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NY STATE HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT (2014 - 15)

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

752,462

PART-TIME

276,906

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

107,298

PART-TIME

90,528

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

31,468

PART-TIME

3,107

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

891,228

PART-TIME

370,541

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

177,574

PART-TIME

13,791

TOTAL

1,261,769

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

1,020,984.00

TOTAL 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

204,087

PART-TIME

148,906

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

141

PART-TIME

93

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

204,228

PART-TIME

148,999

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

61,527

PART-TIME

11,268

TOTAL

353,227

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

253,900.53

TOTAL 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

548,375

PART-TIME

128,000

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

107,157

PART-TIME

90,435

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

31,468

PART-TIME

3,107

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

687,000

PART-TIME

221,542

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

116,047

PART-TIME

2,523

TOTAL

908,542

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

767,083.47

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

448,764

PART-TIME

210,400

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

26,990

PART-TIME

37,042

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

5,857

PART-TIME

223

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

481,611

PART-TIME

247,665

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

107,998

PART-TIME

12,271

TOTAL

729,276

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

566,650.32

TOTAL SUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

289,324

PART-TIME

124,603

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

18,605

PART-TIME

16,253

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

5,538

PART-TIME

222

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

313,467

PART-TIME

141,078

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

73,761

PART-TIME

9,059

TOTAL

454,545

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

361,591.32

SUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

129,373

PART-TIME

104,162

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

124

PART-TIME

73

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

129,497

PART-TIME

104,235

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

41,368

PART-TIME

8,454

TOTAL

233,732

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

164,246.85

SUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

159,951

PART-TIME

20,441

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

18,481

PART-TIME

16,180

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

5,538

PART-TIME

222

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

183,970

PART-TIME

36,843

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

32,393

PART-TIME

605

TOTAL

220,813

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

197,344.47

TOTAL CUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

159,440

PART-TIME

85,797

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,377

PART-TIME

20,789

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

319

PART-TIME

1

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

168,136

PART-TIME

106,587

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

34,237

PART-TIME

3,212

TOTAL

274,723

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

205,051.00

CUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

59,460

PART-TIME

40,089

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

59,460

PART-TIME

40,089

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

16,760

PART-TIME

2,636

TOTAL

99,549

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

72,823.00

CUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

99,980

PART-TIME

45,708

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,377

PART-TIME

20,789

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

319

PART-TIME

1

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

108,676

PART-TIME

66,498

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

17,477

PART-TIME

576

TOTAL

175,174

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

132,228.00

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

303,698

PART-TIME

66,506

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

80,308

PART-TIME

53,486

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

25,611

PART-TIME

2,884

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

409,617

PART-TIME

122,876

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

69,576

PART-TIME

1,520

TOTAL

532,493

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

454,333.68

TOTAL INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

269,101

PART-TIME

57,819

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

78,435

PART-TIME

52,447

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

25,611

PART-TIME

2,884

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

373,147

PART-TIME

113,150

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

62,746

PART-TIME

1,178

TOTAL

486,297

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

414,552.41

INDEPENDENT 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,963

PART-TIME

1,879

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

1,963

PART-TIME

1,879

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

359

PART-TIME

59

TOTAL

3,842

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

2,589.34

INDEPENDENT 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

267,138

PART-TIME

55,940

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

78,435

PART-TIME

52,447

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

25,611

PART-TIME

2,884

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

371,184

PART-TIME

111,271

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

62,387

PART-TIME

1,119

TOTAL

482,455

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

411,963.07

TOTAL PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

34,597

PART-TIME

8,687

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,873

PART-TIME

1,039

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

36,470

PART-TIME

9,726

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

6,830

PART-TIME

342

TOTAL

46,196

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

39,781.27

PROPRIETARY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

13,291

PART-TIME

2,776

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

17

PART-TIME

20

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

13,308

PART-TIME

2,796

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

3,040

PART-TIME

119

TOTAL

16,104

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

14,241.34

PROPRIETARY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

21,306

PART-TIME

5,911

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,856

PART-TIME

1,019

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

23,162

PART-TIME

6,930

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

3,790

PART-TIME

223

TOTAL

30,092

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

25,539.93

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