SUNY Fredonia is a public university in Fredonia, New York, near Lake Erie about an hour southwest of Buffalo. Founded in 1826, Fredonia enrolls about 3,300 undergraduates plus 200 graduate students. Notable strengths include music (the School of Music has a long-standing strong reputation), education, business, and the natural sciences. The Blue Devils compete in NCAA Division III in the SUNYAC. A two-year on-campus residency requirement is in effect. Halls include Andrews, Disney, Eisenhower, Hemingway, Igoe, Mason, Schulz, plus the newer apartment-style Williams Hall and the University Com…