Match #1
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate70%
- 4,643 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 66%, close to 72%
- Enrollment 4,643 students, close to 5,901
The colleges most similar to SUNY Cortland are SUNY Oneonta, SUNY College at Geneseo, and SUNY College at Oswego. SUNY Cortland admits 60% of applicants and has an average net price of $22,125 a year; 9 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 10 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with SUNY Cortland. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to SUNY Cortland
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Match #2
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate66%
- 3,869 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 70%, close to 72%
- Acceptance rate 66%, close to 60%
Match #3
SUNY College at Oswego
Oswego, NY
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate81%
- 5,473 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 5,473 students, close to 5,901
- Same control type (public)
Match #4
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate63%
- 1,839 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 72%, close to 72%
- Acceptance rate 63%, close to 60%
Match #5
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NY
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate71%
- 5,784 students
- Public
- Town: Fringe
- Enrollment 5,784 students, close to 5,901
- Same control type (public)
Match #6
SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, NY
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate74%
- 3,197 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Average net price $19,338, close to $22,125
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate78%
- 3,769 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #8
SUNY at Albany
Albany, NY
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate69%
- 12,564 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 69%, close to 60%
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate78%
- 2,755 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,285 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Average net price $22,888, close to $22,125
- Same control type (public)
Questions about SUNY Cortland alternatives
What colleges are similar to SUNY Cortland?
The closest matches to SUNY Cortland are SUNY Oneonta, SUNY College at Geneseo, SUNY College at Oswego, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and SUNY Brockport. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is SUNY Cortland hard to get into?
SUNY Cortland admitted 60% of its 11,420 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 10 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which SUNY Cortland alternatives cost less?
9 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than SUNY Cortland ($22,125 a year), including SUNY at Fredonia ($15,275), SUNY College at Plattsburgh ($15,606), and SUNY College at Oswego ($16,300). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
