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SUNY Oswego scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$26,673per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

SUNY Oswego may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

Where does your student land?

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The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Destination Oswego Scholarship$9,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Destination Oswego Scholarship

    $9,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  2. Nys Stem Incentive Program ScholarshipFull tuitionNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Nys Stem Incentive Program Scholarship

    Full tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  3. Transfer Merit Scholarships$1,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Transfer Merit Scholarships

    $1,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3
    RenewableCheck the conditions
  4. Go Oswego Awards$4,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Go Oswego Awards

    $4,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
  5. Merit ScholarshipAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Merit Scholarship

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  6. Presidential Scholarship$6,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Presidential Scholarship

    $6,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  7. First Year Online Merit ScholarshipsAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    First Year Online Merit Scholarships

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  8. Deans Scholarship$2,500Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Deans Scholarship

    $2,500

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  9. Transfer Achievement Scholarships$1,500Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Transfer Achievement Scholarships

    $1,500

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.5
    RenewableCheck the conditions
  10. First Year Online Horizon ScholarshipsAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    First Year Online Horizon Scholarships

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

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What makes SUNY Oswego different

SUNY Oswego offers multiple merit tiers for first-year and transfer students, including online-specific awards.

Merit tiers10See who qualifies
Research checkedJun 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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Who this school may work for

Strong academic performers entering as freshmen or transfers should explore the full range of scholarships, with dedicated awards for online learners and STEM-focused students.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $26,673 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at SUNY Oswego, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at SUNY Oswego, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$8,714
$30,001–$48,000$11,681
$48,001–$75,000$17,412
$75,001–$110,000$19,053
$110,001+$23,087
All income levels (average)$16,236

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$8,825
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$18,735
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$16,236

That works out to roughly a 40% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $27,052 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

SUNY Oswego is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
60%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
70%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$20,880 (~$221/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$57,566
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
45%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
60%
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How SUNY Oswego compares

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    SUNY Oswego is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against SUNY Oswego’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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