SUNY Cobleskill vs. SUNY Old Westbury

Comparable Facts

Compare SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill in Cobleskill, NY with SUNY Old Westbury in Old Westbury, NY on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

SUNY Old Westbury is larger than SUNY Cobleskill based on total student enrollment (4,709 students vs. 1,988 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, NY (Distant Town setting); SUNY Old Westbury is in Old Westbury, NY (Large Suburban setting).
• SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill is a public, non-profit 4-year institution. SUNY Old Westbury is a public, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill 15:1; SUNY Old Westbury 17:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at SUNY Old Westbury are 16.5% lower than at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill ($13,972 vs. $16,738).
• Out-of-state tuition is 0.9% higher at SUNY Old Westbury than at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (about $164 more per year; $18,842 vs. $18,678).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill than at SUNY Old Westbury (87% vs. 75%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by SUNY Old Westbury students is 11.1% larger than aid received by SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill students ($10,200 vs. $9,183).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at both SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Old Westbury.
• Enrolled freshman SUNY Cobleskill students have the same average high school GPA (3.1) as students at SUNY Old Westbury (3.1).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 19.3% at SUNY Cobleskill vs. 12.4% at SUNY Old Westbury.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, SUNY Old Westbury graduates have a $1,113 lower median loan debt than SUNY Cobleskill graduates ($16,246 vs. $17,359).
• Among borrowers, SUNY Old Westbury graduates have an estimated $12 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than SUNY Cobleskill graduates ($167 vs. $179).
• More SUNY Cobleskill graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former SUNY Old Westbury students, three years after graduation (59% vs. 48%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.