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State University College at Fredonia

State University College at Fredonia
280 Central Avenue
Fredonia, NY 14063-1136

Official telephone: (716) 673-3111
Website: www.fredonia.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,046
Full-time undergraduates: 4,841
Part-time undergraduates: 205
Total graduate students: 360
Full-time graduate students: 171
Part-time graduate students: 189
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: 1%
First-year student breakdown:
5.9% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
4.0% Hispanic
83.5% White (non-Hispanic)
3.9% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
2.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.8% Hispanic
85.5% White (non-Hispanic)
0.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
5.9% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 249 acres
City or town school is located in: Fredonia
Population of city/town: 10,706
Nearest major city: Buffalo, New York
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 292,648
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%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 92%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 50%
Percent of students who live off campus: 50%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 70%
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: 486
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, religious
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, case-by-case, course-by-course -- not all services are available to all students
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 5%
Number of social sororities on campus: 3
Percent of women who join sororities: 4%
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: 120
Campus-based religious organizations:
Jewish Student Union, Newman Club, Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos, Native American Student Association, Women's Student Union
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
College Republicans, Ethos, Students in Free Enterprise.

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Gregory Prechtl,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Donna Wise
School colors: blue and white
School mascot: Blue Devil
Athletic conference memberships: State University of New York Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's ice hockeyno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's tennisno 
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: 10%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 55%
Athletic facilities:
fields, field house, fitness center, hall, ice rink
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, broomball, flag football, floor hockey, indoor soccer, inner-tube water polo, racquetball, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, 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, New York (55 miles)
Nearest other airport: Erie, PA (60 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Buffalo, New York (50 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Fredonia, New York (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 15%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 37% 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:
Firms that most frequently hire graduates include HSBC, Sodexho Marriott, Enterprise Rent-O-Car, Wegman's Food Market, Sutherland Group, People, Inc, Summit Educational Resources, Southern Tier.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Dr. Michael Marletta (Noted biochemist
  • especially for work in nitric acid
  • elected to Institute of Medicine) James B. Foley (Ambassador to Haiti)