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Acceptance Rate 59.79%
Yield 13.27%
Applicants 17,571
Admitted 10,505
Enrolled 1,394

State University of New York at Cortland Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 59.79% at State University of New York at Cortland. Total 17,571 students applied and 10,505 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationwww2.cortland.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww2.cortland.edu/admissions/undergraduate/application-process.dot
Acceptance Rate59.79%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 59.79%. A total of 17,571 students (7,823 men and 9,734 women) have applied to and 10,505 (4,136 men and 6,361 women) students admitted to State University of New York at Cortland.
Among them, 626 male and 768 female students have enrolled into State University of New York at Cortland and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 13.27%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at State University of New York at Cortland
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants17,5717,8239,73400
Admitted10,5054,1366,36100
Enrolled1,39462676800
Acceptance Rate 59.79% 52.87% 65.35% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 13.27% 15.14% 12.07% - -
[Chart] State University of New York at Cortland Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to State University of New York at Cortland, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Work experience.
Application Requirements for State University of New York at Cortland
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at State University of New York at Cortland

The calendar system at State University of New York at Cortland is Semester. State University of New York at Cortland accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that State University of New York at Cortland accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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