Empire State University by the numbers

 

Nearly 40,000 credits awarded for work and life experience

51% of students work full time while attending SUNY Empire.
15% work part time

98%
of students study fully online

Undergrad Student to Faculty Ratio
17:1

More than 85,000 credits transferred from more than 645 institutions



51% of SUNY Empire students are first-generation students

RESIDENCY

  • 92% of students live in New York State – representing all 62 counties
  • 34 states represented (including NY)
  • 97% of our students live in the U.S.
  • 3% of our students indicate a permanent country outside the U.S. – representing 39 countries

38%
of SUNY Empire students have children

67%
of alumni live in New York state

Student Age 

  • 22% between 17-24
  • 66% between 25-49
  • 11% between 50-64
  • 1% 65 and older

653
Faculty Members

Full-time/Part-time Status:
36% Full-time
64% Part-time

2023-24 VMRC Enrollment Military 2023-24

  • 300 Active-duty military students
  • 322 Spouses & dependents
  • 427 Veteran students

Enrollment 2023-24
Total headcount:
15,422

Undergraduate unduplicated headcount:
12,721

Graduate unduplicated headcount:
3,566

Financial Aid

13.3% of SUNY Empire undergraduate students received TAP
34.5% of SUNY Empire undergraduate students received Pell
0.5% SUNY Empire undergraduate students received Excelsior

68.5% of SUNY Empire undergraduate students received some type of financial aid 

30% of SUNY Empire graduate students received financial aid