State University of New York at Geneseo
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| Motto | "To Learn, To Search, To Serve" (SUNY motto) |
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| Established | 1871 |
| Endowment | $26.6 million |
| President | Dr. Denise A. Battles |
| Provost | Dr. Carol S. Long |
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Academic staff
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241 (92% full-time) |
| Undergraduates | 5,600 |
| Postgraduates | 98 |
| Location | Geneseo, New York, USA |
| Campus | Small Town |
| Sports teams | Knights |
| Colors | Blue White |
| Website | www.geneseo.edu |
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| University | State University of New York at Geneseo |
| Conference | State University of New York Athletic Conference |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Athletic director | Mike Mooney |
| Location | Geneseo, NY |
| Varsity teams | 20 |
| Basketball arena | Schrader Gymnasium |
| Other arenas | Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena |
| Nickname | Knights |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 42°47′44″N 77°49′10″W / 42.795668°N 77.819547°W
The State University of New York College 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. The college was founded in 1871 as the Wadsworth Normal and Training School before it became a state liberal arts college in 1948.
Geneseo is 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.
One of the hallmarks of SUNY Geneseo's curriculum is the requirement each student take two survey courses in western humanities, in addition to a wide distribution of core courses in the arts and sciences. Faculty members from various departments teach "Western Humanities 1" and "Western Humanities 2". Individual course syllabi share many historical, philosophical, and literary texts with other courses creating a common knowledge base within the undergraduate student body. Core courses in the humanities, languages, and sciences ensures Geneseo students are well versed in the liberal arts tradition of education.
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