Student Population at State University of New York at Cortland

By race/ethnicity, 5,365 White, 245 Black, and 78 Asian students out of a total of 6,938 are attending at State University of New York at Cortland. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

State University of New York at Cortland is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 38.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

By age, State University of New York at Cortland has 248 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 6,392 students under 25 years old, and 546 students over 25 years old out of 6,938 total students.

State University of New York at Cortland has 5,785 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 126 students aged 25 and over.

It has 607 graduate students aged under 25 and 420 students aged 25 and over.

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At State University of New York at Cortland, 786 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,097 students are enrolled in some online courses.

757 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 29 students live in another State or outside of the United States.