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Is SUNY Old Westbury worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for SUNY Old Westbury, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
SUNY Old Westbury sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $58,526 helps, but median debt of $14,997 plus yearly net price of $11,282 creates a tighter path. For context, SUNY Old Westbury's net price is about 20% below the typical 4-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 774 similar 4-year, public schools
This school
$10,495
/yrAverage school like this
$13,155
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $2,660 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $11,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$11,282
Median earnings 10 years out
$58,526
Median debt at graduation
$14,997
Graduation rate
46%
At SUNY Old Westbury, a typical graduate carries about $14,997 in student debt and earns roughly $58,526 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $171 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
SUNY Old Westbury is a public four year school in Old Westbury, NY. For many families, the key question is whether the published value here beats cheaper in state or regional alternatives once your real aid offer arrives.
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Common questions about SUNY Old Westbury
The median net price at SUNY Old Westbury is $11,282 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →