- The Inkwell
- New York
- State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, NYTown: distantZIP 13045Founded 1868
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1868
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www2.cortland.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New YorkPublic
State University of New York at Cortland
State University of New York at Cortland is a public university in Cortland, New York, with 5,901 undergraduates. It admits 60% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $22,125 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate60%
Retention81%
4-year graduation59%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans62%
$22,125net price / year
60%admission rate
—average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$67,781median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#457 of 1,704 for earnings#1,028 of 1,739 for lowest net price#320 of 1,738 for graduation rate#365 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,670tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,874
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,984
- Average net price
- $22,125national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,186
$30,001–48,000$13,764
$48,001–75,000$19,448
$75,001–110,000$21,558
$110,001+$26,234
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 60%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college60%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college81%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 70%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,126
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,781middle 50%: $49,778–$92,474
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,474
Median, State University of New York at Cortland$67,781
Lower quarter$49,778
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,901
- Part-time
- 2.0%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 58%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,557 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,144
- Endowment, end of year
- $60,145,944
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic12%
Black3.7%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races2.5%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.5%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education35%
Parks, recreation & fitness19%
Business & management8.8%
Psychology7.4%
Social sciences6.9%
Health professions4.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.4%
Communication & journalism4.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196149. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7603623.