Accreditations
State University of New York at Cortland is accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education may be reached at
1007 North Orange Street
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 267-284-5000
Fax: 215-662-5501
Email: info@msche.org (English); españolinfo@msche.org (Spanish)
Web: msche.org
The initial teacher preparation programs at the State University of New York at Cortland are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), 1140 19th St NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036, phone 202-223-0077. SUNY Cortland's advanced teacher preparation programs will be reviewed by CAEP during the 2023-2024 academic year. CAEP is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel.
SUNY Cortland has also received national program recognition, accreditation or approval from the following associations:
Adolescence Education: English by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Adolescence Education: Spanish, French, Spanish and French by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Athletic Training by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
Chemistry Department by the American Chemical Society
Communication Sciences and Disorders M.S. by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Community Health B.S. by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
Counseling Center by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)
Educational Leadership by the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC)
English as a Second Language (ESL) by Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Health Education by Society of Health and Physical Educators, SHAPE America
Peer Tutoring program in The Learning Center (TLC) by College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)
Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions
University Police Department by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Graduation Rates
Disclosure of completion rates for full-time, first-time baccalaureate-level students entering in Fall 2016, pursuant to terms of the Student Right-To-Know Act (status as of the Fall 2022 semester). The size of the Fall 2016 cohort of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students was 1,238.
View the graduation rates in a printable format (PDF) .
Fall 2016 cohort, graduation status as of Fall 2022
|
Category
|
4-year graduation rate
|
5-year graduation rate
|
6-year graduation rate
|
|
Total first-time, full-time cohort
|
55.1%
|
67.5%
|
68.7%
|
Graduation rate by federal financial aid status
|
Category
|
4-year graduation rate
|
5-year graduation rate
|
6-year graduation rate
|
|
Recipients of Pell Grant
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
65.8%
|
|
Recipients of Direct Subsidized Loan but not Pell
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
68.1%
|
|
Recipients of neither Pell nor Direct Subsidized Loan
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
70.9%
|
Graduation rate by gender
|
Category
|
4-year graduation rate
|
5-year graduation rate
|
6-year graduation rate
|
|
Female
|
61.9%
|
73.7%
|
74.7%
|
|
Male
|
46.4%
|
59.8%
|
61.1%
|
Graduation rate by race/ethnicity
|
Category
|
4-year graduation rate
|
5-year graduation rate
|
6-year graduation rate
|
|
American Indian/Alaskan Native
|
16.7%
|
33.3%
|
33.3%
|
|
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
40.9%
|
50.0%
|
50.0%
|
|
Black/NonHispanic
|
49.4%
|
58.2%
|
59.5%
|
|
Hispanic/Latina
|
51.9%
|
67.0%
|
68.6%
|
|
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Nonresident Alien (International)
|
80.0%
|
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
|
Two or More Races
|
42.3%
|
57.7%
|
57.7%
|
|
White/NonHispanic (or Unknown)
|
57.0%
|
69.2%
|
70.3%
|
Academic Calendars
Academic calendars can be accessed from the Registrar's Office webpage.
Campus Map
View the campus map.
|
