State University of New York at Cortland
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $8,815
In-State Cost of Attendance: $26,413
Out-of-State Tuition: $18,725
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $36,323
Student Debt
Median total debt: $17,500
Students with federal loans: 60.2%
Students with Pell grants: 26.9%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $34,559
After 5 years: $60,759
Majors(50 programs)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(300 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(191 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(135 graduates)
- Business/Managerial Economics.(124 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(99 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(82 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(71 graduates)
- Biology, General.(60 graduates)
- Criminology.(59 graduates)
- Sociology.(48 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(48 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(42 graduates)
- History.(42 graduates)
- Public Health.(40 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(34 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(20 graduates)
- Mathematics.(19 graduates)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(19 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(17 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(15 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(14 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(13 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(10 graduates)
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.(10 graduates)
- Philosophy.(10 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(9 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(9 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(8 graduates)
- Outdoor Education.(8 graduates)
- Community Organization and Advocacy.(8 graduates)
- Economics.(8 graduates)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General.(8 graduates)
- Chemistry.(7 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(6 graduates)
- Physics.(6 graduates)
- Anthropology.(6 graduates)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(5 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(4 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(3 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.(3 graduates)
- Public Policy Analysis.(3 graduates)
- Archeology.(3 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(2 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.
- Design and Applied Arts.
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.
- Music.
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,896 students
Admission Rate: 50.7%
Retention Rate: 80.8%
Graduation Rate: 68.3%
Student Demographics
White (76.1%)
Hispanic (12.3%)
Black (4.0%)
Asian (1.2%)
Two or More (2.2%)
International (0.8%)
Gender Distribution
Men (46.9%)
Women (53.1%)