SUNY Cortland Rises in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
The university solidified its success and drew a remarkable graph by jumping steps in important categories in the recently published report.
SUNY Cortland achieved significant success by climbing to higher positions across multiple categories in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Rise in Categories
In evaluations among its peers, the university jumped four spots from the previous year to place ninth in the Top Public Schools category.
Position Among Regional Universities
Demonstrating an eight-spot improvement in the Regional Universities North rankings, the institution succeeded in securing the twenty-fifth spot.
Assessments from Administration
University President Erik J. Bitterbaum stated that this progress in the rankings reflects the institution's continuous development and the high-value education offered to students.
Student Admission and Success Statistics
Recently, the institution received over eighteen thousand applications for approximately fourteen hundred twenty first-year and four hundred twenty transfer students, while the first-year retention rate was recorded at eighty-four point two percent.