Enrollment Trends at SUNY Optometry

The student population at SUNY College of Optometry is 400 (all graduate). The number of students has increased by 19 (4.99%) over the past decade.

Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 31 male students for every 100 female students, down from 38 in 2015.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (SUNY College of Optometry does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 402 where 400 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 413 students in 2018 and was lowest at 381 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 381 to 400 students, a net gain of 19 (5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at SUNY College of Optometry since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	381	105	276
2016-17	401 20	103 -2	298 22
2017-18	413 12	121 18	292 -6
2018-19	408 -5	119 -2	289 -3
2019-20	409 1	121 2	288 -1
2020-21	402 -7	118 -3	284 -4
2021-22	407 5	112 -6	295 11
2022-23	409 2	100 -12	309 14
2023-24	394 -15	91 -9	303 -6
2024-25	400 6	95 4	305 2
Average	402	109	294

SUNY College of Optometry Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 35.25% and the percentage of black students is 3.75% at SUNY College of Optometry. 41.00% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.00% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 44.62% to 35.25%. Asian enrollment grew from 36.75% to 41.00%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.84% to 3.75%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.89% to 8.00%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6994 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6627 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at SUNY College of Optometry over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	0	140	7	11	1	170	17
2016-17	0	150	7	16	1	178	17
2017-18	0	160	9	15	1	177	14
2018-19	0	173	9	21	1	171	6
2019-20	0	179	11	23	0	167	4
2020-21	0	181	17	25	0	141	6
2021-22	0	175	17	25	1	154	5
2022-23	0	176	20	25	2	146	5
2023-24	0	163	19	32	2	140	7
2024-25	0	164	15	32	2	141	8
Average	0	166	13	23	1	159	9

SUNY College of Optometry Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at SUNY Optometry

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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