	SUNY College at Geneseo 2016 University Academic Rankings
The State University of New York at Geneseo, also known as SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo State College or, colloquially, "Geneseo", is a college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York, United States. Originally, the college was founded in 1871 as the Wadsworth Normal and Training School before becoming a state liberal arts college in 1948. Academics Geneseo is classified as a four-year public liberal arts college. It has 48 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs (Master's only) and 25 interdisciplinary minors. The most popular majors, in descending order, are education, business, the social sciences, biology, and psychology. The student population is approximately 5,500, with a student/faculty ratio of 19:1 and an average class size of 25. Nearly 90% of Geneseo's full-time faculty holds a Ph.D. or other terminal degree. Geneseo ranks number one in the nation for four-year graduation rates among comprehensive colleges and is tied for highest freshman retention rate out of any public college or university in New York. Geneseo is part of the New York Space Grant Consortium, and is provided grants by NASA to support outer-space related research on-campus. Due to this participation, Geneseo is designated as a "space-grant" institution. Humanities and core curriculum One of the hallmarks of SUNY Geneseo's curriculum is the requirement each student take two 4 credit survey courses in western humanities, in addition to a wide distribution of core courses in the arts and sciences. "Western Humanities 1" and "Western Humanities 2", as they are called, are taught by faculty members from various departments. Individual course syllabi share many historical, philosophical, and literary texts with other courses creating a common knowledge base within the undergraduate student body. A distribution of core courses in the humanities, languages, and sciences further ensures Geneseo students are well versed in the liberal arts tradition of education. The entire general education curriculum outlined below must be completed by all students. Study abroad Nearly 40% of Geneseo's students participate in study abroad programs through the College or the SUNY system. One of Geneseo's most popular study abroad programs is its offering of the Humanities I course in either Rome, Athens or New York City, and the Humanities II course in either Paris, Prague, El Sauce, or at Oxford University. The most well-known program is the Mediterranean Roots Humanities I program where students travel to Greece, Italy and Spain for (up to) six weeks. Administration \| Rankings and Admissions In 2008, Kiplinger's Personal Finance reported Geneseo "could just be the best public college you've never heard of", and ranked it the nation's best value for out-of-state students. Geneseo has earned a spot among Kiplinger's Top Ten "Best Value Public Colleges," both in and out-of-state, since 2005. US News & World Report's 2005 edition of Guide to America's Best Colleges ranked Geneseo No. 12 in the "Best Universities-Master's" category for all colleges, public or private, in the northern region. Geneseo was also ranked second among the top public universities in the north. U.S. News & World Report magazine named Geneseo among 80 colleges and universities in the country with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching. The special list is part the magazine's 2010 rankings of the country's top colleges and universities. Geneseo is among 44 â€œBest Buy Schools" in the 2016 edition of â€œThe Fiske Guide to Colleges" published by former New York Times Education Editor Edward B. Fiske. The publication named 44 institutions - 20 public and 24 private - as â€œBest Buys," categorized as inexpensive or moderately priced with a four- or five-st ... [more on wikipedia]

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SUNY College at Geneseo Details

SUNY College at Geneseo Details
detail	value
state	New York
conference	State University of New York A...
public	Public
scores	1920/1280/29
level	Excellent
rank	[111
overall ROI rank	[184
size	medium-small
undergrads	5548
grads	110
price	32442
drop	18
stem	26
research	0
scores valid	True

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What are the academic rankings for SUNY College at Geneseo?

1. number 111 for Academics.

2. number 184 for ROI (Return on Investment).

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National Academic Rankings

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SUNY College at Geneseo National Academic Rankings

SUNY College at Geneseo National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	111	93	99	91	149	153	159	230	184
Public	51	14	24	44	73	90	90	94	82
Stem Low	73	48	64	58	77	80	80	98	95
New England Region	55	51	51	38	63	60	60	90	77
State of New York	15	14	15	10	17	23	21	41	23
Top Ten Top250	111	93	99	91	149	153	159	230	184

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
85.90	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
85.79	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
85.20	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
84.72	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
79.91	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
79.81	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
79.78	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
79.55	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
79.15	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
78.98	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
78.92	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
78.82	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
78.73	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
78.49	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
78.33	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
77.62	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
76.98	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
76.64	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
76.34	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
76.27	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
76.09	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
76.03	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
75.95	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
75.80	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
75.77	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
75.58	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
75.55	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
75.42	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
75.39	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
75.35	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
75.13	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
74.98	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
74.91	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	137	205
74.64	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
74.58	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
74.54	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
74.53	Earlham College	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Good	235	249
74.46	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
74.41	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
71.97	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
71.94	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
71.38	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
71.04	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
70.84	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
70.75	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
70.24	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
69.93	Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213
69.87	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
69.73	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
69.40	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.87	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
95.39	American University	Washington DC	Patriot League	Private	Good	113	180
95.39	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
95.35	Atlantic 10 Conference (Average)	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	158
94.40	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
94.00	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
93.25	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
92.94	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
92.71	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
91.58	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
90.71	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
89.64	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
89.62	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
88.87	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
88.79	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
88.79	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
87.66	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
86.60	American Athletic Conference (Average)	-	American Athletic Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	98
84.66	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
84.66	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
83.66	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
81.03	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
80.66	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
80.47	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
76.58	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86

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