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NEW YORK COUNTY 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

142,592

PART-TIME

31,034

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

53,798

PART-TIME

33,925

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

10,381

PART-TIME

369

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

206,771

PART-TIME

65,328

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

31,768

PART-TIME

1,431

TOTAL

272,099

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

230,833.29

TOTAL 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

28,383

PART-TIME

9,534

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

165

PART-TIME

53

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

28,548

PART-TIME

9,587

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

8,391

PART-TIME

1,032

TOTAL

38,135

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

31,747.20

TOTAL 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

114,209

PART-TIME

21,500

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

53,633

PART-TIME

33,872

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

10,381

PART-TIME

369

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

178,223

PART-TIME

55,741

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

23,377

PART-TIME

399

TOTAL

233,964

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

199,086.09

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

72,969

PART-TIME

23,938

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,206

PART-TIME

12,971

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

643

PART-TIME

1

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

80,818

PART-TIME

36,910

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

16,600

PART-TIME

1,100

TOTAL

117,728

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

93,986.14

TOTAL SUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,340

PART-TIME

1,168

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

181

PART-TIME

53

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

392

PART-TIME

1

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

7,913

PART-TIME

1,222

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,443

PART-TIME

208

TOTAL

9,135

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

8,323.93

SUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,340

PART-TIME

1,168

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

165

PART-TIME

53

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

7,505

PART-TIME

1,221

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,443

PART-TIME

208

TOTAL

8,726

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

7,915.53

SUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

16

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

392

PART-TIME

1

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

408

PART-TIME

1

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

TOTAL

409

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

408.40

TOTAL CUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

65,629

PART-TIME

22,770

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,025

PART-TIME

12,918

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

251

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

72,905

PART-TIME

35,688

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

15,157

PART-TIME

892

TOTAL

108,593

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

85,662.21

CUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

18,683

PART-TIME

7,839

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

18,683

PART-TIME

7,839

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

6,293

PART-TIME

786

TOTAL

26,522

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

21,296.00

CUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

46,946

PART-TIME

14,931

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,025

PART-TIME

12,918

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

251

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

54,222

PART-TIME

27,849

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

8,864

PART-TIME

106

TOTAL

82,071

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

64,366.21

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

69,623

PART-TIME

7,096

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

46,592

PART-TIME

20,954

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

9,738

PART-TIME

368

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

125,953

PART-TIME

28,418

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

15,168

PART-TIME

331

TOTAL

154,371

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

136,847.15

TOTAL INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

60,350

PART-TIME

5,791

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

45,602

PART-TIME

20,396

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

9,738

PART-TIME

368

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

115,690

PART-TIME

26,555

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

13,212

PART-TIME

289

TOTAL

142,245

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

125,925.95

INDEPENDENT 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

528

PART-TIME

472

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

528

PART-TIME

472

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

142

PART-TIME

33

TOTAL

1,000

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

685.34

INDEPENDENT 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

59,822

PART-TIME

5,319

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

45,602

PART-TIME

20,396

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

9,738

PART-TIME

368

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

115,162

PART-TIME

26,083

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

13,070

PART-TIME

256

TOTAL

141,245

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

125,240.61

TOTAL PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

9,273

PART-TIME

1,305

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

990

PART-TIME

558

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

10,263

PART-TIME

1,863

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,956

PART-TIME

42

TOTAL

12,126

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

10,921.20

PROPRIETARY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,832

PART-TIME

55

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

1,832

PART-TIME

55

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

513

PART-TIME

5

TOTAL

1,887

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

1,850.33

PROPRIETARY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,441

PART-TIME

1,250

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

990

PART-TIME

558

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

8,431

PART-TIME

1,808

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,443

PART-TIME

37

TOTAL

10,239

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

9,070.87

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