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NY STATE HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT (2017 - 18)

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

732,308

PART-TIME

267,648

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

112,027

PART-TIME

90,734

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

31,722

PART-TIME

2,402

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

876,057

PART-TIME

360,784

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

176,672

PART-TIME

12,180

TOTAL

1,236,841

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

1,002,527.36

TOTAL 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

179,400

PART-TIME

139,684

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

156

PART-TIME

71

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

179,556

PART-TIME

139,755

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

55,637

PART-TIME

9,624

TOTAL

319,311

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

226,145.71

TOTAL 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

552,908

PART-TIME

127,964

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

111,871

PART-TIME

90,663

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

31,722

PART-TIME

2,402

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

696,501

PART-TIME

221,029

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

121,035

PART-TIME

2,556

TOTAL

917,530

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

776,381.65

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

440,293

PART-TIME

207,987

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

27,629

PART-TIME

36,726

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

6,137

PART-TIME

153

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

474,059

PART-TIME

244,866

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

108,208

PART-TIME

10,690

TOTAL

718,925

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

558,139.55

TOTAL SUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

275,384

PART-TIME

128,476

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

19,346

PART-TIME

15,813

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

5,793

PART-TIME

9

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

300,523

PART-TIME

144,298

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

72,453

PART-TIME

8,283

TOTAL

444,821

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

349,677.10

SUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

112,235

PART-TIME

100,248

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

131

PART-TIME

55

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

112,366

PART-TIME

100,303

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

37,264

PART-TIME

7,556

TOTAL

212,669

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

145,803.97

SUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

163,149

PART-TIME

28,228

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

19,215

PART-TIME

15,758

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

5,793

PART-TIME

9

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

188,157

PART-TIME

43,995

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

35,189

PART-TIME

727

TOTAL

232,152

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

203,873.13

TOTAL CUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

164,909

PART-TIME

79,511

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,278

PART-TIME

20,913

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

344

PART-TIME

144

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

173,531

PART-TIME

100,568

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

35,755

PART-TIME

2,407

TOTAL

274,099

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

208,457.45

CUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

59,027

PART-TIME

36,924

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

59,027

PART-TIME

36,924

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

16,190

PART-TIME

1,908

TOTAL

95,951

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

71,335.00

CUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

105,882

PART-TIME

42,587

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,278

PART-TIME

20,913

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

344

PART-TIME

144

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

114,504

PART-TIME

63,644

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

19,565

PART-TIME

499

TOTAL

178,148

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

137,122.45

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

292,015

PART-TIME

59,661

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

84,398

PART-TIME

54,008

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

25,585

PART-TIME

2,249

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

401,998

PART-TIME

115,918

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

68,464

PART-TIME

1,490

TOTAL

517,916

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

444,387.81

TOTAL INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

267,637

PART-TIME

52,952

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

82,603

PART-TIME

52,883

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

25,585

PART-TIME

2,249

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

375,825

PART-TIME

108,084

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

62,672

PART-TIME

1,055

TOTAL

483,909

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

415,528.49

INDEPENDENT 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,184

PART-TIME

1,386

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

1,184

PART-TIME

1,386

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

260

PART-TIME

58

TOTAL

2,570

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

1,646.01

INDEPENDENT 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

266,453

PART-TIME

51,566

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

82,603

PART-TIME

52,883

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

25,585

PART-TIME

2,249

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

374,641

PART-TIME

106,698

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

62,412

PART-TIME

997

TOTAL

481,339

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

413,882.48

TOTAL PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

24,378

PART-TIME

6,709

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,795

PART-TIME

1,125

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

26,173

PART-TIME

7,834

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

5,792

PART-TIME

435

TOTAL

34,007

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

28,859.32

PROPRIETARY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

6,954

PART-TIME

1,126

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

25

PART-TIME

16

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

6,979

PART-TIME

1,142

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,923

PART-TIME

102

TOTAL

8,121

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

7,360.73

PROPRIETARY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

17,424

PART-TIME

5,583

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,770

PART-TIME

1,109

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

19,194

PART-TIME

6,692

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

3,869

PART-TIME

333

TOTAL

25,886

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

21,498.59

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