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Scholarships & Aid

We’ve invested millions of scholarship dollars in our students, driven down out-of-pocket costs, and taken the guesswork out of financial aid.

Foundation Scholarships provide 350+ opportunities for students to lower their cost of education, based on merit and need.

Tuition & Costs

We offer one of the lowest tuition rates in the nation.

Undergraduate

Costs by year

NYS Resident Tuition	Housing & Food	Out-of-State Tuition*
$7,070	$16,418	$14,140

*Lowest out-of-state tuition among four-year SUNYs.

Graduate

Costs by semester

NYS Resident Tuition*	NYS Resident Per Credit Hour
$5,655	$471

*Tuition amount reflects standard graduate programs. Learn more about tuition rates for specialized professional programs, including MSW, MBA and Doctor of Nursing Practice.

Finances should never be a barrier to education.
We want to help.

We’re putting our money where our mouth is. We offer one of New York State’s most competitive undergraduate scholarship programs and extensive graduate student aid.

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First-Year & Transfer Scholarships

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Graduate Funding

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Financial Aid Office

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By the Numbers

75%

of undergraduate students receive scholarships

#1

most affordable out-of-state graduate tuition in NYS

81%

of students receive federal financial aid

$800k+

awarded in graduate/teaching assistantship aid

#1

most affordable undergraduate out-of-state tuition among four-year SUNYs

3 out of 4 undergrads receive scholarships.

Are test scores required for scholarship consideration?

What is the difference between merit & foundation scholarships?

How do I get a merit scholarship?

Get your graduate degree for less.

What financial aid options do graduate students have?

How much will a graduate degree cost me?

How do I get a graduate/teaching assistantship?