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SUNY College at Cortland
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Information Summary
Ranks 497th overall and 57th in New York
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
83.6 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$17,300 |
| Admission
Success rate |
44% |
| SAT
75 %ile scores |
1130 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
21 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
79% / N/A |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
6,995 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Cortland, NY 13045-0900
| Surrounding community | Distant town (between 10 to 35 mi. away from an urban cluster) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 29,174 (22,408 urban / 6,766 rural) |
| Households | 10,973 (2.38 people per house) |
| Families | 6,305 (2.96 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 507 |
| Pop. — Asian | 225 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 20 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 216 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 28,439 |
| Pop. — Other | 206 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
| Undergraduate | Professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Postbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (education dominant) |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | High undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Medium four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Post-master's certificate |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending SUNY College at Cortland?
Ranks 1294th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $4,350 | $4,350 | $10,610 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $1,089 | $1,089 | $1,089 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $181 | $181 | $442 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $6,900 | $6,900 | $10,920 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $1,089 | $1,089 | $1,089 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $288 | $288 | $455 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $17,300 | $17,300 | $23,549 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $14,500 | $14,500 | $20,749 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $8,950 | $8,950 | $15,199 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $5,344 |
$5,344 |
$11,294 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $7,496 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $2,120 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $5,000 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $2,560 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $2,560 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $40 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $65 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 10,913 (4,896 male / 6,017 female) |
| Admitted | 4,803 (1,951 male / 2,852 female) |
| Admission rate | 44% |
| First-time Enrollment | 1,200 (527 male / 673 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 1,200 (527 male / 673 female) |
| PT Enrollment | N/A (N/A male / N/A female) |
| Total Enrollment | 6,995 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does SUNY College at Cortland use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does SUNY College at Cortland accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | State University of New York Ath Conf |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | State University of New York Ath Conf |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | State University of New York Ath Conf |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | State University of New York Ath Conf |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 779th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 99% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 500 / 580 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 480 / 550 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 980 / 1130 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 3,069 |
| Meals per Week | 21 |
| Room Fee | $5,170 |
| Board Fee | $3,790 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
SUNY College at Cortland Ranks 2394th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,920 | 249 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $1,789 | 654 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $1,264 | 7 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $4,254 | 827 | |
| Any financial aid type | 887 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at SUNY College at Cortland?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 22 | 50 | 72 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 98 | 89 | 187 |
Hispanic | 132 | 142 | 274 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 38 | 53 | 91 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 16 | 24 | 40 |
White Non-Hispanic | 2,256 | 3,301 | 5,557 |
Race Unknown | 355 | 419 | 774 |
| Total | 2,917 | 4,078 | 6,995 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at SUNY College at Cortland?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Black Non-Hispanic | 16 | 16 | 32 |
Hispanic | 20 | 26 | 46 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 3 | 10 | 13 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 1 | 3 | 4 |
White Non-Hispanic | 485 | 676 | 1,161 |
Race Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 525 | 731 | 1,256 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at SUNY College at Cortland.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 254 | 294 | |
| 173 | 86 | 259 | |
| 6 | 109 | 115 | |
| 72 | 16 | 88 | |
| 33 | 54 | 87 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
SUNY College at Cortland Ranks 1398th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $55,670 ($59,348 male / $51,614 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 286 (150 male / 136 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 240 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 1 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $5,288,699 |
SUNY College at Cortland Academics
State University of New York College at Cortland is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. For example, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at State University of New York College at Cortland.
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Communications & Journalism:
- Broadcast Journalism, Health Communications, Journalism, Organizational Communication, Public Relations
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Fine/Studio Arts
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Exercise Sciences, Health/Physical Fitness, recreation & fitness – general
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- Education:
- Biology Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Education – General, Education of Deaf/Hearing Impaired, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, French Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Physical Education, Physics Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education, Speech Teacher Education
- Social Sciences:
- Anthropology, Criminology, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
- History:
- History – General
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- French, Spanish
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Geochemistry, Geology, Physics, Planetary Sciences
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Business – General, Management Science
- Popular majors:
- fifty-two percent education, twelve percent social sciences, ten percent parks and recreation, seven percent communications per journalism, five percent health professions, five percent psychology
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- English Language and Literature:
- English
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of June. Further, for international students, the application fee is 30.
SUNY College at Cortland Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 48%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were two thousand, five hundred and forty-eight total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand and sixty total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of forty dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, forty dollars online application fee and point zero .
If you wish to apply early, your application will be do no later than the 15th of November, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 15th of December. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of April and It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of April. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of June. Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. The regular application due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of March.
SUNY College at Cortland Financial Aid
Financial aid distribution is at thirty-one percent scholarships per grants and sixty-nine percent loans per jobs. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and Leadership.
SUNY College at Cortland Students
The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, Teachers College/College of Education, University, Four-year, Coed, where 48 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. In addition, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. State University of New York College at Cortland offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The school’s size is approximately five thousand, eight hundred and seventy-one degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, one hundred and ten first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, two hundred and seventy-three graduate enrollment. Again, the student body consists of sixty percent women, forty percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, seven percent hispanic, seventy-four percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, fourteen percent race per ethnicity unreported, six percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-seven percent in top half of graduating class, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, twenty-three percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99.
This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as outdoor education centers for field work, environmental center, geological field station, nature preserve for biological research. Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For International Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, one hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. In any event, the school is located 35 miles from Syracuse, 18 miles from Ithaca.
SUNY College at Cortland Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Club Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
- Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Club Volleyball
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Wrestling














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