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

Campuses 64    
Total Enrollment (Headcount)

439,523

 
Undergraduate Enrollment
398,584  
Graduate Enrollment
40,939  
State Operated Enrollment
218,528    
University Centers
85,269    
Other Doctoral
13,893    
Comprehensive Colleges
92,825    
Technology Colleges
26,541    
Community College Enrollment
220,995    

Gender

    
Female
241,489 (54.9%)
Male
198,034 (45.1%)

Student Diversity
 
Minority Enrollment:
91,385 (20.8%)    
Black Non-Hispanic:
39,365 (9.0%)    
Hispanic:
29,608 (6.7%)    
Asian/Pacific Islander:
20,169 (4.6%)    
American Native:
2,243 (0.5%)    

SUNY Employees (Headcount)		 87,362    
Faculty:
32,596 (48.2% full-time)     
State Operated:
18,490 (60.9% full-time)     
Community Colleges:
14,103 (31.4% full-time    
Non-Faculty:
54,162
    
State Operated:
42,652
    
Community Colleges:
11,510
    
          System Administration:

283

    
          University-Wide Programs:

324

    

Faculty Workload (State Operated Campuses)
    
Credit Hours Taught by Full-Time Faculty
74.8%    

International & Out-of-State Students
    
Out-of-State
   
State Operated
12,649 (5.8%)    
Community Colleges
6,330 (2.9%)    
International
   
State Operated
14,207 (6.5%)    
          Community Colleges
2,716 (1.2%)    

Enrollment Trends (5-year Growth: 7.3%)
    
AY 07-08 (Headcount)
440,000    
AY 02-03 (Headcount)
410,000    

Educational Opportunity Program 		     
Enrollment
10,348    
          State Operated
7,997    
          Community Colleges
2,351    
          Student Diversity      
                    African American

4,209

    
                    Hispanic

2,670

    
                    Caucasian

2,467

    
                    Asian/Pacific Islander

962

    
                    Native American

76

    
Graduation Rate (2002-Cohort) 6-year
55.2%    

SAT Scores (Averages) 		     
State Operated
1150    
University Centers
1198    
Comprehensive Colleges
1096    
U.S. Average
1017    
NYS Average
996    
SUNY Learning Network Enrollment      
          AY 06-07

102,223

    
          AY 95-96

119

    

Graduation Rates (2001 Cohort) 		     
6-Year SUNY
60.8%    
National Public Universities
54.8%    
National Private Universities
64.5%    
5-Year SUNY
58.3%    
National Public Universities
49.1%    
National Private Universities
60.8%    
4-Year SUNY
43.3%    
National Public Universities
29.0%    
National Private Universities
50.3%    

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
2,519,307 (estimated 1/08)    
Alumni / Current NYS Residents
2,048,196 (estimated 1/08)    

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 (Fall 2009)		    
State Operated
   
     In-State Tuition
$4,970    
     Out-of-State Tuition
$12,870    
     Mandatory Fees
$1,200 (Average)    
Community Colleges
   
     In-State Tuition
$3,409 (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 - 10/28/09