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SUNY Cortland Overview

Located in Cortland, New York, SUNY Cortland is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Cortland draws many to the area.

What Is SUNY Cortland Known For?

1,473 Undergraduate Awards
$27,350 Avg Cost After Aid
60% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at SUNY Cortland is the post-master's certificate.
  • In a recent academic period56% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SUNY Cortland makes roughly $60,236 a year. This is 48% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • It takes the average SUNY Cortland student 4.3 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is SUNY Cortland?

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Contact details for SUNY Cortland are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Miller Building, Cortland, NY 13045-0900
Phone: 607-753-2011
Website: www2.cortland.edu

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How Do I Get Into SUNY Cortland?

You can apply to SUNY Cortland online at: www2.cortland.edu/admissions/undergraduate/application-process.dot

Admission Requirements for SUNY Cortland

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 5

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Cortland?

60% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at SUNY Cortland is 60%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 54%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Can I Afford SUNY Cortland?

$27,350 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of SUNY Cortland is $27,350. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SUNY Cortland, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,637 a year. That adds up to $30,548 over four years for those students.

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SUNY Cortland Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,093 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,256 undergraduate students at SUNY Cortland, with 6,093 being full-time and 163 being part-time.

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There are also 576 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,093 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Cortland, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of SUNY Cortland students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 68
Black or African American 358
Hispanic or Latino 840
White 4,436
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 370

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at SUNY Cortland. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

SUNY Cortland Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Teacher Education Subject Specific 252 0 116 368
Health & Physical Education 247 0 27 274
Teacher Education Grade Specific 160 0 10 170
Special Education 94 0 19 113
General Psychology 95 0 0 95
Business/Managerial Economics 89 0 0 89
Communication & Media Studies 75 0 0 75
Communication Sciences 50 0 13 63
Educational Administration 0 42 12 54
Criminology 49 0 0 49
History 46 0 2 48
Liberal Arts General Studies 43 0 0 43
General Biology 37 0 0 37
Sociology 35 0 0 35
Political Science & Government 21 0 0 21
Health & Medical Administrative Services 19 0 0 19
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3 0 15 18
General English Literature 12 0 5 17
Public Health 14 0 3 17
Economics 12 0 0 12
Drama & Theater Arts 12 0 0 12
Teaching English or French 7 0 4 11
Geography & Cartography 10 0 0 10
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 10 0 0 10
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 4 5 0 9
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 8 0 0 8
Fine & Studio Arts 7 0 0 7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 6 0 0 6
Writing Studies 6 0 0 6
Outdoor Education 6 0 0 6
Community Organization & Advocacy 6 0 0 6
Mathematics 5 0 0 5
Anthropology 5 0 0 5
Allied Health Professions 0 0 4 4
Archeology 4 0 0 4
International Relations & National Security 4 0 0 4
Romance Languages 3 0 0 3
Recreation Administration 3 0 0 3
Philosophy 3 0 0 3
General Visual & Performing Arts 3 0 0 3
Chemistry 2 0 0 2
Physics 2 0 0 2
Public Policy 2 0 0 2
Ethnic Studies 1 0 0 1
Geological & Earth Sciences 1 0 0 1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0
Other Physical Science 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,473 47 230 1,750

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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