At SUNY Empire State College, 81 percent of undergraduate students are nontraditional students – age 25 or older – and 62 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The four-year public institution in Saratoga Springs enrolled 10,424 students in fall 2018, including 9,307 in undergraduate and 1,117 in graduate programs, data shows. 16.1 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
92 percent of undergraduates are residents of New York, and 6 percent are residents of other states. 2 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (58 percent) and Black or African American (16 percent).
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,307 | |
| Transfers | 1,503 | 16.1% |
| Male | ~3,537 | 38% |
| Female | ~5,770 | 62% |
| Age 24 and under | ~1,768 | 19% |
| Age 25 and over | ~7,539 | 81% |
| In-state residence | ~8,562 | 92% |
| Out of state residence | ~558 | 6% |
| Resident of foreign country | ~186 | 2% |
| Asian | ~279 | 3% |
| Black or African American | ~1,489 | 16% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~1,303 | 14% |
| White | ~5,398 | 58% |
| Two or more races | ~186 | 2% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~8,004 | 86% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~1,582 | 17% |
| Not enrolled in distance education | ~3,537 | 38% |
