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An outstanding small liberal arts college in New York, only 40 minutes away from NYC.

History Founded in 1965 by the State University of New York Board of Trustees, the College at Old Westbury began in 1968 at Planting Fields, the former Coe Estate and arboretum located in Oyster Bay, New York. In 1971 when construction of the campus was completed, the College moved to its present Old Westbury site - the estate formerly owned by agriculturalist, industrialist, sportsman and philanthropist F. Ambrose Clark.

Location and Environment

• Located 22 miles (35km) east of New York City.

It takes only 40 minutes to get to NYC by train

• 604 wooded acres (244 hectares), park-like
• setting. The campus is located in one of the most

wealthiest communities in the country.

• Students enjoy our campus and appreciate the

safe environment.

• Students get our personal attention!

US News & World Reports One of the top liberal arts colleges in the USA to send highest percentage of students onto graduate school, Ranked #4 as the most diverse liberal arts college since 2007. Other Notable Facts Old Westbury’s Accounting program has an

• utstanding reputation for providing high quality

instruction and solid CPA exam preparation. OW students have consistently won a local Accounting competition sponsored by a major accounting firm against several other prestigious universities.

A small College of Arts and Sciences, where you get a lot of attention.

• 4,500 undergraduate enrollment and

215 graduate enrollment

• Over 50 undergraduate majors (BA/BS)

within the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and School of Education.

• Small classes (average of 22)

with a 18 to 1 student/faculty ratio

• 20 graduate programs (MA/MS) in areas
• f Accounting, Taxation, Education and

Mental Health Counseling and Liberal Studies.

Outstanding and popular programs

Accounting- Consistently one of the highest performing programs. A greater percentage of students pass the CPA compared to public and private colleges in the NYS area. CPA is a valuable license that International students often seek in

• rder to gain employment in prestigious

multinational companies. Business- Finance, Management, Marketing, Administration are all popular majors at Old

• Westbury. The School of Business is known for its
• utstanding quality programs.

Media and Communications- many opportunities for internships at local and national broadcast companies on Long Island and in NYC. We have a TV studio and radio station. Computer and Information Sciences- one of the majors in most demand in the USA! Job growth for the next 5 years is predicted to be excellent.

Take advantage of a variety of academic

• pportunities including:

Internships for degree seeking students (OPT)

• Gain experience while you learn at companies and
• rganizations on Long Island or in NYC.
• Career Services Center, School of Business and

School of Education Faculty have an internship coordinator to assist students with finding internships.

Students success

• 80% of Old Westbury students

are working upon graduation.

• 86% plan on also plan on

continuing their education.

Faculty

• Over 125 full time faculty, 85% hold terminal

degrees.

Accreditations

• Middle States Commission on Higher

Education

• Teacher Education NCATE (We are moving to

a new accreditation called CAEP or Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (National Accreditation)

• American Chemical Society

(B.S. in Chemistry)

• AACSB accreditation is in

progress for the School of Business

International Students Services OIES assists over 70 international students each

• year. Our office helps to make transition to the
• USA. The OIES Advisor will get to know all

international students by name (a lot of personal attention). SUNY tuition and fees Tuition: Undergraduate=$16,320 per year. Graduate: $22,210 per year Total costs: Undergraduate: $30,114 per year Graduate: $35,656 per year Scholarships We offer a limited number of full Residential Hall Scholarships for high achieving students. This is a $7,300 value.

Undergraduate Admissions: TOEFL=61 (80) IELTS = 6.0 (6.5) iTep= 3.5 (4.0) Conditional Admission ELS.edu, Stony Brook Intensive English Language Center, Fulton-Montgomery CC, Mohawk Valley CC, SUNY Korea Grade point average B (3.0 - 3.3) or 85% Combined SAT Scores (Math and Critical Reading

• nly): 1040 median

Note: SAT scores are optional for international students Minimum Transfer Grade Point Average: 2.0 Liberals Arts programs 3.0 School of Education 2.7 School of Business (except Accounting) 3.0 Accounting Graduate Admissions: GMAT: 500* GRE: 153 (Education test scores during *(recommended) first semester are ok) Secondary/post-secondary documents: Transcripts, Certificate, Diploma.

Office of International Enrollment Services (OIES) OIES support services includes:

• Airport pickup (arranged in advance)
• Assistance with the scheduling of classes,
• International orientations and workshops,
• cultural activities, and
• Advisement on federal government regulations (SEVIS).

Want to see more of our Campus? Copy the link below and paste it into your browser! Take a tour and get panoramic views some of our spaces.

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General contact information:

Office of Enrollment Services SUNY College at Old Westbury 223 Storehill Road Old Westbury, New York 11568 00.1.516.876.3073 enroll@oldwestbury.edu www.oldwestbury.edu

Want more information? Contact us.

Becky A. Evans- Assist. Director of Admissions evansb@oldwestbury.edu Mary Marquez Bell, Vice President for Enrollment Services bellm@oldwestbury.edu

Student Cafeteria

Panther Den food court

Library Building and Lobby

All four seasons at Old Westbury