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NY STATE HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT (2018 - 19)

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

721,639

PART-TIME

261,657

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

109,723

PART-TIME

92,763

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

31,037

PART-TIME

2,267

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

862,399

PART-TIME

356,687

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

176,526

PART-TIME

12,054

TOTAL

1,219,086

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

987,630.01

TOTAL 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

170,719

PART-TIME

136,396

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

178

PART-TIME

80

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

170,897

PART-TIME

136,476

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

53,458

PART-TIME

9,598

TOTAL

307,373

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

216,394.33

TOTAL 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

550,920

PART-TIME

125,261

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

109,545

PART-TIME

92,683

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

31,037

PART-TIME

2,267

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

691,502

PART-TIME

220,211

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

123,068

PART-TIME

2,456

TOTAL

911,713

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

771,235.68

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

433,270

PART-TIME

203,383

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

26,823

PART-TIME

37,931

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

6,662

PART-TIME

198

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

466,755

PART-TIME

241,512

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

107,456

PART-TIME

10,596

TOTAL

708,267

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

549,800.93

TOTAL SUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

268,065

PART-TIME

123,637

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

18,886

PART-TIME

16,698

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

6,043

PART-TIME

38

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

292,994

PART-TIME

140,373

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

70,173

PART-TIME

8,219

TOTAL

433,367

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

340,900.74

SUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

104,075

PART-TIME

96,255

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

160

PART-TIME

52

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

104,235

PART-TIME

96,307

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

34,354

PART-TIME

7,539

TOTAL

200,542

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

136,340.79

SUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

163,990

PART-TIME

27,382

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

18,726

PART-TIME

16,646

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

6,043

PART-TIME

38

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

188,759

PART-TIME

44,066

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

35,819

PART-TIME

680

TOTAL

232,825

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

204,559.95

TOTAL CUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

165,205

PART-TIME

79,746

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,937

PART-TIME

21,233

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

619

PART-TIME

160

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

173,761

PART-TIME

101,139

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

37,283

PART-TIME

2,377

TOTAL

274,900

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

208,900.19

CUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

57,804

PART-TIME

37,269

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

57,804

PART-TIME

37,269

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

16,637

PART-TIME

1,875

TOTAL

95,073

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

70,227.00

CUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

107,401

PART-TIME

42,477

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,937

PART-TIME

21,233

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

619

PART-TIME

160

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

115,957

PART-TIME

63,870

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

20,646

PART-TIME

502

TOTAL

179,827

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

138,673.19

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

288,369

PART-TIME

58,274

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

82,900

PART-TIME

54,832

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

24,375

PART-TIME

2,069

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

395,644

PART-TIME

115,175

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

69,070

PART-TIME

1,458

TOTAL

510,819

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

437,829.08

TOTAL INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

262,536

PART-TIME

52,142

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

81,598

PART-TIME

53,854

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

24,375

PART-TIME

2,069

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

368,509

PART-TIME

108,065

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

63,153

PART-TIME

1,025

TOTAL

476,574

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

408,258.89

INDEPENDENT 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,002

PART-TIME

1,657

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

1,002

PART-TIME

1,657

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

233

PART-TIME

37

TOTAL

2,659

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

1,554.34

INDEPENDENT 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

261,534

PART-TIME

50,485

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

81,598

PART-TIME

53,854

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

24,375

PART-TIME

2,069

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

367,507

PART-TIME

106,408

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

62,920

PART-TIME

988

TOTAL

473,915

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

406,704.55

TOTAL PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

25,833

PART-TIME

6,132

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,302

PART-TIME

978

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

27,135

PART-TIME

7,110

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

5,917

PART-TIME

433

TOTAL

34,245

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

29,570.19

PROPRIETARY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,838

PART-TIME

1,215

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

18

PART-TIME

28

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

7,856

PART-TIME

1,243

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

2,234

PART-TIME

147

TOTAL

9,099

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

8,272.20

PROPRIETARY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

17,995

PART-TIME

4,917

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,284

PART-TIME

950

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

19,279

PART-TIME

5,867

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

3,683

PART-TIME

286

TOTAL

25,146

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

21,297.99

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