Division III
State University of New York Athletic Conference
10 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 3 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- State University of New York at CortlandCortland, NY · football: Empire Eight
- State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY
- State University of New York at OswegoOswego, NY
- State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY
- SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY
- SUNY BrockportBrockport, NY · football: Empire Eight
- SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, NY · football: Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association
- SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, NY
- SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, NY · joined 2024–25
- SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY
At a glance
The median member against the median of every four-year college on the site, with the range from the lowest member to the highest. Each row has its own scale, starting at zero.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
75% · 60%–92%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
14.1K · 3.7K–18.2K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
4.9K · 1.8K–6.1K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 10 of 10 reporting
$19,501 · $16,617–$23,678
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
4% · 2%–6%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 10 of 10 reporting
57% · 33%–72%
· all 55%10 of 10 reporting
40% · 27%–56%
· all 34%
Over time
The median member each year. By default the line follows in every year, so it describes the same colleges throughout; switch to members at the time to see the conference as it was.
Applicants, median member · today's members in every year
Dashed: the median of every four-year college on the site. A year is left out when fewer than 80% of the members report it.
In total (members reporting both years): 10 members received 120.1K applications in fall 2024, against 92.7K in fall 2014; they enrolled 44.1K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 59K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton92%
- State University of New York at Oswego81%
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh78%
- SUNY at Fredonia78%
- SUNY College at Potsdam78%
- SUNY Buffalo State University73%
- SUNY Brockport71%
- SUNY Oneonta70%
- State University of New York at New Paltz62%
- State University of New York at Cortland60%
Dashed: the median member, 75%.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- SUNY Buffalo State University18.2K
- State University of New York at Cortland17.6K
- State University of New York at New Paltz17.2K
- SUNY Oneonta15.5K
- State University of New York at Oswego15.1K
- SUNY Brockport13K
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh8.8K
- SUNY at Fredonia6.3K
- SUNY College at Potsdam4.5K
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton3.7K
Dashed: the median member, 14.1K.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- State University of New York at New Paltz6.1K
- State University of New York at Cortland5.9K
- SUNY Brockport5.8K
- State University of New York at Oswego5.5K
- SUNY Buffalo State University5.1K
- SUNY Oneonta4.6K
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh3.8K
- SUNY at Fredonia2.8K
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton2.7K
- SUNY College at Potsdam1.8K
Dashed: the median member, 4.9K.
2023–24 · 10 of 10 members
- State University of New York at Cortland$23,678
- State University of New York at New Paltz$22,646
- SUNY Oneonta$20,943
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton$20,725
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh$19,976
- SUNY Brockport$19,025
- State University of New York at Oswego$18,522
- SUNY Buffalo State University$18,141
- SUNY at Fredonia$18,125
- SUNY College at Potsdam$16,617
Dashed: the median member, $19,501.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- State University of New York at New Paltz6%
- State University of New York at Cortland5%
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh5%
- SUNY at Fredonia5%
- State University of New York at Oswego5%
- SUNY Buffalo State University4%
- SUNY College at Potsdam3%
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton3%
- SUNY Brockport2%
- SUNY Oneonta2%
Dashed: the median member, 4%.
Entered fall 2018 · 10 of 10 members
- State University of New York at New Paltz72%
- SUNY Oneonta69%
- State University of New York at Cortland68%
- State University of New York at Oswego60%
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh59%
- SUNY Brockport55%
- SUNY at Fredonia50%
- SUNY College at Potsdam45%
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton38%
- SUNY Buffalo State University33%
Dashed: the median member, 57%.
· 10 of 10 members
- SUNY Buffalo State University56%
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton50%
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh41%
- SUNY College at Potsdam40%
- SUNY Brockport40%
- State University of New York at Oswego40%
- SUNY at Fredonia39%
- SUNY Oneonta36%
- State University of New York at New Paltz32%
- State University of New York at Cortland27%
Dashed: the median member, 40%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2024–25: SUNY College of Technology at Canton joined from the North Atlantic Conference
- 2024–25: SUNY College at Geneseo left for the Empire Eight
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the State University of New York Athletic Conference as their main today. A member playing football elsewhere is listed with its football conference but counted here.
- Medians. Every figure is the median member (counts and costs: the median member's own change), except the totals, which are labeled. A conference needs 8 members on the site, and a year needs 80% of members reporting; costs are .
- Members at the time reads each college's reported conference year by year, from 2014–15; colleges no longer on the site aren't included.
- The universe. The site's four-year colleges, which may not be every member. The page shows how members compare and changed, not why.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2014–15 to 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (admissions section), Fall 2013 to Fall 2013;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (enrollment), Fall 2013 to Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (graduation by entering class), classes entering fall 2013 to fall 2018;inflation: BLS CPI-U, school-year averagesAbout the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Pell Grant recipients:College Scorecard, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)