In general, SUNY Cortland is known for being a fairly selective school. Approximately 16,000 applications are received by the school annually. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be around 51 percent which equates to about 8,090 students being accepted to the institution. Around 15 percent of the 8,090 applicants who received the acceptance letter from SUNY Cortland chose to attend. The ratio of the applicants who submitted their applications is 43% and 56% for males and females respectively. However, of the freshmen enrolled, 58% were typically women chose SUNY Cortland after receiving the acceptance letter and 41% were men. Students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to SUNY Cortland when filling out the application. Often, an ACT score between 22 - 26 or an SAT score between 1,100 - 1,250 is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Dual enrollment. SUNY Cortland’s undergraduate application fee is $50.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2021
Applications
15,867
Male 6,966
Female 8,901

 

Acceptance
8,092
Male 3,004
Female 5,088

 

Enrollment Total
1,222
Male 510
Female 712


Acceptance Rate
51%
Male
43.1%
Female
57.2%

 

Yield
15.1%
Male
17%
Female
14%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$50


Graduate

$65



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Dual enrollment


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