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SUNY Fast Facts 2009
 (most recent data available as of January 2009)

Campuses 64    
Total Enrollment (Headcount)

438,361

 

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Undergraduate Enrollment
397,506   View Trends
Graduate Enrollment
40,855   View Trends
State Operated Enrollment
218,314    
University Centers
85,055    
Other Doctoral
13,893    
Comprehensive Colleges
92,825    
Technology Colleges
26,541    
Community College Enrollment
220,047    

Gender

   
Female
235,641 (55.1%)
Male
191,757 (44.9%)

Student Diversity
 
Minority Enrollment:
85,023 (19.9%)    
Black Non-Hispanic:
37,088 (8.7%)    
Hispanic:
26,702 (6.2%)    
Asian/Pacific Islander:
19,172 (4.5%)    
American Native:
2,061 (0.5%)    

SUNY Employees (Headcount)
87,362    
Faculty:
32,596    
State Operated:
18,490    
Community Colleges:
14,103    
Non-Faculty:
31,318
   
State Operated:
26,090
   
Community Colleges:
4,842
   
          Non-Professional Employees:

23,448

   

Faculty Workload (State Operated Campuses)
   
Credit Hours Taught by Fulltime Faculty
75%    

International & Out-of-State Students
   
Out-of-State
   
State Operated
5.5%    
Community Colleges
2.2%    
International
   
State Operated
6.6%    
Community Colleges
1.7%    

Enrollment Trends (5-year Growth: 6.0%)
   
AY 08-09 (Headcount)
438,000    
AY 03-04 (Headcount)
410,000    

Educational Opportunity Program
     
Enrollment
10,259    
State Operated
7,724 ($1,095 average award)    
Community Colleges
2,535 ($364 average award)    
Graduation Rate (2000-Cohort) 6-year
52.3%    

SAT Scores (Averages)
     
State Operated
1154    
University Centers
1205    
Comprehensive Colleges
1100    
U.S. Average
1017    
NYS Average
996    

Graduation Rates (2001 Cohort)
     
6-Year SUNY
60.7%    
National Public Universities
45.5%    
National Private Universities
54.3%    
5-Year SUNY
57.7%    
National Public Universities
39.7%    
National Private Universities
49.8%    
4-Year SUNY
41.8%    
National Public Universities
28.5%    
National Private Universities
40.4%    

Degrees Granted
     
Total Degrees and Other Formal Awards
(1949 to 2007-08)
2,942,248    
2007-08 Academic Year Total
80,141    
Undergraduate
66,729    
4-year
34,281    
2-year & Certificate
32,448    
Graduate
13,412    

Alumni
   
Total Alumni
2,424,000 (e)    
Alumni / Current NYS Residents
1,963,000 (e)    

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) (2006-07 TAP)
     
Total Recipients
125,630    
State Operated
72,190 ($164.7 million)    
Community Colleges
53,440 ($98.3 million)    

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
   
State Operated
   
In-State Tuition
$4,660    
Out-of-State Tuition
$11,740    
Mandatory Fees
$1,139 (Average)    
Community Colleges
   
In-State Tuition
$3,286 (Average)    
Out-of-State Tuition
$6,792 (Average)    
Mandatory Fees
$409 (Average)    

Sponsored Research (Research Foundation)
     
FY 2007-08
$784.3 million    
FY 1997-98
$457.8 million    
10-Year Growth
71.3%    
Awards (active)
7,672    
Research Employees
17,408    
Patents
44 secured;
209 applications
   
Royalties from Inventions
$18.4 million    
Invention Disclosures
264    
Licenses
52    

Philanthropy

$240 million for FY 2007-08
 

Price Indexes vs. Core Budget Growth
(1998-99 to 2008-09)
   
SUNY Core Budget Growth (per student)
38.6%    
Consumer Price Index
33.5%    
Higher Education Price Index
47.8%    

Fiscal Information (projected 2008-09)
     
All Funds Budget
$10.703 billion    
State Operated
$8,643 billion    
Community Colleges
$2.060 billion    
Total State Support
(includes hospital subsidy of $154.1M)
$3,695 billion    
Core Instructional (State Operated)
$2.466 billion    
State Support
$1,485.1 million    
Tuition
$980.8 million    

Economic Impact
   

For every state dollar received, SUNY generates $8 in total spending in NYS. The 2008-09 all-funds budget of $10.703 billion, which includes $3.695 billion in state support, equals an estimated $29.6 billion total economic impact.

Last Update - 6/3/09