Student Population Changes Over Past 5 Years of New York Public Colleges

How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for New York Public Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of New York Public Colleges is 587,907.The overall number of students in New York Public Colleges decreased by 3.86%.

Compared to five(5) years ago, the total number of students at New York Public Colleges has decreased by 15.78% from 698,083 to 587,907 students. Of the 107 New York Public Colleges, 13 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 93 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at New York Public Colleges
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Changes
SUNY AdirondackQueensbury, NY	3,727	3,420 307	2,994 426	2,683 311	2,662 21	1
SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, NY	6,507	6,109 398	5,386 723	4,755 631	5,409 654	1
Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn, NY	3,775	3,669 106	2,906 763	1,693 1	3,479 1	296
Clinton Community CollegePlattsburgh, NY	1,353	1,250 103	1,060 190	1,010 50	994 16	359
Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson, NY	1,584	1,461 123	1,445 16	1,355 90	1,447 92	137
SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning, NY	3,424	4,238 814	4,063 175	3,954 109	3,786 168	362
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY	18,029	18,679 650	19,740 1	19,969 229	19,854 115	1
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, NY	26,506	25,500 1	22,496 3	19,336 3	17,444 1	9
CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, NY	10,519	10,040 479	8,370 1	7,265 1	6,715 550	3
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY	18,161	17,811 350	17,735 76	15,938 1	14,195 1	3
College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, NY	13,247	12,782 465	12,797 15	11,793 1	10,248 1	2
CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY	16,043	15,816 227	15,227 589	15,031 196	14,489 542	1
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY	8,041	8,503 462	9,300 797	9,017 283	8,733 284	692
CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, NY	7,331	7,120 211	6,136 984	5,441 695	4,904 537	2
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY	23,202	23,193 9	24,052 859	24,099 47	22,970 1	232
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY	15,394	15,880 486	15,766 114	15,210 556	13,921 1	1
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, NY	15,051	15,443 392	15,116 327	14,214 902	15,042 828	9
CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, NY	19,300	18,555 745	16,971 1	14,919 2	13,064 1	6
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY	14,787	15,143 356	15,091 52	14,392 699	13,015 1	1
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NY	6,638	5,798 840	5,237 561	4,134 1	3,640 494	2
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY	17,269	17,036 233	15,513 1	14,277 1	13,087 1	4
CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY	19,746	19,923 177	19,700 223	18,772 928	17,001 1	2
CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, NY	15,411	14,035 1	12,405 1	10,989 1	9,573 1	5
CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY	8,693	8,337 356	7,784 553	7,027 757	6,446 581	2
Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, NY	8,582	8,691 109	8,034 657	7,222 812	7,047 175	1
Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, NY	10,529	10,031 498	8,364 1	8,140 224	7,843 297	2
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY	8,767	8,726 41	8,191 535	8,150 41	8,125 25	642
Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, NY	5,944	5,649 295	5,640 9	5,414 226	5,331 83	613
Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown, NY	2,451	2,404 47	1,946 458	1,738 208	1,812 74	639
Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, NY	5,530	5,285 245	4,735 550	4,472 263	4,323 149	1
Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, NY	2,398	2,396 2	2,224 172	2,024 200	2,030 6	368
Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, NY	10,896	10,416 480	8,933 1	8,454 479	9,140 686	1
Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, NY	4,476	4,467 9	3,430 1	3,798 368	3,756 42	720
Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown, NY	3,277	2,984 293	2,658 326	2,362 296	2,292 70	985
Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica, NY	6,317	6,007 310	5,704 303	5,347 357	5,539 192	778
Monroe Community CollegeRochester, NY	12,273	11,572 701	10,161 1	8,721 1	8,283 438	3
Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, NY	17,406	16,650 756	13,864 2	12,628 1	11,996 632	5
Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, NY	5,047	4,997 50	4,389 608	4,154 235	3,838 316	1
North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake, NY	1,978	1,893 85	1,602 291	1,595 7	1,604 9	374
Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, NY	9,834	9,449 385	8,545 904	7,687 858	7,320 367	2
Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown, NY	6,617	6,372 245	5,862 510	5,047 815	4,976 71	1
Otsego Area BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramOneonta, NY	30	42 12	25 17	32 7	17 15	13
Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, NY	6,859	6,532 327	5,735 797	5,637 98	5,472 165	1
Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, NY	5,231	4,732 499	4,015 717	3,705 310	3,657 48	1
Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake, NY	1,534	1,628 94	1,701 73	1,595 106	1,698 103	164
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, NY	3,737	3,780 43	3,667 113	3,414 253	3,348 66	389
SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, NY	3,213	3,223 10	3,135 88	2,863 272	2,836 27	377
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, NY	3,232	3,086 146	3,077 9	2,634 443	2,612 22	620
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, NY	2,278	2,267 11	2,079 188	1,820 259	1,783 37	495
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY	9,970	9,996 26	10,018 22	9,348 670	9,314 34	656
SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, NY	2,986	2,781 205	2,486 295	1,957 529	1,803 154	1
SUNY at AlbanyAlbany, NY	17,944	17,544 400	17,688 144	17,075 613	16,658 417	1
Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY	17,768	18,124 356	18,148 24	18,055 93	18,312 257	544
University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY	31,503	31,923 420	32,347 424	32,332 15	32,099 233	596
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY	26,256	26,814 558	26,782 32	26,608 174	25,710 898	546
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY	2,220	2,209 11	2,127 82	2,012 115	1,976 36	244
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY	3,023	3,006 17	3,044 38	2,850 194	2,842 8	181
SUNY BrockportBrockport, NY	8,287	7,924 363	7,592 332	6,991 601	6,424 567	1
SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, NY	9,118	8,658 460	8,339 319	7,173 1	6,445 728	2
SUNY CortlandCortland, NY	6,858	6,834 24	6,832 2	6,658 174	6,690 32	168
SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY	4,655	4,446 209	4,055 391	3,764 291	3,491 273	1
SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, NY	5,612	5,398 214	4,911 487	4,535 376	4,184 351	1
State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY	7,608	7,757 149	7,489 268	7,075 414	6,964 111	644
SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY	6,543	6,528 15	6,718 190	5,918 800	5,430 488	1
State University of New York at OswegoOswego, NY	7,986	7,830 156	7,636 194	7,058 578	6,906 152	1
SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, NY	3,521	3,339 182	3,084 255	2,607 477	2,427 180	1
SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, NY	4,234	4,157 77	3,685 472	3,522 163	3,182 340	1
SUNY College at Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY	5,087	5,126 39	5,007 119	4,381 626	4,270 111	817
SUNY College at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY	5,704	5,258 446	5,109 149	4,738 371	4,474 264	1
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityBrooklyn, NY	1,846	1,899 53	2,118 219	2,117 1	2,185 68	339
Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, NY	10,424	10,440 16	10,724 284	9,462 1	9,407 55	1
SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY	1,734	1,674 60	1,671 3	1,545 126	1,427 118	307
Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY	1,580	1,588 8	1,528 60	1,545 17	1,431 114	149
Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, NY	2,373	2,203 170	4,764 2	4,563 201	4,442 121	2
Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, NY	3,554	3,550 4	3,089 461	2,907 182	2,912 5	642
United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY	1,015	1,025 10	1,045 20	1,023 22	943 80	72
United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY	4,589	4,457 132	4,536 79	4,594 58	4,393 201	196
SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, NY	11,535	11,121 414	10,072 1	9,121 951	8,807 314	2
Center for Instruction, Technology & InnovationMexico, NY	64	69 5	34 35	35 1	23 12	41
Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, NY	26,078	25,230 848	22,570 2	20,549 2	20,014 535	6
Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramVerona, NY	67	63 4	25 38	78 53	72 6	5
Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramAngola, NY	141	144 3	94 50	26 68	43 17	98
Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCESElmira, NY	150	150	110 40	105 5	140 35	10
Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCESPlattsburgh, NY	69	56 13	40 16	46 6	39 7	30
Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramWatertown, NY	34	32 2	29 3	24 5	20 4	14
Veeb Nassau County School of Practical NursingHicksville, NY	207	190 17	212 22	212	201 11	6
Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramOlean, NY	55	57 2	30 27	31 1	29 2	26
Orange Ulster BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramNewburgh, NY	80	73 7	37 36	51 14	46 5	34
Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramNewark, NY	228	208 20	143 65	87 56	83 4	145
Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramBinghamton, NY	64	65 1	63 2	82 19	67 15	3
Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramHudson Falls, NY	9	34 25	43 9	39 4	42 3	33
Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing ProgramAlbany, NY	170	162 8	161 1	146 15	170 24	-
Eastern Suffolk BOCESBrentwood, NY	272	249 23	234 15	266 32	257 9	15
Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramWest Nyack, NY	55	59 4	45 14	48 3	50 2	5
Western Suffolk BOCESNorthport, NY	313	334 21	308 26	250 58	248 2	65
Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramAuburn, NY	39	40 1	37 3	28 9	29 1	10
Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramPoughkeepsie, NY	129	122 7	81 41	88 7	95 7	34
Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramBatavia, NY	129	121 8	111 10	112 1	94 18	35
Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramIlion, NY	87	78 9	79 1	64 15	33 31	54
Erie 1 BOCESWest Seneca, NY	360	428 68	403 25	312 91	436 124	76
Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCESLiverpool, NY	427	379 48	297 82	304 7	384 80	43
Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramLockport, NY	50	32 18	27 5	11 16	12 1	38
Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES-Center for Workforce DevelopmentRochester, NY	77	81 4	64 17	127 63	41 86	36
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeNew York, NY	955	1,022 67	1,021 1	867 154	842 25	113
Eastern Suffolk BOCESRiverhead, NY	21	10 11	11 1	8 3	11 3	10
Eastern Suffolk BOCESOakdale, NY	29	37 8	22 15	30 8	31 1	2
Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramNorwich, NY	17	17	19 2	19	11 8	6
Average	698,083	686,171 11	654,000 32	611,505 42	587,907 23	-110,176

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