Academics at SUNY Empire State College - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at SUNY Empire will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at SUNY Empire this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 9,307 undergraduate students at SUNY Empire State College is 852 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 15 to 1 which makes SUNY Empire State College worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at SUNY Empire State College , there are 15 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (20.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	A slim percentage of the faculty (20.0% ) are full-time.
	The vast majority of the faculty (82.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at SUNY Empire State College compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

SUNY Empire State College offers 21 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 20 majors within 12 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, SUNY Empire State College awarded 2,467 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
General Business/Commerce	82	638	720
Community Organization & Advocacy	67	406	473
Physical Sciences (Other)	81	154	235
Human Development & Family Studies	15	151	166
Human Resource Management	138	14	152

Find out what SUNY Empire State College's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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