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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Cortland, NY
Population 60,000
Website https://www2.cortland.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 196 (2% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,023
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 94%
From Region 4%
Athletes 16.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Hispanic 12%
Black 4%
Mixed 2%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2012 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2013 Men: 40.1% 40.1% 2014 Men: 37.9% 37.9% 2015 Men: 43.7% 43.7% 2016 Men: 44.2% 44.2% 2017 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2018 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2019 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2020 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2021 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2022 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2023 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2024 Men: 44.9% 44.9%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2013 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2014 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2012 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2013 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2015 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2016 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2019 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2020 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2021 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2022 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2023 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2024 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2011 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2012 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2013 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2014 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2015 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2016 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2017 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2018 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2019 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8% 2020 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2021 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2% 2022 Hispanic: 14.9% 14.9% 2023 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4% 2024 Hispanic: 14.9% 14.9% 2011 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2012 White: 81.7% 81.7% 2013 White: 77.7% 77.7% 2014 White: 76.8% 76.8% 2015 White: 77.6% 77.6% 2016 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2017 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2018 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2019 White: 68.2% 68.2% 2020 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2021 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2022 White: 69.4% 69.4% 2023 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2024 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2016 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 International: 0.3% 0.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2021 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2022 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2023 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2024 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2025 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2020 Hispanic: 13.3% 13.3% 2021 Hispanic: 13.7% 13.7% 2022 Hispanic: 13.2% 13.2% 2023 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7% 2024 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2025 Hispanic: 12.2% 12.2% 2020 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2021 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2022 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2023 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2024 White: 76.2% 76.2% 2025 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2020 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 International: 1.0% 1.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
State University of New York at Cortland 1,503 45% / 55% 1% $59,395 72 98%
Chemistry 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $60,599 74 —
Geological and Earth Sciences 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,916 70 —
Geology/Earth Science 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $56,504 67 94%
Mathematics 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $44,891 38 100%
Physics 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,889 78 —
Biochemistry 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $65,174 80 —
Biology 45 +1 38% / 62% 0% $65,941 81 93%
Biomedical Sciences 13 — 46% / 54% 8% $65,941 81 93%
Conservation Biology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $52,914 59 —
Community Health 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,646 69 —
Exercise Science 131 — 58% / 42% 1% $58,707 71 98%
Fitness Specialist 27 — 70% / 30% 0% $58,707 71 98%
Health Education 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $59,657 73 99%
Outdoor Education 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,584 71 —
Recreational Therapy 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,816 59 100%
Speech-Language Pathology 52 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,690 79 100%
Sports Studies 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $58,707 71 98%
Business Economics 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $70,337 85 —
Health Administration 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $59,721 73 —
Leisure Studies 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,631 67 —
Managerial Economics 132 +2 79% / 21% 0% $71,824 86 98%
Recreation Management 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,752 67 —
Sports Management 114 — 82% / 18% 0% $58,707 71 98%
African American Studies — — — — $48,969 50 —
Anthropology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,479 54 —
Archaeology 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,433 53 —
Communication 61 — 44% / 56% 5% $55,068 64 96%
Community Organization and Advocacy 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,652 57 —
English 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $45,947 41 —
French 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,483 61 —
General Studies 45 — 51% / 49% 0% $48,077 47 100%
Geographic Information Science 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,264 72 —
History 13 +32 69% / 31% 0% $55,789 66 91%
International Affairs 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $60,876 75 94%
Philosophy 4 +2 0% / 100% 0% $48,464 48 —
Political Science 18 +2 28% / 72% 0% $70,857 85 97%
Psychology 112 +1 13% / 87% 1% $54,012 62 98%
Public Policy Analysis 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $61,280 75 —
Sociology 12 — 17% / 83% 0% $56,894 68 94%
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,899 57 —
Technical Writing 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,740 40 —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,657 73 —
Chemistry Education — — — — $59,657 73 99%
Early Childhood Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,265 68 97%
Earth Science Education — — — — $59,657 73 99%
Elementary Education 166 — 6% / 94% 0% $57,265 68 97%
Elementary Special Education 75 — 11% / 89% 0% $67,108 82 98%
English Education 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $59,657 73 99%
French Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,657 73 99%
Mathematics Education 16 — 62% / 38% 0% $59,657 73 99%
Physical Education 203 — 73% / 27% 0% $59,657 73 99%
Physics Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,657 73 99%
Social Studies Education 31 — 55% / 45% 0% $59,657 73 99%
Spanish Education 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,657 73 99%
Teaching English as a Second Language 5 — 20% / 80% 40% $59,329 72 —
Digital Arts 12 — 42% / 58% 0% $40,459 25 —
Digital Media — — — — $51,635 57 —
Film Production 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $38,957 20 —
Film/Cinema Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $39,109 21 —
Fine Arts 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $38,721 20 —
Musical Theatre 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $37,608 17 —
Studio Art 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,817 20 —
Criminology 54 +2 41% / 59% 0% $59,825 73 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,323
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,984
Est. In-State Cost $12,060
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,851
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 67.1% 67.1% 2012 Graduated: 68.9% 68.9% 2013 Graduated: 69.5% 69.5% 2014 Graduated: 66.6% 66.6% 2015 Graduated: 72.8% 72.8% 2016 Graduated: 74.4% 74.4% 2017 Graduated: 71.0% 71.0% 2018 Graduated: 71.4% 71.4% 2019 Graduated: 70.6% 70.6% 2020 Graduated: 67.3% 67.3% 2021 Graduated: 64.9% 64.9% 2022 Graduated: 68.7% 68.7% 2023 Graduated: 68.2% 68.2% 2024 Graduated: 68.0% 68.0%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 60.2% 60.2% 2012 Men: 64.7% 64.7% 2013 Men: 66.2% 66.2% 2014 Men: 60.8% 60.8% 2015 Men: 66.0% 66.0% 2016 Men: 71.5% 71.5% 2017 Men: 64.6% 64.6% 2018 Men: 67.4% 67.4% 2019 Men: 66.0% 66.0% 2020 Men: 57.2% 57.2% 2021 Men: 56.2% 56.2% 2022 Men: 61.1% 61.1% 2023 Men: 60.6% 60.6% 2024 Men: 58.1% 58.1% 2011 Women: 71.7% 71.7% 2012 Women: 72.0% 72.0% 2013 Women: 72.1% 72.1% 2014 Women: 70.7% 70.7% 2015 Women: 77.4% 77.4% 2016 Women: 76.5% 76.5% 2017 Women: 75.9% 75.9% 2018 Women: 74.0% 74.0% 2019 Women: 73.7% 73.7% 2020 Women: 73.5% 73.5% 2021 Women: 71.6% 71.6% 2022 Women: 74.7% 74.7% 2023 Women: 74.0% 74.0% 2024 Women: 74.4% 74.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 63.0% 63.0% 2012 Black: 44.2% 44.2% 2013 Black: 62.8% 62.8% 2014 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Black: 52.5% 52.5% 2016 Black: 59.5% 59.5% 2017 Black: 61.4% 61.4% 2018 Black: 63.6% 63.6% 2019 Black: 69.5% 69.5% 2020 Black: 69.2% 69.2% 2021 Black: 49.4% 49.4% 2022 Black: 59.5% 59.5% 2023 Black: 61.8% 61.8% 2024 Black: 53.4% 53.4% 2011 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2012 Hispanic: 55.9% 55.9% 2013 Hispanic: 59.7% 59.7% 2014 Hispanic: 56.1% 56.1% 2015 Hispanic: 61.0% 61.0% 2016 Hispanic: 64.4% 64.4% 2017 Hispanic: 60.9% 60.9% 2018 Hispanic: 65.7% 65.7% 2019 Hispanic: 58.4% 58.4% 2020 Hispanic: 57.3% 57.3% 2021 Hispanic: 61.6% 61.6% 2022 Hispanic: 68.6% 68.6% 2023 Hispanic: 63.6% 63.6% 2024 Hispanic: 59.9% 59.9% 2011 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2012 White: 71.5% 71.5% 2013 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2014 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2015 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2016 White: 77.4% 77.4% 2017 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2018 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2019 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2020 White: 69.8% 69.8% 2021 White: 67.2% 67.2% 2022 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2023 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2024 White: 71.3% 71.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Education 34.2% 514 39% / 61% 0% $59,941 73 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.4% 307 31% / 69% 1% $54,147 62 97%
Business & Economics 17.4% 261 78% / 22% 0% $65,503 80 98%
Health Sciences 15.9% 239 43% / 57% 0% $59,843 73 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 66 39% / 61% 2% $65,105 80 93%
Professional 3.6% 54 41% / 59% 0% $59,825 73 98%
Arts 2.2% 33 52% / 48% 0% $39,241 21 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 29 48% / 52% 0% $55,782 66 97%

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 61%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 61% 61% 61%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 41.0% 41.0% 2012 Acceptance: 44.5% 44.5% 2013 Acceptance: 46.8% 46.8% 2014 Acceptance: 49.0% 49.0% 2015 Acceptance: 50.8% 50.8% 2016 Acceptance: 52.2% 52.2% 2017 Acceptance: 47.9% 47.9% 2018 Acceptance: 44.3% 44.3% 2019 Acceptance: 46.0% 46.0% 2020 Acceptance: 52.2% 52.2% 2021 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5% 2022 Acceptance: 59.8% 59.8% 2023 Acceptance: 50.7% 50.7% 2024 Acceptance: 59.8% 59.8% 2011 Yield: 23.9% 23.9% 2012 Yield: 23.3% 23.3% 2013 Yield: 22.4% 22.4% 2014 Yield: 21.8% 21.8% 2015 Yield: 21.6% 21.6% 2016 Yield: 21.8% 21.8% 2017 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2018 Yield: 20.7% 20.7% 2019 Yield: 20.3% 20.3% 2020 Yield: 19.9% 19.9% 2021 Yield: 17.7% 17.7% 2022 Yield: 19.2% 19.2% 2023 Yield: 15.1% 15.1% 2024 Yield: 13.3% 13.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 12,348 12,348 2012 Applicants: 11,687 11,687 2013 Applicants: 11,518 11,518 2014 Applicants: 11,221 11,221 2015 Applicants: 11,060 11,060 2016 Applicants: 10,875 10,875 2017 Applicants: 11,909 11,909 2018 Applicants: 13,289 13,289 2019 Applicants: 12,942 12,942 2020 Applicants: 12,392 12,392 2021 Applicants: 11,420 11,420 2022 Applicants: 11,711 11,711 2023 Applicants: 15,867 15,867 2024 Applicants: 17,571 17,571 2011 Admitted: 5,057 5,057 2012 Admitted: 5,200 5,200 2013 Admitted: 5,394 5,394 2014 Admitted: 5,494 5,494 2015 Admitted: 5,623 5,623 2016 Admitted: 5,673 5,673 2017 Admitted: 5,708 5,708 2018 Admitted: 5,881 5,881 2019 Admitted: 5,959 5,959 2020 Admitted: 6,469 6,469 2021 Admitted: 6,909 6,909 2022 Admitted: 7,001 7,001 2023 Admitted: 8,046 8,046 2024 Admitted: 10,505 10,505 2011 Enrolled: 1,210 1,210 2012 Enrolled: 1,211 1,211 2013 Enrolled: 1,207 1,207 2014 Enrolled: 1,196 1,196 2015 Enrolled: 1,214 1,214 2016 Enrolled: 1,238 1,238 2017 Enrolled: 1,288 1,288 2018 Enrolled: 1,220 1,220 2019 Enrolled: 1,208 1,208 2020 Enrolled: 1,286 1,286 2021 Enrolled: 1,221 1,221 2022 Enrolled: 1,341 1,341 2023 Enrolled: 1,217 1,217 2024 Enrolled: 1,394 1,394

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 990 990 2012 25th: 980 980 2013 25th: 980 980 2016 25th: 990 990 2017 25th: 1050 1050 2018 25th: 1060 1060 2019 25th: 1090 1090 2020 25th: 1100 1100 2021 25th: 1090 1090 2011 75th: 1150 1150 2012 75th: 1140 1140 2013 75th: 1130 1130 2016 75th: 1140 1140 2017 75th: 1200 1200 2018 75th: 1200 1200 2019 75th: 1230 1230 2020 75th: 1220 1220 2021 75th: 1240 1240

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 500 500 2013 25th: 500 500 2016 25th: 510 510 2017 25th: 530 530 2018 25th: 530 530 2019 25th: 550 550 2020 25th: 550 550 2021 25th: 550 550 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 580 580 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 620 620 2020 75th: 610 610 2021 75th: 620 620

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 510 510 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 530 530 2019 25th: 540 540 2020 25th: 550 550 2021 25th: 540 540 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 610 610 2020 75th: 610 610 2021 75th: 620 620

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2018 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2019 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2020 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2021 Submitted: 13.0% 13.0% 2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.