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SUNY FAST FACTS 2007 Academic Year
 (Most recently available data, as of January 2008)

Campuses 64
Total Enrollment (Headcount)
 427,398 View Details View Trends
Undergraduate Enrollment
386,818 View Trends
Graduate Enrollment
40,580 View Trends
State Operated Enrollment
213,269
University Centers
83,520
Other Doctoral
13,425
Comprehensive Colleges
90,894
Technology Colleges
25,430
Community College Enrollment
214,129

Gender

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

Student Diversity
View Details View Trends
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) 		83,547
Faculty:
30,923 (49.2% Full-Time)
State Operated:
17,537 (61.5% Full-Time)
Community Colleges:
13,383 (33.1% Full-Time)
Non-Faculty:
52,624
State Operated:
40,950
Community Colleges:
11,022
System Administration:
284
University-Wide Programs:
371 

Faculty Workload (State Operated Campuses)
Credit Hours Taught by Fulltime Faculty
74.8%

International & Out-of-State Students
Out-of-State
State Operated
11,167 (5.2%)
Community Colleges
4,724 (2.2%)
International
State Operated
14,136 (6.6%)
Community Colleges
3,574 (1.7%)

Enrollment Trends (5-year Growth: 6.0%)
AY 2007-08 (Headcount)
427,000
AY 2002-03 (Headcount)
403,000

Educational Opportunity Program
Enrollment
10,384
State Operated
7,979
Community Colleges
2,405
Student Diversity
African-American
4,209
Hispanic
2,670
White 
 2,467
Asian/Pacific Islander
962
Native American
76
Graduation Rate (2000-Cohort) 6-year
50.1%

SAT Scores (Averages)
State Operated
1150
University Centers
1198
Comprehensive Colleges
1096
U.S. Average
1017
NYS Average
996

SUNY Learning Network Enrollment
AY 2006-07
 102,223
AY 1995-96
119

Graduation Rates (2000 Cohort)
6-Year SUNY
59.6%
National Public Universities
45.4%
National Private Universities
51.5%
5-Year SUNY
56.7%
National Public Universities
39.6%
National Private Universities
46.7%
4-Year SUNY
41.3%
National Public Universities
22.3%
National Private Universities
36.7%

Degrees Granted
Total Degrees and Other Formal Awards
(1949 to 2006-07)
2,862,287
2006-07 Academic Year Total
 80,572
Undergraduate
67,154
4-year
34,054
2-year & Certificate
33,100
Graduate
13,418

Alumni
Total Alumni
2,450,690(e)
Alumni / Current NYS Residents
1,992,411(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
$4,350
Out-of-State Tuition
$10,610
Mandatory Fees
$1,129 (average)
Community Colleges
In-State Tuition
$3,167 (Average)
Out-of-State Tuition
$6,519 (Average)
Mandatory Fees
$396 (Average)

Sponsored Research (Research Foundation)
FY 2006-07
$893.6 million
FY 1996-97
$461.3 million
10-Year Growth
93.7%
Projects (active)
7,435
Research Employees
17,362
Patents
40 secured;
201 applications
Royalties from Inventions
$11.6 million
Invention Disclosures
264
Licenses
52

Philanthropy

$303.5 million for FY 2005-06

Price Indexes vs. Core Budget Growth
(1996-97 to 2007-08)
SUNY Core Budget Growth (per student)
37.6%
Consumer Price Index
29.5%
Higher Education Price Index
45.7%

Fiscal Information (projected 2007-08)
All Funds Budget
$10,080.5 billion
State Operated
$8,174 billion
Community Colleges
$1,906.5 billion
Total State Support
(includes hospital subsidy of $146.3M)
$3,484 billion
Core Instructional (State Operated)
State Support
$1,451.1 million
Tuition
$939.3 million

Economic Impact
For every state dollar received ($3,484 billion in total), SUNY generates $8 in total spending in NYS. The 2007-08 all-funds budget of $10,080.5 billion yields an estimated total economic impact of $27.5 billion in the State's economy.
Last Update - 4/21/08