Overview
- SUNY enrollment rose 2.9% to 387,363 students this fall, the system’s third straight annual increase.
- First-time undergraduate enrollment grew 3.1% to 70,401, extending gains that began in 2022.
- Community college headcounts increased 5% to 173,893, with 5,608 adults enrolled through the new SUNY Reconnect program that averages about $2,000 in yearly savings.
- Institutional data show international enrollment fell 3.9% to 20,608, with graduate numbers down 13.8% and doctoral universities reporting a 6.9% drop.
- University at Buffalo reports it is on pace for roughly 16% fewer international students, and SUNY’s chancellor links the declines to federal policies as the White House amplified reports of fewer new registrants.