State University of New York at Oswego Student Population

How many students at SUNY Oswego?

For the academic year 2024-2025, State University of New York at Oswego has a total enrollment of 6,715 students, including 5,517 undergraduate and 1,198 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,158 male students (47%) and 3,557 female students (53%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,422 White students (65.9%) and 925 Hispanic students (13.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,517 undergraduate students (82.2%) and 1,198 graduate students (17.8%).
• Class Delivery: 1,357 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,272 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - SUNY Oswego's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 3,158 male (47.03%) and 3,557 female (52.97%) students are attending State University of New York at Oswego. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 88.78.

By class level, 5,517 (82.16%) are undergraduate students and 1,198 (17.84%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.69% are male and 51.31% are female, while among graduate students, 39.40% are male and 60.60% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,422 White, 698 Black, and 199 Asian students out of a total of 6,715 are attending at State University of New York at Oswego. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

State University of New York at Oswego is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, SUNY Oswego has 272 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 5,468 students under 25 years old, and 1,247 students over 25 years old out of 6,715 total students.

SUNY Oswego has 5,048 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 469 students aged 25 and over.

It has 420 graduate students aged under 25 and 778 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At State University of New York at Oswego, 1,357 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,272 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,306 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 51 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,517 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 528 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.57%.476 students have transferred in as full-time status and 52 students transferred in as part-time status.