by our College Data Analytics TeamSUNY Cortland earned 25 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 7 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 10 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 1,068 in Most Popular for Teacher Education Subject Specific, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
State University of New York at Cortland holds 25 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 8 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. This page reflects the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 7 |
| Top 10% | 7 |
| Top 15% | 10 |
| Total | 25 |
State University of New York at Cortland is best known for Education: 11 of its 24 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Subject Specific, Managerial Economics and Health & Physical Education.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (New York) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managerial Economics | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Special Education | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teaching English or French | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Health & Physical Education | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Relations & Security | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
State University of New York at Cortland earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #70 of 303 in Softball (D3) (top 24%).
State University of New York at Cortland earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #56 of 161 in Most Popular Online for Health & Physical Education (top 35%).
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, State University of New York at Cortland earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #464 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. State University of New York at Cortland appears in 198 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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