SUNY Oneonta

What SUNY Oneonta does

SUNY Oneonta (legal name: State University of New York at Oneonta) is a mid-size, four-year public university founded in 1889 as a normal school and now operating as a constituent college of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The institution delivers higher education services from a single campus at 108 Ravine Parkway in Oneonta, New York, organized across four academic schools (Education, Human Ecology, and Sport Studies; Graduate Studies; Liberal Arts and Business; and Sciences). It offers 50+ undergraduate programs, more than a dozen graduate degree and certificate programs (in-person and online), joint-degree pathways with UAlbany, and a microcredential layer being built through the Empire AI "Advancing AI for the Public Good" initiative. Average class size is 21 and the campus supports 150+ student organizations and 6,844 annual events, with $8.9M in scholarships disbursed in 2024-25.

The business model is a hybrid of tuition-driven subscription revenue, auxiliary services (housing and dining, operated with Sodexo), state appropriations, and targeted grants. Pricing is fixed annual tuition: $7,070 in-state undergraduate, $18,020 out-of-state (reduced to $10,020 effective tuition via the $8,000 NYS Advantage Award), plus $16,580 housing/meals and $1,761 fees, totaling $25,411-$28,361 in published cost of attendance. Revenue is supplemented by SUNY system funding, the Empire AI grant ($150,000), a Mellon/CLIR digitization grant ($50,000), and a SUNY Mental Health First Aid grant (up to $8,000). Customer segments are individual students segmented as undergraduate (primary), graduate, international, and transfer; supporting infrastructure includes the myOneonta portal, Handshake for student employment, Accommodate for accessibility services, and the Everbridge-powered O-Alert emergency notification system.

Name

SUNY Oneonta

Legal name

State University of New York at Oneonta

Website

https://suny.oneonta.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

SUNY Oneonta is a public four-year state university in upstate New York, part of the SUNY system, offering 50+ undergraduate and a dozen graduate programs across four academic schools to roughly 6,000+ students with an average class size of 21.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faculty-Led & Custom Group Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAA), Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate degree programs
• Public university education
• Experiential learning programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Oneonta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Primary revenue stream from tuition charges for in-state and out-of-state students, plus mandatory fees. Graduate tuition differs from undergraduate rates.
2. Room and Board: Housing and dining services revenue from students living on campus, operated in partnership with Sodexo for dining services.
3. State Funding and Grants: SUNY system receives state funding including Empire AI initiative funding. Individual campuses receive grants for specific programs such as the $50,000 digitization grant.
4. Mental Health First Aid Grants: State funding through SUNY Chancellor to support campus-wide mental health programming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SUNY Oneonta is a public four-year residential university that delivers undergraduate degrees (50+ majors/minors across four schools), graduate degrees and certificates (10+), and microcredentials, supplemented by student support services such as accessibility accommodations, student employment, emergency notification, and academic success programming. Instruction is delivered on the Oneonta, NY campus and through extended online learning, with experiential learning (internships, research, study abroad) embedded across programs.

Product overview

SUNY Oneonta is a public university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs across four academic schools. The institution provides a portfolio of student services including career and employment support through Handshake, accessibility accommodations via Accommodate, emergency notifications through O-Alert (Everbridge), and specialized programs such as the ACE Student Success Program. Additional offerings include audio archive digitization services for cultural heritage preservation, microcredentials through AI initiatives, and the Center for Racial Justice and Inclusive Excellence (CRJIE) for diversity programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs Four-year residential baccalaureate programs comprising 50+ majors and minors delivered across four academic schools (Arts & Humanities; Sciences; Social Science; Education & Human Ecology), targeted at college-bound high school graduates and transfer students.
• Graduate Degree and Certificate Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• $8.9M in scholarships awarded to students in 2024-25
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• UAlbany (University at Albany, SUNY)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2026UAlbany serves as one of four university centers in the Empire AI initiative. SUNY Oneonta partners with UAlbany, SUNY Cobleskill, and Hudson Valley Community College to provide research experiences, professional development, microcredential courses, and experiential learning opportunities for students and faculty. This three-year collaboration focuses on AI literacy, ethical AI considerations, and workforce preparation through the Advancing AI for the Public Good initiative.
• George Blood LPcoreTechnology or IntegrationAudio preservation experts at George Blood LP conduct digitization of the university's archive of New York state folklife and oral history recordings, including 733 reel-to-reels and 1,226 audiocassettes from 1964-1980. Completed recordings are made accessible to the public through CGP faculty and Milne librarians.
• Empire AI (State of New York)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSUNY Oneonta receives $150,000 as part of Empire AI funding from the Governor's $500 million initiative to advance AI research across New York State. The three-year partnerships focus on AI literacy, microcredentials, ethical AI considerations, and workforce preparation through programs including the Advancing AI for the Public Good initiative.
• SUNY CobleskillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in the Empire AI initiative working with UAlbany to provide research experiences, professional development, microcredential courses, and experiential learning opportunities for students and faculty.
• Hudson Valley Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in the Empire AI initiative working with UAlbany to provide research experiences, professional development, microcredential courses, and experiential learning opportunities for students and faculty.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SUNY Brockport: Mid-size SUNY comprehensive college in western New York with similar program breadth, public pricing, and undergraduate-focused mission. Comparable in scale and role within the SUNY system.
• SUNY Potsdam: SUNY comprehensive college with similar rural upstate NY location, similar scale, and overlapping education and liberal-arts programs. Comparable as a same-system peer of similar institutional size and mission.
• SUNY Oswego: Mid-size public SUNY comprehensive college serving a similar role in central/upstate New York. Comparable program mix, public pricing, enrollment scale, and experiential learning emphasis within the same SUNY system.
• SUNY Geneseo: Public four-year SUNY comprehensive college of similar size and mission to SUNY Oneonta, often ranked as the top-tier SUNY campus outside university centers. Directly comparable on program mix, public pricing, student experience emphasis, and tuition structure within the same SUNY system.
• Hartwick College: Private liberal arts college located in Oneonta, NY — same town as SUNY Oneonta. Closest geographic peer and direct competitor for the same local prospective student pool, with overlapping liberal-arts programs but a higher tuition model.
• SUNY New Paltz: Mid-size SUNY comprehensive college with similar liberal-arts and professional program mix within the same SUNY system. Comparable in scale, public pricing model, and undergraduate-focused mission, though located in the Hudson Valley rather than upstate.
• SUNY Plattsburgh: Public SUNY comprehensive college of comparable size in northern upstate New York. Directly comparable on pricing, regional mission, and program breadth within the SUNY system.
• SUNY Cortland: Neighboring SUNY comprehensive college with overlapping teacher-education and human-ecology roots founded in the same era. Directly comparable size, mission, regional upstate NY location, and program portfolio including education, sport studies, and liberal arts.

Regional players

• Marist College: Private four-year college in Poughkeepsie, NY serving the same regional prospective student market with overlapping liberal-arts and business programs. Comparable in scale and residential experience, but operates under a private rather than public pricing model.

Broad incumbents

• Binghamton University: Premier SUNY university center and SUNY system's flagship public research university. Same SUNY system but materially larger and more research-intensive; serves as an aspirational system peer and a competitor for high-achieving New York high school graduates considering public options.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SUNY_Oneonta
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SUNYOneonta
• Facebookfacebook.com/SUNYOneonta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/15099673
• Instagraminstagram.com/sunyoneonta
• TikToktiktok.com/@sunyoneonta

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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