SUNY Old Westbury Acceptance Rate

Acceptance rate

84%

More selective than 27% of New York colleges we cover. U.S. median 77%.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

Test scores

Not considered

Share of students sending scores not reported.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Admitted students who enroll

13%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose SUNY Old Westbury over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied6,511

Admitted5,507

Enrolled720

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class (first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates). Newer counts arrive with the next IPEDS release.

SUNY Old Westbury admissions year over year

Entering class	Acceptance	SAT reading	SAT math	ACT	Source
Fall 2024	84%	—	—	—	College Scorecard
Fall 2023	85%	—	—	—	IPEDS

Score ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles. Each year is kept as published; we add a year with every federal release.

How selective is SUNY Old Westbury compared with other New York colleges?

SUNY Old Westbury has the 103rd-lowest acceptance rate of 140 New York colleges we cover. Schools around it:

Rank	College	Acceptance	Graduation	Avg. net price
99	Molloy University	82%	70%	$24,347
100	Marymount Manhattan College	83%	49%	$36,861
101	Le Moyne College	83%	73%	$22,277
102	St. John's University-New York	83%	66%	$29,999
103	SUNY Old Westbury	84%	45%	$11,282
104	SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	84%	42%	$18,701
105	Associated Beth Rivkah Schools	84%	77%	$22,709
106	University of Mount Saint Vincent	85%	57%	$21,696
107	Mercy University	86%	46%	$14,072

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class. All New York colleges →

Who enrolls at SUNY Old Westbury

First-year students who return for year two72%

First-year students from New York90%

Pell Grant recipients49%

First-generation students39%

Women / men57% / 43%

International students3%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

SUNY Old Westbury admissions questions

What is the SUNY Old Westbury acceptance rate?

SUNY Old Westbury accepts 84% of applicants, most. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 5,507 of 6,511 applicants were admitted.

Does SUNY Old Westbury require the SAT or ACT?

SUNY Old Westbury does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind), according to its federal admissions report for Fall 2023.

How many admitted students enroll at SUNY Old Westbury?

13% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (720 of 5,507).

Is SUNY Old Westbury getting harder to get into?

SUNY Old Westbury accepted 84% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 85% for Fall 2023.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS Admissions; years shown with each figure. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Back to SUNY Old Westbury overview

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