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SUNY Fredonia

SUNY Fredonia
280 Central Avenue
Fredonia, NY 14063-1136

Official telephone: (716) 673-3111
Website: www.fredonia.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,587
Full-time undergraduates: 4,459
Part-time undergraduates: 128
Total graduate students: 258
Full-time graduate students: 153
Part-time graduate students: 105
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 3%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.9% Hispanic/Latino
75.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Nonresident Alien
1.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
78.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.3% Nonresident Alien
2.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 249 acres
City or town school is located in: Fredonia, NY
Population of city/town: 11,230
Nearest major city: Buffalo, NY
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 258,959
Online campus map: www.fredonia.edu/maps

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (58%)
  • women's dorms (23%)
  • men's dorms (15%)
  • single-student apartments (4%)
  • other housing including Townhouses.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 54%
Percent of students who live off campus: 46%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 75%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 500
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, ; services provided on an individual, course-by-course basis.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 2
Percent of men who join fraternities: 2%
Number of social sororities on campus: 3
Percent of women who join sororities: 1%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Leader
Number of honor societies: 5
Total number of registered organizations: 170
Campus-based religious organizations:
Catholic Student Union, Compass College Ministries, Elevation, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Newman Club, Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos, Native American Student Association, Women's Student Union, Pride Alliance, Brother to Brother, Sister to Sister
International student organizations:
Korean International Student Society, L'Alliaance De Amis Francais; Chinese and international clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Accounting Society, Blackhorse Rugby, Blue Devil's Roller Girls, Blue Ice Step Team, College Democrats, College Republicans, Ethos, Students in Free Enterprise (Enactus), Chess Club, Dance Team, Dynamic Intonation, Envied Xpression, Extreme Sports of Fredonia, Fredonia Jazz Workshop, Fredonia Quidditch, Fredonia Radio Systems, WNYF TV, Pep Band, Trombone Choir, Club Ultimate Frisbee, Much More Chill, Orchesis

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Gregory Prechtl,
Director of Athletics
School colors: blue and white
School mascot: Blue Devil
Athletic conference memberships: SUNY Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's ice hockeyno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cheerleadingno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 11%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 55%
Athletic facilities:
fields, field house, fitness center, hall, ice rink, soccer and lacrosse stadium
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, broomball, flag football, floor hockey, inner-tube water polo, racquetball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (indoor/sand), Wiffle ball
Club sports for men:
baseball, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, volleyball
Club sports for women:
dance, field hockey, rugby

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Buffalo, NY (55 miles)
Nearest other airport: Erie, PA (60 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Buffalo, NY (50 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Fredonia, NY (near campus)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 25%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 41% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Canisius College, Nazareth College of Rochester, SUNY College--Brockport, SUNY--Buffalo State College, SUNY--Fredonia, St. Bonaventure University, Syracuse University, University of Rochester.
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
AmeriCorps ,HSBC, Sodexho Marriott, Enterprise Rent-O-Car, Wegman's Food Market, Sutherland Group, People, Inc, Summit Educational Resources, Southern Tier, Wells Fargo Financial.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Dr. Michael Marletta, noted biochemist, MacAurthor Fellow and President of Scripps Research Institute
  • Wendy Corsi Staub, New York Times best selling suspense author
  • Kent Knappenberger, Grammy Award Winning Music Educator.

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