Application Timeline
Ready to take the first step toward launching your business career? Our rolling admissions process is designed to align with your planning needs.
Application Open
Application & Financial Assistance Deadline
Fall 2024 Cohort
September 4 Start Date
August 1, 2023
August 19, 2024
Spring 2025 Cohort
March 3 Start Date
May 1, 2024
February 17, 2025
Fall 2025 Cohort
September 8 Start Date
September 1, 2024
August 25, 2025
Fall 2024 Cohort
September 4 Start Date
Application Open
August 1, 2024
Application & Financial Assistance Deadline
August 19, 2024
Spring 2025 Cohort
March 3 Start Date
Application Open
May 1, 2024
Application & Financial Assistance Deadline
February 17, 2025
Fall 2025 Cohort
September 8 Start Date
Application Open
August 1, 2025
Application & Financial Assistance Deadline
August 25, 2025
How to Apply
Tuition & Financial Assistance
Thanks to the generosity of our founder, Tom Golisano, our students are ready to achieve entrepreneurial success without the financial strain of debt.
Our total cost before need-based financial aid is just $8,900 per year for two years, with no FAFSA required.
Tuition + Books + Technology = $8,900
Need-based Financial Assistance
The NYS Free and Reduced Lunch Criteria determines eligibility for need-based financial assistance.
A copy of your Federal Tax Return transcript is required. Once provided, financial assistance eligibility information will be issued upon admission.
If you are determined eligible for free or reduced lunch, your annual net costs are:
Scholarship Eligibility
Grant Amount
Net Costs
Free Lunch Eligibility
$6,900/year
$2,000/year
Reduced Lunch Eligibility
$4,900/year
$4,000/year
No Eligibility
$0/year
$8,900/year
Free Lunch Eligibility
Grant Amount
$6,900/year
Net Costs
$2,000/year
Reduced Lunch Eligibility
Grant Amount
$4,900/year
Net Costs
$4,000/year
No Eligibility
Grant Amount
$0/year
Net Costs
$8,900/year
All need-based financial assistance eligibility requires a copy of Federal Tax Return transcript. Remember, Golisano Institute does not require the FAFSA. Please use the following grid for the filing year:
Tax Filing Year
September 2024 Start
2022
February 2025 Start
2023
September 2025 Start
2023
February 2026 Start
2024
September 2024 Start
Tax Filing Year
2022
February 2025 Start
Tax Filing Year
2023
September 2025 Start
Tax Filing Year
2023
February 2026 Start
Tax Filing Year
2024
Employer-Partner Tuition Benefits
Tuition benefits are available to support employees and employee spouses/dependents of Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship partner employers.
Joint Degree Programs
For graduates that want to eventually pursue a bachelor degree, the Institute has joint degree partnerships with three colleges and universities. All of these options provide high-quality options and significantly reduce the overall cost of a bachelor degree.
