Why are the SUNYs ranked so low?

neatoburrito
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:54:04 +0000

Many of these schools are in such isolated communities that I can’t imagine there is a great number of kids living at home to save money. How many people even live within commuting distance of Oneonta, Plattsburg, New Paltz, Potsdam, and the like? It is almost always cheaper to live off campus with roommate than it is to live in the dorms (except at Purchase, one of the most expensive areas in the country).

Since the cds doesn’t specify how many upperclassmen are living in off campus apartments and how many are living at home, the closest we can get is an estimate would be to look at the percent of freshmen living off campus and just assume they are commuting from home.

Brockport - 9%
Plattsburgh - 8%
Potsdam - 7%
Fredonia - 6%
New Paltz - 5%
Oswego - 3%
Oneonta - 2%
Cortland - 2%
Geneseo - 1%

This is a tiny amount of kids, probably around 500 when you consider how small these freshman classes are.