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NY STATE HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT (2019 - 20)

This report shows fall degree credit enrollment counts reported by institutions of higher education in the New York State. These data are broken out by Public and Private Institutions, Sector (SUNY, CUNY, Independent, and Proprietary), 2-year and 4-year/Grad level, Full-Time and Part-Time status as well as undergraduates, first-professionals, graduates, all students, and first-time enrollees.
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TOTAL INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

700,851

PART-TIME

251,307

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

114,480

PART-TIME

91,409

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

30,950

PART-TIME

2,248

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

846,281

PART-TIME

344,964

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

170,482

PART-TIME

11,891

TOTAL

1,191,245

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

967,512.91

TOTAL 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

158,665

PART-TIME

135,245

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

177

PART-TIME

77

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

158,842

PART-TIME

135,322

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

51,324

PART-TIME

9,337

TOTAL

294,164

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

203,954.51

TOTAL 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

542,186

PART-TIME

116,062

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

114,303

PART-TIME

91,332

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

30,950

PART-TIME

2,248

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

687,439

PART-TIME

209,642

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

119,158

PART-TIME

2,554

TOTAL

897,081

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

763,558.40

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

421,708

PART-TIME

194,792

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

27,787

PART-TIME

38,011

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

6,840

PART-TIME

208

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

456,335

PART-TIME

233,011

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

105,378

PART-TIME

10,565

TOTAL

689,346

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

536,553.31

TOTAL SUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

259,361

PART-TIME

116,059

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

19,253

PART-TIME

17,257

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

6,155

PART-TIME

19

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

284,769

PART-TIME

133,335

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

67,368

PART-TIME

8,053

TOTAL

418,104

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

330,365.76

SUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

97,605

PART-TIME

96,311

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

165

PART-TIME

53

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

97,770

PART-TIME

96,364

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

32,977

PART-TIME

7,268

TOTAL

194,134

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

129,894.88

SUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

161,756

PART-TIME

19,748

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

19,088

PART-TIME

17,204

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

6,155

PART-TIME

19

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

186,999

PART-TIME

36,971

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

34,391

PART-TIME

785

TOTAL

223,970

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

200,470.88

TOTAL CUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

162,347

PART-TIME

78,733

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,534

PART-TIME

20,754

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

685

PART-TIME

189

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

171,566

PART-TIME

99,676

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

38,010

PART-TIME

2,512

TOTAL

271,242

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

206,187.55

CUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

54,687

PART-TIME

37,028

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

54,687

PART-TIME

37,028

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

16,639

PART-TIME

1,976

TOTAL

91,715

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

67,029.67

CUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

107,660

PART-TIME

41,705

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,534

PART-TIME

20,754

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

685

PART-TIME

189

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

116,879

PART-TIME

62,648

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

21,371

PART-TIME

536

TOTAL

179,527

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

139,157.88

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

279,143

PART-TIME

56,515

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

86,693

PART-TIME

53,398

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

24,110

PART-TIME

2,040

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

389,946

PART-TIME

111,953

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

65,104

PART-TIME

1,326

TOTAL

501,899

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

430,959.60

TOTAL INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

256,209

PART-TIME

50,784

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

85,238

PART-TIME

52,461

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

24,110

PART-TIME

2,040

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

365,557

PART-TIME

105,285

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

60,059

PART-TIME

941

TOTAL

470,842

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

404,285.47

INDEPENDENT 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,231

PART-TIME

1,305

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

1,231

PART-TIME

1,305

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

247

PART-TIME

44

TOTAL

2,536

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

1,666.03

INDEPENDENT 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

254,978

PART-TIME

49,479

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

85,238

PART-TIME

52,461

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

24,110

PART-TIME

2,040

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

364,326

PART-TIME

103,980

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

59,812

PART-TIME

897

TOTAL

468,306

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

402,619.44

TOTAL PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

22,934

PART-TIME

5,731

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,455

PART-TIME

937

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

24,389

PART-TIME

6,668

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

5,045

PART-TIME

385

TOTAL

31,057

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

26,674.13

PROPRIETARY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

5,142

PART-TIME

601

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

12

PART-TIME

24

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

5,154

PART-TIME

625

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,461

PART-TIME

49

TOTAL

5,779

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

5,363.93

PROPRIETARY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

17,792

PART-TIME

5,130

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,443

PART-TIME

913

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

19,235

PART-TIME

6,043

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

3,584

PART-TIME

336

TOTAL

25,278

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

21,310.20

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