Hartwick College

Private · Moderately Selective · NY

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationNY · Northeast

SettingRural

Undergrads1,087

Student:faculty10:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate41.5%

6-yr grad rate53.3%

Drop-out rate25.6%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$55k

Out-of-state tuition$55k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity39.6%

Gender diversity61.6%

International4.1%

Identity—

Overview

Hartwick College sits on a hillside above Oneonta, New York, in the Catskills foothills, sharing its college town with the much larger SUNY Oneonta. It is a small private liberal arts college known for practical flexibility in how students can move through their degree.

Academics

Nursing is a signature program with strong regional placement. Hartwick is also known for offering a three-year bachelor's degree option, letting motivated students compress their timeline and reduce cost, and for January-term travel courses that take students off campus for intensive, faculty-led study abroad or domestic field experiences.

Campus & student life

The hillside campus overlooks the Susquehanna River valley, and while Hartwick's own enrollment is modest, students have access to the broader college-town infrastructure that Oneonta supports thanks to SUNY Oneonta's larger presence nearby.

Worth knowing

The three-year degree option and January-term travel courses are the two features that distinguish Hartwick most clearly from similarly sized private colleges in the region, and both require some deliberate planning by students who want to use them.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate69.6%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1070–1290

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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