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NY STATE HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT (2015 - 16)

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

740,070

PART-TIME

282,137

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

108,089

PART-TIME

90,509

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

32,113

PART-TIME

2,767

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

880,272

PART-TIME

375,413

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

175,377

PART-TIME

13,509

TOTAL

1,255,685

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

1,011,628.02

TOTAL 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

195,259

PART-TIME

145,740

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

135

PART-TIME

71

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

195,394

PART-TIME

145,811

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

59,626

PART-TIME

11,076

TOTAL

341,205

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

244,002.39

TOTAL 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

544,811

PART-TIME

136,397

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

107,954

PART-TIME

90,438

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

32,113

PART-TIME

2,767

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

684,878

PART-TIME

229,602

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

115,751

PART-TIME

2,433

TOTAL

914,480

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

767,625.63

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

444,027

PART-TIME

214,304

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

26,986

PART-TIME

36,186

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

5,862

PART-TIME

240

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

476,875

PART-TIME

250,730

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

106,647

PART-TIME

11,965

TOTAL

727,605

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

562,880.07

TOTAL SUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

282,639

PART-TIME

130,910

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

18,756

PART-TIME

15,802

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

5,551

PART-TIME

190

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

306,946

PART-TIME

146,902

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

72,053

PART-TIME

9,113

TOTAL

453,848

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

356,979.45

SUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

122,762

PART-TIME

102,907

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

116

PART-TIME

63

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

122,878

PART-TIME

102,970

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

39,748

PART-TIME

8,420

TOTAL

225,848

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

157,205.52

SUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

159,877

PART-TIME

28,003

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

18,640

PART-TIME

15,739

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

5,551

PART-TIME

190

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

184,068

PART-TIME

43,932

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

32,305

PART-TIME

693

TOTAL

228,000

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

199,773.93

TOTAL CUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

161,388

PART-TIME

83,394

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,225

PART-TIME

20,384

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

311

PART-TIME

50

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

169,924

PART-TIME

103,828

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

34,594

PART-TIME

2,852

TOTAL

273,752

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

205,895.62

CUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

59,642

PART-TIME

38,906

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

59,642

PART-TIME

38,906

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

16,659

PART-TIME

2,374

TOTAL

98,548

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

72,610.68

CUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

101,746

PART-TIME

44,488

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,225

PART-TIME

20,384

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

311

PART-TIME

50

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

110,282

PART-TIME

64,922

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

17,935

PART-TIME

478

TOTAL

175,204

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

133,284.94

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

296,043

PART-TIME

67,833

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

81,103

PART-TIME

54,323

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

26,251

PART-TIME

2,527

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

403,397

PART-TIME

124,683

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

68,730

PART-TIME

1,544

TOTAL

528,080

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

448,747.95

TOTAL INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

263,452

PART-TIME

58,933

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

79,291

PART-TIME

53,080

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

26,251

PART-TIME

2,527

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

368,994

PART-TIME

114,540

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

62,129

PART-TIME

1,028

TOTAL

483,534

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

410,881.11

INDEPENDENT 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,649

PART-TIME

1,581

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

1,649

PART-TIME

1,581

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

467

PART-TIME

80

TOTAL

3,230

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

2,176.00

INDEPENDENT 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

261,803

PART-TIME

57,352

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

79,291

PART-TIME

53,080

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

26,251

PART-TIME

2,527

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

367,345

PART-TIME

112,959

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

61,662

PART-TIME

948

TOTAL

480,304

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

408,705.11

TOTAL PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

32,591

PART-TIME

8,900

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,812

PART-TIME

1,243

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

34,403

PART-TIME

10,143

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

6,601

PART-TIME

516

TOTAL

44,546

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

37,866.84

PROPRIETARY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

11,206

PART-TIME

2,346

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

19

PART-TIME

8

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

11,225

PART-TIME

2,354

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

2,752

PART-TIME

202

TOTAL

13,579

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

12,010.19

PROPRIETARY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

21,385

PART-TIME

6,554

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,793

PART-TIME

1,235

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

23,178

PART-TIME

7,789

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

3,849

PART-TIME

314

TOTAL

30,967

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

25,856.65

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