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Academic Excellence and the Value of SUNY
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Hallmarks of a Quality Education
• Excellent Reputation• State-of-the-Art Facilities• World Class Faculty• Post Graduate Jobs• Acceptance Rates to Graduate and Professional Schools• Opportunities to Study Abroad and to become Citizens of
the World• Active, Dedicated, Accomplished Alumni
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Hallmarks of a SUNY Education
• Known around the world for academic excellence• US World News & Report, 2006:
SUNY schools among the top 50 in the nation• Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, 2005:
two SUNY campuses in the top 10 best values in the country
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Hallmarks of a SUNY Education
• State-of-the-art facilities– Huge investment of capital into laboratories, residence halls,
performing arts spaces, libraries
• Renowned faculty
- Pulitzer prize winners, National Academy of Science members,
well-known scholars in their fields
• Fortune 500 companies HIRE SUNY students
- Hundreds of prestigious companies recruit on campus
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Hallmarks of a SUNY Education
• Physicians, lawyers, educators, nurses, engineers, scientists, writers, dancers… SUNY grads excel in their fields
• Over 400 study abroad programs• Over 2 million active, dedicated alumni• AFFORDABLE Cost!
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Affordable Costs = More Opportunities
• Affordable education allows students to make choices – Graduate or professional school – Peace Corps, Teach for America– Take a year off and travel– Buy a car, a house
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Public Vs. Private
• It costs as much to provide an education to students at SUNY as it does at private colleges
– Faculty salaries, facilities, services are comparable
– Public education is not a ‘discounted’ product• The difference is the state …• NYS pays 60% of the cost of educating each
undergraduate student
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College Cost Trends
• College costs rise at rate greater than inflation• Grants and scholarships haven’t kept pace• Students and families are more dependent on student
loans• More students are attending graduate school• In fall 2005, over 75 colleges had prices exceeding
$40,000 per year
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State of Savings
• Fall 2005… statistics according to NextStep Magazine:– 1/3 of parents have not saved for their children’s education– 50% have saved less than $50,000– Only 27% of parents are willing to take out loans– 55% indicate their children must share the burden by taking out
loans– 96% of parents believe they have not saved enough– 61% of parents would encourage their child to attend a state
college… and save money
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College Debt Piling Higher Than EverUSA Today (6/12/06)
– In 2004 nearly 8% of graduating seniors carried
student loans of $40,000 or more – 11% of private college graduates and 5.5% of public
college graduates have loans of $40,000 or more – The average college senior in 2006 is graduating
more than $19,000 in debt– There is pressure for college students to
pursue advanced degrees… incurring even more student debt
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SUNY instate Tuition & Fees $5,360
Tuition and Fees if your students go out-of-state
• Rutgers $18,436• University of Delaware $18,450 • UNC–Chapel Hill $19,682• UMASS Amherst $19,897• University of Maryland $21,345• UCONN - Storrs $21,562• Penn State-University Park $22,712• University of Virginia $26,135• University of Vermont $26,307
*** Information from Campus Web sites***
Family Incomes and Family Contribution
0 0 801,672
3,3425,652
8,306
11,096
13,973
17,054
20,134
23,215
26,187
29,127
32,066
35,006
37,946
40,810
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Source: Dick Whiteside, Tulane University
Family Income and Family Contribution
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$0$10,000
$20,000$30,000
$40,000$50,000 Grants
Work StudyGrant
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- Carnegie Foundation: “…a very modest to zero correlation between … prestige and the quality of undergraduate experience.”
- Mellon Foundation: “…students who were admitted to both selective and moderately selective colleges earned the same no matter which they attended.”
Look for the RIGHT Fit
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- Loren Pope author of Colleges That Change Lives: “…connections won’t do a whole lot of good. It is your own specific gravity, not the name of the school, that matters.”
The right college is the one that develops your students’ talents
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• Unique combination – Quality– Reputation – Cost
Take another look at SUNY
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Extraordinary ValueFor
Today’s Students
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Thank you!
For more information:
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