SUNY Empire State College Overview

SUNY Empire State College is a public institution situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. Saratoga Springs is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is SUNY Empire State College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at SUNY Empire.
• In a recent academic period25% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SUNY Empire makes roughly $54,080 a year. This is 33% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is SUNY Empire State College?

Contact details for SUNY Empire are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Two Union Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4391
Phone:	518-587-2100
Website:	www.sunyempire.edu

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How Do I Get Into SUNY Empire?

You can apply to SUNY Empire online at: https://www.sunyempire.edu/admissions/

SUNY Empire State College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford SUNY Empire State College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SUNY Empire, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $5,774 a year. That adds up to $23,096 over four years for those students.

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SUNY Empire State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,145 undergraduate students at SUNY Empire, with 3,653 being full-time and 5,492 being part-time.

There are also 1,579 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,653 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Empire, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of SUNY Empire State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	102
Black or African American	674
Hispanic or Latino	462
White	1,934
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	464

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at SUNY Empire State College. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

SUNY Empire State College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	1	42	347	0	0	390
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	47	313	11	0	371
Human Resource Management	0	188	42	17	2	249
Business Administration & Management	2	0	95	19	101	217
General Psychology	0	0	164	0	0	164
Nursing	0	0	92	0	31	123
Other Physical Science	0	20	89	0	0	109
General Education	0	33	68	0	0	101
Human Development & Family Studies	0	10	89	0	0	99
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	31	63	0	0	94
Cultural Studies & Analysis	0	5	70	0	0	75
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	41	12	0	16	69
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	2	61	63
Fine & Studio Arts	0	7	56	0	0	63
Public Policy	0	0	59	0	0	59
Accounting	0	0	53	0	0	53
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	52	52
History	0	1	44	3	4	52
Health & Medical Administrative Services	15	0	0	7	14	36
Allied Health Professions	0	0	30	0	0	30
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	26	26
General Social Sciences	0	4	22	0	0	26
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	26	26
Special Education	0	0	0	0	21	21
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	7	11	18
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	17	17
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0	14	14
Human Services	0	0	12	0	0	12
Marketing	0	0	0	5	0	5
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	4	0	4
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	4	0	4
Mental & Social Health Services	4	0	0	0	0	4
Homeland Security	0	0	4	0	0	4
Public Administration	0	0	0	3	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	1	0	0	1	0	2
Information Science	0	0	0	0	2	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	2	0	0	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	1	1
Area Studies	0	0	0	1	0	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	1	0	0	0	0	1
International Business	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0	0	0
Security Science and Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	24	430	1,726	84	399	2,663

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By DanielPenfield under License

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