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SUNY Fast Facts

Latest data as of January 2020, unless noted.

 

Enrollment Data:

Campuses		64
Total Enrollment by Headcount (Fall 2020)		394,220
	Undergraduate Enrollment	350,889
	Graduate Enrollment	43,331
	State Operated Enrollment	220,290
	University Centers	95,193
	Other Doctoral/Research	17,934
	Comprehensive Colleges	81,181
	Technology Colleges	25,982
	Community College Enrollment	173,930
Non-Credit Instructional Activity
	Total Registrations (AY 2019-20)	2,061,620
	Instructional Activities (courses)	154,162

SUNY (Online) Enrollment* - Academic Year
	AY 2018-19	193,824
	AY 2017-18	183,546
	AY 2016-17	173,824
	AY 2015-16	167,148
	AY 2014-15	159,432

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Enrollment Demographics:

Gender
	Female	221,667	(56.2%)
	Male	172,488	(43.8%)

Student Diversity
	White	212,824	(54.0%)
	Hispanic/Latino	55,954	(14.2%)
	Black or African American	42,189	(10.7%)
	Unknown	24,454	(6.2%)
	Asian	28,676	(7.3%)
	Non-resident alien	17,546	(4.5%)
	Under-represented Multi	7,836	(2.0%)
	Non-under-represented Multi	2,923	(0.7%)
	American Indian/Alaska Native	1,446	(0.4%)
	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific	372	(0.1%)

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Completions:

Degrees Granted
	2019-20 Academic Year Degrees Granted	90,958
	Undergraduate	75,616
	Baccalaureates	43,172
	Associates	30,102
	Undergraduate Certificate/Diplomas	2,342
	Graduate	15,342
	Masters	11,301
	Doctoral	1,238
	Post Graduate (First Professional)	1,418
	Other Certificates	1,385
	As of December 22, 2020

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Graduation Rates Data:

Graduation Rates*
	6-Year SUNY (2014 Cohort)	68.0%
	National Public Universities	62.2%
	National Private Universities	66.6%
	5-Year SUNY (2014 Cohort)	66.1%
	National Public Universities	57.8%
	National Private Universities	64.2%
	4-Year SUNY (2014 Cohort)	55.4%
	National Public Universities	40.0%
	National Private Universities	53.7%
	* First Time, Full-Time Baccalaureate Students

Degree Earners at SUNY (Fall 2014 Baccalaureate Cohort as of Fall 2020
	Earned a Baccalaureate degree at any SUNY	73.3%
	Received any award at any SUNY institution	75.6%

Associates Graduation Rate at Community Colleges
	3-Year SUNY Community Colleges (Fall 2017 Cohort)	28.6%
	National Public Institutions	27.0%
	2-Year SUNY Community Colleges (Fall 2017 Cohort)	16.2%
	National Public Institutions	13.8%

Community College Associates Seekers at SUNY (Fall 2016 Cohort)
	Earned at least one degree by Fall 2020 (Any Institution)	37.4%
	Currently Pursuing First Degree at Transfer Institution (SUNY or elsewhere)	7.0%

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Hometowns Data:

International and Out-of-State Students
Out-of-State
	State Operated	12,197	(5.5%)
	Community Colleges	4,185	(2.4%)
International
	State Operated	15,622	(7.1%)
	Community Colleges	1,924	(1.1%)

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Tuition & Fees (2019-20):

Undergraduate
State Operated
	In-State Tuition	$7,070
	Out-of-State Tuition	$16,980	(average)
	Mandatory Fees	$1,710	(average)
Community Colleges
	In-State Tuition	$4,870	(average)
	Out-of-State Tuition	$9,890	(average)
	Mandatory Fees	$790	(average)

SUNY Research Foundation:

Sponsored Program Administration, FY 2020 Data
	Total Research Activity Support (expenditures)	$1.05 billion
	Direct Expenditure Activity	$906 million
	Indirect Expenditure Activity	$147 million
	Number of Awards	7,689
	Number of Sponsors	2,291
	Number of Employees	15,372
	Number of Principal Investigators	3,176

Commercialization (FY 2020 Data)
	Number of Invention Disclosures	247
	Number of U.S. Patent Applications Filed	231
	Number of U.S Patents Issued	75
	Number of License Agreements Executed	46
	Number of Operational Start-Ups	121

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