 majors, minors, and pre-professional degree programs for students to explore. Notable former students include American actor Bill Pullman, the US Ambassador to Barbados Linda Swartz Taglialatela, retired NASA astronaut Ronald J. Garan, and retired Iowa attorney Andy McKean.

SUNY Oneonta receives an “F” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/3023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

SUNY Oneonta receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from SUNY Oneonta with a bachelor’s degree make $50,100 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

SUNY Oneonta receives a &#8220;C-&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from SUNY Oneonta with a bachelor’s degree make $94,200 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

SUNY Oneonta receives an “F” grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 73% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

SUNY Oneonta receives a &#8220;B-&#8221; grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $26,092 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

SUNY Oneonta receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff.  New York State <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://system.suny.edu/compliance/nys-training/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">compliance</a> training for state employees does not appear to include any equity-based trainings. However, the <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://suny.oneonta.edu/office-equity-and-inclusion/center-racial-justice-and-inclusive-excellence-crjie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Center</a> for Racial Justice and Inclusive Excellence (CRJIE) offers &#8220;Annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Social Justice Workshops and Trainings.&#8221; The <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://suny.oneonta.edu/office-equity-and-inclusion/affinity-groups" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> also offers Employee Affinity Groups.
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

SUNY Oneonta receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for having a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

SUNY Oneonta receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 on each side), the <a href="https://suny.oneonta.edu/club-connection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has zero right-leaning clubs compared to three left-leaning clubs. Black Engaged and Enlightened Feminist Club, the Gender and Sexuality Alliance, and the Gender Equality and Rights Society are the left-leaning clubs.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

SUNY Oneonta receives a “C” grade because they do not have a Turning Point USA chapter. The university has not denied a Turning Point USA chapter on campus. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

SUNY Oneonta receives a “D” grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. According to the State University of New York, “New York State law also <a href="https://www.suny.edu/immigration/faq/#:~:text=New%20York%20State%20law%20also,long%20as%20the%20student%20applies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allows</a> undocumented individuals to qualify for lower resident tuition rates if the student graduated from a New York State high school after attending for at least two years, or if the student received a GED after attending a New York GED exam preparation program, as long as the student applies for SUNY admission within 5 years of receiving a diploma or GED.”
In order to qualify, students are also <a href="https://www.suny.edu/attend/get-started/undocumented/faq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">required</a> to submit “a notarized affidavit stating that you will file an application to legalize your immigration status as soon as you are eligible to do so.”
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

SUNY Oneonta receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. Beginning with the 2023-24 school year, all incoming SUNY students are <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://catalog.oneonta.edu/content.php?catoid=21&amp;navoid=1373#general-education-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">required</a> to complete one course in Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice. The learning outcomes state:
&#8220;Students will:
<ul>
<li>describe the historical and contemporary societal factors that shape the development of individual and group identity involving race, class, and gender;</li>
<li>analyze the role that complex networks of social structures and systems play in the creation and perpetuation of the dynamics of power, privilege, oppression, and opportunity; and</li>
<li>apply the principles of rights, access, equity, and autonomous participation to past, current, or future social justice action.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://catalog.oneonta.edu/content.php?filter%5B27%5D=-1&amp;filter%5B29%5D=&amp;filter%5Bkeyword%5D=DESJ&amp;filter%5B32%5D=1&amp;filter%5Bcpage%5D=1&amp;cur_cat_oid=21&amp;expand=&amp;navoid=1391&amp;search_database=Filter#acalog_template_course_filter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Approved</a> courses for the Diversity, Identity, and Social Justice in the United States category include:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Black and Latinx Experiences&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Race, Gender, Class, and Culture&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Gender and Communications&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Gender and Crime&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

SUNY Oneonta receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has two segregated living-learning <a href="https://suny.oneonta.edu/residential-experience-and-housing/housing-options/marsha-p-johnson-community-and-gender-inclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">communities</a> (Marsha P. Johnson Community and Gender Inclusive Housing).
The university does not appear to have any segregated convocations or courses.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

SUNY Oneonta receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancellations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

SUNY Oneonta receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. The university&#8217;s vaccine <a href="https://suny.oneonta.edu/health-wellness-center/required-immunizations-and-health-information" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a> states, &#8220;A COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be required for enrollment, though all students are urged to remain up to date with vaccines and boosters.&#8221;
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

SUNY Oneonta receives a &#8220;D+&#8221; grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 3.83% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

SUNY Oneonta receives a &#8220;B+&#8221; grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Oneonta, New York violent crime rate was 234.49 per 100,000 people in 2018, lower than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

SUNY Oneonta receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. According to the SUNY Oneonta General Education <a href="http://www.oneonta.edu/development/advise/documents/GenEd3_Fall2015.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requirements</a>, students are offered various Western Civilization courses through its American History, Western Civilization, and Humanities categories. However, the courses within these categories can be bypassed for non-Western Civilization options.
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why The State University of New York Oneonta ("SUNY Oneonta") received an F grade in our Report Card below.

SUNY Oneonta is a public university located in rural Oneonta, New York. The campus is situated on 250 acres with easy access to natural lakes and forests. It has over 150 student-led clubs and organizations with events held throughout each semester. Students at SUNY Oneonta can tour art museums, walk the New Island Trail, or take in a live show at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center. The university is best known for its surrounding small-town vibe and entertainment scene.

SUNY Oneonta offers more than 100 majors, minors, and pre-professional degree programs for students to explore. Notable former students include American actor Bill Pullman, the US Ambassador to Barbados Linda Swartz Taglialatela, retired NASA astronaut Ronald J. Garan, and retired Iowa attorney Andy McKean.

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