Student Population at SUNY Optometry

How many students at SUNY Optometry? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 400 students have enrolled in SUNY College of Optometry and all students are attending graduate schools.

By gender, 95 male and 305 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (492 students on average - public Other health professions school).

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and age distribution.

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Student Population by Gender

SUNY College of Optometry has a total of 400 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. All 400 students are enrolled into graduate programs.

By gender, 95 male and 305 female students (the male-female ratio is 24:76) are attending the school.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Graduate
Total	400
Men	95
Women	305

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 141 White, 15 Black, and 164 Asian students out of a total of 400 are attending at SUNY College of Optometry. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

SUNY College of Optometry is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 69.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Race/Ethnicity Distribution
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	164	34	130
Black	15	4	11
Hispanic	32	8	24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	0	2
White	141	31	110
Two or more races	8	1	7
Race Unknown	-	-	-

Student Age Distribution

There are 211 students under 25 years old, and 183 students over 25 years old out of 394 total students.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

Student Age Distribution
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	11	9	2
22-24	200	165	35
25-29	151	105	46
30-34	23	16	7
35-39	3	3	0
40-49	5	5	0
50-64	1	0	1

SUNY Optometry Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend SUNY Optometry?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 400 students are enrolled at SUNY Optometry.

How many graduate students are at SUNY Optometry?

400 graduate students are enrolled at SUNY Optometry.

What is the gender breakdown at SUNY Optometry?

95 male (23.75%) and 305 female (76.25%) students are attending SUNY Optometry.

What is the international student enrollment at SUNY Optometry?

38 international students (9.50%) are enrolled at SUNY Optometry.

How diverse is the student population at SUNY Optometry?

SUNY Optometry has a student population that is notably includes a large Asian student body: 141 White (35.25%), 15 Black (3.75%), and 164 Asian (41.00%) students are enrolled.

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