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NY STATE 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

667,296

PART-TIME

240,194

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

108,850

PART-TIME

93,469

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

32,070

PART-TIME

2,042

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

808,216

PART-TIME

335,705

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

154,672

PART-TIME

11,939

TOTAL

1,143,921

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

926,484.94

TOTAL 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

141,446

PART-TIME

125,503

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

196

PART-TIME

63

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

141,642

PART-TIME

125,566

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

42,774

PART-TIME

9,356

TOTAL

267,208

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

183,501.49

TOTAL 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

525,850

PART-TIME

114,691

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

108,654

PART-TIME

93,406

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

32,070

PART-TIME

2,042

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

666,574

PART-TIME

210,139

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

111,898

PART-TIME

2,583

TOTAL

876,713

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

742,983.45

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

398,551

PART-TIME

183,505

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

28,107

PART-TIME

39,100

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

7,107

PART-TIME

228

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

433,765

PART-TIME

222,833

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

94,054

PART-TIME

10,472

TOTAL

656,598

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

510,664.49

TOTAL SUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

241,519

PART-TIME

110,545

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

19,218

PART-TIME

17,815

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

6,365

PART-TIME

2

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

267,102

PART-TIME

128,362

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

59,442

PART-TIME

8,082

TOTAL

395,464

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

311,077.10

SUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

84,360

PART-TIME

89,498

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

176

PART-TIME

56

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

84,536

PART-TIME

89,554

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

26,976

PART-TIME

7,362

TOTAL

174,090

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

114,391.05

SUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

157,159

PART-TIME

21,047

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

19,042

PART-TIME

17,759

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

6,365

PART-TIME

2

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

182,566

PART-TIME

38,808

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

32,466

PART-TIME

720

TOTAL

221,374

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

196,686.05

TOTAL CUNY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

157,032

PART-TIME

72,960

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,889

PART-TIME

21,285

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

742

PART-TIME

226

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

166,663

PART-TIME

94,471

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

34,612

PART-TIME

2,390

TOTAL

261,134

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

199,587.39

CUNY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

48,836

PART-TIME

33,679

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

48,836

PART-TIME

33,679

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

13,940

PART-TIME

1,848

TOTAL

82,515

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

60,062.33

CUNY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

108,196

PART-TIME

39,281

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

8,889

PART-TIME

21,285

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

742

PART-TIME

226

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

117,827

PART-TIME

60,792

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

20,672

PART-TIME

542

TOTAL

178,619

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

139,525.06

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

TOTAL PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

268,745

PART-TIME

56,689

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

80,743

PART-TIME

54,369

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

24,963

PART-TIME

1,814

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

374,451

PART-TIME

112,872

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

60,618

PART-TIME

1,467

TOTAL

487,323

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

415,820.45

TOTAL INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

244,456

PART-TIME

50,538

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

79,608

PART-TIME

53,518

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

24,963

PART-TIME

1,814

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

349,027

PART-TIME

105,870

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

55,943

PART-TIME

1,072

TOTAL

454,897

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

388,005.75

INDEPENDENT 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,022

PART-TIME

1,443

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

1,022

PART-TIME

1,443

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

199

PART-TIME

79

TOTAL

2,465

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

1,503.00

INDEPENDENT 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

243,434

PART-TIME

49,095

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

79,608

PART-TIME

53,518

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

24,963

PART-TIME

1,814

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

348,005

PART-TIME

104,427

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

55,744

PART-TIME

993

TOTAL

452,432

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

386,502.75

TOTAL PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

24,289

PART-TIME

6,151

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,135

PART-TIME

851

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

25,424

PART-TIME

7,002

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

4,675

PART-TIME

395

TOTAL

32,426

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

27,814.70

PROPRIETARY 2-Year INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

7,228

PART-TIME

883

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

20

PART-TIME

7

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

7,248

PART-TIME

890

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

1,659

PART-TIME

67

TOTAL

8,138

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

7,545.11

PROPRIETARY 4-Year/Grad INSTITUTIONS

UNDERGRADUATE
FULL-TIME

17,061

PART-TIME

5,268

GRADUATE
FULL-TIME

1,115

PART-TIME

844

FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
FULL-TIME

0

PART-TIME

0

ALL STUDENTS
FULL-TIME

18,176

PART-TIME

6,112

FIRST-TIME
FULL-TIME

3,016

PART-TIME

328

TOTAL

24,288

FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT

20,269.59

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