Fast Facts

THE COLLEGE

Established 1871
Character : Liberal Arts
Affiliation : State University of New York
Campus : 220 acres

STUDENT BODY

Full:time undergraduates : 4,950
Full:time graduates : 88
Male/Female ratio : 43/57
Multicultural students : 17-percent
International students : 151

REPUTATION

Considered New York's Public Honors College

TUITION AND FEES (2010 : 2011)

Tuition : $5,270
Room and board : $10,475
Fees : $1,463

CLASS OF 2015 PROFILE

Applications : 9,558
Enrolled : 990
H.S. Ave., middle 50-percent : 91/96
SAT, middle 50-percent : 1290/1370
ACT, middle 50-percent : 27/30

PEER INSTITUTIONS

Colgate
Hamilton
Cornell
University of Rochester
Boston College
New York University
Villanova
SUNY Binghamton

FACULTY/INSTRUCTION

Full:time faculty : 265
Ph.D. or equivalent : 91-percent
Student/Faculty ratio : 19/1
Classes taught by full:time faculty : 88-percent
Classes taught by teaching assistants : 0
Class size : 65% have 29 or fewer students

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Undergraduate degree programs : 40
Interdisciplinary minors : 21
Graduates with double major or major + minor : 12-percent

INTERNATIONAL STUDY

International study programs sponsored by SUNY : 600+
Geneseo students who study abroad annually : 300+
2010 graduates who studied abroad : 30-percent

HONOR SOCIETIES

Geneseo is one of only 275 four:year colleges in the nation to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious honor society in the nation.

STUDENT:FACULTY RESEARCH

862 students presented results of research projects at campus seminars on G.R.E.A.T (Geneseo Recognizing Excellence, Achievement and Talent) Day on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

EDGAR FELLOWS

20 first-time students selected each year for an intensive honors experience.

RECOGNIZED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

200+

CAPSTONE EXPERIENCES

Nearly every academic department offers Capstone Experiences for their majors in the senior year. Examples include a thesis, advanced seminar, recital, exhibit or an intensive research project.

ATHLETICS

NCAA Division III teams : 20
Member of SUNYAC Conference
Club sports : 13

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

On:campus housing required freshman and sophomore years
Housing guaranteed all 4 years
Commuters : 1-percent
Residence halls (including townhouses) : 17
Average number of residents per hall : 200

Special Interest Halls

Eco House
Dante House
Writer's House

UPON GRADUATION (SPRING 2010 GRADUATES)

49-percent continue to graduate school immediately
94-percent were satisfied with Geneseo's academic rigor
90-percent were satisfied with Geneseo's quality of instruction
96-percent were satisfied with Geneseo's intellectual challenge
91-percent would choose Geneseo again