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NEW YORK COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT (2020 - 21)

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

138,368

PART-TIME

30,577

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

49,571

PART-TIME

37,181

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

11,014

PART-TIME

488

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

198,953

PART-TIME

68,246

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

29,967

PART-TIME

1,344

TOTAL

267,199

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

224,212.92

TOTAL 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

25,589

PART-TIME

8,669

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

176

PART-TIME

56

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

25,765

PART-TIME

8,725

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

7,047

PART-TIME

887

TOTAL

34,490

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

28,677.07

TOTAL 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

112,779

PART-TIME

21,908

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

49,395

PART-TIME

37,125

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

11,014

PART-TIME

488

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

173,188

PART-TIME

59,521

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

22,920

PART-TIME

457

TOTAL

232,709

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

195,535.85

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

71,351

PART-TIME

23,064

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,394

PART-TIME

13,707

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

674

PART-TIME

5

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

79,419

PART-TIME

36,776

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

14,833

PART-TIME

940

TOTAL

116,195

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

92,591.80

TOTAL SUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

6,966

PART-TIME

993

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

191

PART-TIME

56

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

387

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

7,544

PART-TIME

1,049

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,302

PART-TIME

111

TOTAL

8,593

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

7,897.40

SUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

6,966

PART-TIME

993

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

176

PART-TIME

56

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

7,142

PART-TIME

1,049

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,302

PART-TIME

111

TOTAL

8,191

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

7,495.40

SUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

15

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

387

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

402

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

TOTAL

402

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

402.00

TOTAL CUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

64,385

PART-TIME

22,071

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,203

PART-TIME

13,651

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

287

PART-TIME

5

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

71,875

PART-TIME

35,727

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

13,531

PART-TIME

829

TOTAL

107,602

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

84,694.40

CUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

16,380

PART-TIME

7,137

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

16,380

PART-TIME

7,137

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

5,234

PART-TIME

736

TOTAL

23,517

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

18,759.00

CUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

48,005

PART-TIME

14,934

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,203

PART-TIME

13,651

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

287

PART-TIME

5

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

55,495

PART-TIME

28,590

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

8,297

PART-TIME

93

TOTAL

84,085

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

65,935.40

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

67,017

PART-TIME

7,513

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

42,177

PART-TIME

23,474

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

10,340

PART-TIME

483

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

119,534

PART-TIME

31,470

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

15,134

PART-TIME

404

TOTAL

151,004

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

131,621.12

TOTAL INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

58,660

PART-TIME

6,436

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

41,481

PART-TIME

23,002

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

10,340

PART-TIME

483

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

110,481

PART-TIME

29,921

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

13,696

PART-TIME

345

TOTAL

140,402

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

122,020.32

INDEPENDENT 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

380

PART-TIME

488

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

380

PART-TIME

488

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

71

PART-TIME

37

TOTAL

868

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

542.67

INDEPENDENT 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

58,280

PART-TIME

5,948

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

41,481

PART-TIME

23,002

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

10,340

PART-TIME

483

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

110,101

PART-TIME

29,433

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

13,625

PART-TIME

308

TOTAL

139,534

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

121,477.65

TOTAL PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,357

PART-TIME

1,077

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

696

PART-TIME

472

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

9,053

PART-TIME

1,549

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,438

PART-TIME

59

TOTAL

10,602

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

9,600.80

PROPRIETARY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,863

PART-TIME

51

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

1,863

PART-TIME

51

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

440

PART-TIME

3

TOTAL

1,914

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

1,880.00

PROPRIETARY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

6,494

PART-TIME

1,026

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

696

PART-TIME

472

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

7,190

PART-TIME

1,498

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

998

PART-TIME

56

TOTAL

8,688

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

7,720.80

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