About Fredonia
SUNY Fredonia has been educating students since 1826, evolving from a small academy into a comprehensive university on our 256-acre campus in western New York. Located about an hour from Buffalo, we've developed a distinctive approach to higher education that balances academic excellence with genuine community.
What sets us apart is our commitment to education that's both rigorous and personal. With small class sizes and faculty who know their students, we create an environment where learning goes beyond the classroom. Our professors are teachers, mentors, and guides who help students discover their strengths, explore their interests, and develop the critical thinking skills that lead to meaningful careers and engaged citizenship.
Over nearly two centuries, we've learned that the most transformative education happens when students feel challenged, supported, and truly seen as individuals with unique potential.
Academic Opportunity
Undergraduate In-State Tuition
$3,535.00 Tuition (in-state, per semester)
$7,595.00 Residential Living Rate and Meal Plan*
*Rates based on complete 21-meal plan and standard, double-occupancy room.
Graduate In-State Tuition
$4,239.00 NYS Resident Tuition*
$471.00 NYS Tuition Per Credit Hour
*Semester rates based on a full-time 9 credit load.
Understand the benefits of a low student-faculty ratio
Why It Matters
Exceptional Experience
Keeping Fit
Workout in our state-of-the-art fitness center, two gymnasia, swimming arena, diving well, ice arena, and track.
Study Abroad Opportunities
With hundreds of travel opportunities across SUNY, you can travel almost anywhere!
Individualized Instruction
With a 12:1 student-to-faculty-ratio, Fredonia students are individuals in every classroom.
Fast Facts
Enrollment
- Total: 3,236
- Undergraduate: 2,880
- Graduate: 356
- 60:40 Female-Male Ratio
Student diversity
- 7% African American students
- 11% Hispanic/Latino students
- 2% Asian students
- 2% foreign students
- 3% students of two or more races
- 2% other or unknown
- Our students come from 34 different states and 19 different countries
- 85-95 middle 50% of high school GPA
- 1070-1260 middle 50% of SAT scores
- 18-23 middle 50% of ACT scores
Since 2020, Fredonia has been test-optional.
- $24 million in grants and scholarships awarded this year
- $4.3 million in merit-based scholarships
- 90% of undergraduate students receive financial aid
- 78% of undergraduates are receiving a grant or scholarship
- 97% of first-year students are receiving financial aid
- 94% of first-year students are receiving a grant or scholarship
- 40% of Undergraduates receive Pell Grant
- 38% of Undergraduates receive TAP (NYS’s Tuition Assistance Program)
- 19% of Undergraduates receive Excelsior Scholarship
- 22 average class size
- 12:1 student to faculty ratio
- 87% full-time faculty with highest degree in their field
- Over 1,000 study abroad programs in more than 60 countries on all seven continents available through SUNY!
- 15% of Fredonia students will study abroad at one point in their undergraduate career; that's higher than the national average of 10%
Fredonia is a member of the competitive SUNY Athletic Conference (SUNYAC).
Programs
- Women: 11 programs (soccer, tennis, volleyball, cross country, basketball, swimming and diving, track and field - indoor and outdoor, lacrosse, softball and cheerleading)
- Men: 8 programs (soccer, cross country, basketball, hockey, swimming and diving, track and field - indoor and outdoor, and baseball)
Facilities
- Indoor facilities: A new state-of-the-art fitness center, two gymnasia, swimming arena, diving well, ice arena, track
- Outdoor facilities: University Stadium soccer and lacrosse fields, practice soccer fields, baseball field, softball field, outdoor running track, cross-country running course, and basketball and tennis courts.