State University of New York at Cortland

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for State University of New York at Cortland

State University of New York at Cortland operates as a public institution located in Cortland, New York (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 5,901 students of which 6,575 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. State University of New York at Cortland is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 59.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,345, with published in-state tuition of $8,874 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.1%. Graduates earn a median of $60,236 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,535 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 316900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.