+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at State University of New York at Cortland rose 14% between 2006 and 2009 ($5.4k → $6.1k).
New York · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, New York. 5,896 undergraduate students. 68 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at State University of New York at Cortland
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at State University of New York at Cortland fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.4% → 0.0%).
+19%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at State University of New York at Cortland rose 19% between 2006 and 2009 (56.0% → 66.6%).
+10%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at State University of New York at Cortland rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 (50.8% → 56.1%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. New York
Each tile compares this institution to the New York median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$60,236+29% · 6→10y
New York median $48,917$46,535
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry68.3%+23% · '97→'09
New York median 64.2%$17,500+251% · '97→'20
At program completion5,896+22% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS80.8%+0% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time50.7%-35% · '01→'09
latest cohort$8,815+48% · '00→'09
out-of-state $18,725SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.9%Median federal debt $17,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $60,236 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+23%
State University of New York at Cortland · completion · 150% rose
54.1% → 66.6%
+101%
State University of New York at Cortland · completion · 100% rose
27.9% → 56.1%
+22%
State University of New York at Cortland · undergrad enrollment rose
4,853 → 5,901
+48%
State University of New York at Cortland · in-state tuition rose
$4,154 → $6,145
+107%
State University of New York at Cortland · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,054 → $18,784
+251%
State University of New York at Cortland · median debt rose
$6,125 → $21,500
-100%
State University of New York at Cortland · cohort default rate fell
3.4% → 0.0%
+27%
State University of New York at Cortland · earnings_median_6yr rose
$36,500 → $46,535
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Educational Administration and Supervision.$96,712Business/Managerial Economics.$75,120Political Science and Government.$74,191Special Education and Teaching.$70,344Biology, General.$68,861Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$67,773Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$64,315International Relations and National Security Studies.$63,740Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$63,725Criminology.$62,640Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$62,533Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$61,501Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$60,772Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$60,714Special Education and Teaching.$60,470Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$60,026Sociology.$59,571History.$58,231Communication and Media Studies.$57,625Psychology, General.$56,613Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$55,333Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$52,987Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$50,640Design and Applied Arts.$48,562
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
24 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$62,533Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$60,026Special Education and Teaching.$70,344Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$60,714Educational Administration and Supervision.$96,712Special Education and Teaching.$60,470
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at State University of New York at Cortland
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$344,047
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 12
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $18,050
- HS-only baseline · NY
- $40,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 31
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in New York
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“State University of New York at Cortland graduates earn $X” — not “State University of New York at Cortland makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending State University of New York at Cortland caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.