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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?

1,739 Undergraduate Awards
$27,350 Avg Cost After Aid
52% Acceptance Rate
  • The 4% student loan default rate at SUNY Cortland is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at SUNY Cortland is the post-master's certificate.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, SUNY Cortland bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $53,711 a year. That's about 32% more than their peers at other schools.
  • 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.

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SUNY Cortland Rankings

Out of the 128 colleges in New York, SUNY Cortland is ranked at #26.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SUNY Cortland.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Best Value Archeology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#41 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#42 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#42 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#71 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#80 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#89 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SUNY Cortland has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Physical Fitness Technician Schools College Factual
#2 Best Sports Studies Schools College Factual
#44 Best Health & Physical Education Schools College Factual
#55 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools College Factual
#63 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools College Factual
#116 Best Education Schools College Factual

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

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 considered but not required
High School Rank considered but not required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Cortland?

52% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
68% Submit SAT Scores
SUNY Cortland has an acceptance rate of 52%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 47%, and the acceptance rate for women is 56%.

Average Test Scores

About 68% of students accepted to SUNY Cortland submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 610. Math scores were between 550 and 610.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for SUNY Cortland  ( 550 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for SUNY Cortland  ( 550 to 610 )
200
800
SUNY Cortland received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 24. Math scores were between 21 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 26.

ACT English Scores for SUNY Cortland  ( 20 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for SUNY Cortland  ( 21 to 26 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for SUNY Cortland  ( 22 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford SUNY Cortland?

$27,350 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
3.5% Loan Default Rate
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 $7,519 a year. That adds up to $30,076 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Cortland is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at SUNY Cortland

1,180 Took All Classes Online
6,624 Took At Least One Class Online
158.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 6,624 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SUNY Cortland has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 40th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of SUNY Cortland

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at SUNY Cortland was $8,677 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,587. The following table shows how SUNY Cortland is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies #1 #1
Health & Physical Education #55 #58

Online Growth Rankings of SUNY Cortland

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at SUNY Cortland was 158.6%. This is the #322 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SUNY Cortland regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SUNY Cortland majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Education 20%
Educational Administration 4%
History 32%
History 32%
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 9%
Teacher Education Subject Specific 25%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SUNY Cortland ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SUNY Cortland.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies #1
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #22
Health & Physical Education #22
Teacher Education Subject Specific #46
Education #133

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

SUNY Cortland Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Health & Physical Education 265 0 50 315
Teacher Education Subject Specific 256 0 57 313
Teacher Education Grade Specific 171 0 16 187
Business/Managerial Economics 121 0 0 121
Special Education 82 0 16 98
General Psychology 91 0 0 91
Communication & Media Studies 86 0 0 86
Criminology 81 0 0 81
General Biology 69 0 0 69
History 66 0 2 68
Communication Sciences 43 0 15 58
Educational Administration 0 42 12 54
Liberal Arts General Studies 39 0 0 39
Sociology 39 0 0 39
Public Health 33 0 3 36
Political Science & Government 30 0 0 30
General English Literature 20 0 4 24
Teaching English or French 19 0 4 23
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 5 0 18 23
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 17 3 0 20
Mathematics 19 0 0 19
Romance Languages 16 0 0 16
Health & Medical Administrative Services 16 0 0 16
Allied Health Professions 15 0 0 15
Drama & Theater Arts 13 0 0 13
General Visual & Performing Arts 13 0 0 13
Physics 11 0 0 11
Geography & Cartography 11 0 0 11
International Relations & National Security 11 0 0 11
Fine & Studio Arts 11 0 0 11
Writing Studies 8 0 0 8
Outdoor Education 8 0 0 8
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 7 0 0 7
Anthropology 7 0 0 7
Philosophy 6 0 0 6
Chemistry 6 0 0 6
Geological & Earth Sciences 5 0 0 5
Ethnic Studies 4 0 0 4
Economics 4 0 0 4
Recreation Administration 3 0 0 3
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 3 0 0 3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 2 0 0 2
Archeology 2 0 0 2
Community Organization & Advocacy 2 0 0 2
Public Policy 2 0 0 2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1 0 0 1
Other Physical Science 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 1,739 45 198 1,982

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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