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SUNY Cortland Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 4,096
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 68%
Average Aid Amount $9,300
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,077
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 88%

Financial Aid Information at SUNY Cortland

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,096 students (68% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $9,300. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,077 students (88% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at SUNY Cortland is $8,815 for New York residents and $18,725 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 4,096 students (68% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $9,300. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at SUNY Cortland for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at SUNY Cortland
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid4,09668%$9,300
Pell Grants1,69628%$4,804
Federal Student Loans3,64861%$6,204

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,077 beginning students (88% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,058 students (87% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at SUNY Cortland.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at SUNY Cortland
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,07788%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources89373%$9,369
Federal Grants75862%$5,967
Pell Grants34929%$4,844
Other Federal Grants75762%$3,741
State/Local Grants56446%$4,270
Institutional Grants68156%$2,107
Student Loans81767%$7,637
Federal Student Loans80466%$5,160
Other Student Loans16013%$13,067

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 848 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended SUNY Cortland. Among them, 817 students have lived on campus and 8 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at SUNY Cortland
Living Status201920202021
Living On-Campus760796817
Living Off-Campus with Family151616
Living Off-Campus without Family6108

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2021-2022 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at SUNY Cortland
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level935748$6,018,991$6,437
$0 - $30,000137137$1,938,532$14,150
$30,001 - $48,000101101$1,148,077$11,367
$48,001 - $75,000119119$905,213$7,607
$75,001 - $110,000136132$882,274$6,487
$110,001 or more442259$1,144,895$2,590