by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
SUNY Fredonia was awarded 22 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education subject specific.
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SUNY Fredonia landed the #1,090 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SUNY Fredonia held the #1,465 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
SUNY Fredonia also holds the #98 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
When it comes to admittance, SUNY Fredonia is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 85%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 12% of students accepted to SUNY Fredonia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at SUNY Fredonia it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at SUNY Fredonia is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like SUNY Fredonia enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at SUNY Fredonia for first-time, full-time students is 49%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,853 undergraduates at SUNY Fredonia with 3,738 being full-time and 115 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,728 | $12,892 | $15,821 | $17,382 | $19,844 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SUNY Fredonia, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SUNY Fredonia, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $6,926 a year. That adds up to $27,704 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for SUNY Fredonia are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 280 Central Ave, Fredonia, NY 14063-1136 |
| Phone: | 716-673-3111 |
| Website: | https://www.fredonia.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 117 | $36,276 |
| General Psychology | 83 | $31,548 |
| Business Administration & Management | 59 | $44,089 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 47 | $20,453 |
| Music | 46 | $21,524 |
| Communication Sciences | 42 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 41 | $32,515 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 40 | $30,168 |
| Special Education | 36 | NA |
| Social Work | 36 | $28,723 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 999 students took at least one online class at SUNY Fredonia. This is an increase from the 992 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 999 | 149 |
| 2021-2022 | 992 | 81 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,812 | 285 |
| 2018-2019 | 492 | 19 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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