In general, State University of New York at Cortland is known for being a fairly selective school. Approximately 18,000 applications are received by the school annually. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be around 60 percent which equates to about 10,500 students being accepted to the institution. Around 13 percent of the 10,500 applicants who received the acceptance letter from State University of New York at Cortland chose to attend. The ratio of the applicants who submitted their applications is 44% and 55% for males and females respectively. However, of the freshmen enrolled, 55% were typically women chose State University of New York at Cortland after receiving the acceptance letter and 44% were men. Students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to State University of New York at 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. State University of New York at 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 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2021
Applications
17,571
Male 7,823
Female 9,734

 

Acceptance
10,505
Male 4,136
Female 6,361

 

Enrollment Total
1,394
Male 626
Female 768


Acceptance Rate
59.8%
Male
52.9%
Female
65.4%

 

Yield
13.3%
Male
15.1%
Female
12.1%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$50


Graduate

$65



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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