State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, New York
- Public
- Town
- 5,901 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 60%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $22,125per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 70%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $67,78110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
SUNY Cortland operates educational facilities at Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks, including Camp Huntington, the only National Historic Landmark in the SUNY system.
Source: Outdoor Education and Off-Campus Locations - SUNY Cortland
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 60%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From State University of New York at Cortland's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
22% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.26. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 62%11,451 admitted of 18,352 first-year applicants
- Top 10% of their class
- 14%40% were in the top quarter. Based on the 39% whose school ranks.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: State University of New York at Cortland Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $22,125full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,670sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,874Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $18,984Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 70%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 81%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $67,78110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,901Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 29%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 27%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY — admits 81%
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY — admits 78%
- Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI — admits 92%
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA — admits 91%
Also worth a look
- State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY — admits 62%
- SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY — admits 71%
- SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY — admits 66%
- SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY — admits 70%
- University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL — admits 69%
- Alabama A & M University Normal, AL — admits 58%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for State University of New York at Cortland, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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