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State University of New York at Cortland

Cortland, NY · Public · Town (distant) · SUNY Cortland · SUNYC

Public institution in Cortland, NY · 5,896 undergraduates · 51% acceptance rate · $60,236 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$19,9511,063rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,815460th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,725764th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$26,413779th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,236532nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,535764th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.3%489th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.8%624th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
50.7%279th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,896430th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.9%1,366th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 168 mi (EWR)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 50 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$50,231$46,087
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$41,937$40,768
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth Professionsbachelors$40,821$33,637
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$39,549$38,108
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$39,369$39,369
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$37,208$35,060
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$36,560$32,806
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$35,728$35,060
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$34,847$33,993
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$34,298$38,289
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$33,993$33,281
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$32,925$29,685

Campus facts

Athletics — 17 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to State University of New York at Cortland’s 5,896 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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