Enrollment Trends at State University of New York at Cortland

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,833 where 6,938 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 6,938 students in 2025 and was lowest at 6,658 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 6,926 to 6,938 students, a net gain of 12 (0.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at State University of New York at Cortland since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,162 where 5,911 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at State University of New York at Cortland since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 671 where 1,027 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at State University of New York at Cortland since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 77.33%. The percentage was 75.11% 10 years ago and State University of New York at Cortland still has a high percentage of white students. 1.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.53% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 75.11% to 77.33%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.26% to 1.12%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.20% to 3.53%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.55% to 11.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3867 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4214 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at State University of New York at Cortland over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

786 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 2,356.25% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at State University of New York at Cortland from 2015 to 2025.