Student Population at SUNY Optometry

Total Enrollment

409 (all graduate)

Graduate

409

Men Students

100

Women Students

309

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 409 students have enrolled at SUNY College of Optometry (all graduate).

By gender, 100 male and 309 female students are attending SUNY College of Optometry. By attendance status, there are 407 full-time students and 2 part-time students.

The number of students at SUNY College of Optometry is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, its population is relatively small (average population is 552).

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between SUNY College of Optometry and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 100 male and 309 female students attending SUNY Optometry. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.32 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SUNY Optometry.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SUNY Optometry
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	409	407	2
Men	100	98	2
Women	309	309	0

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 176 Asian students (43.03%) and 146 White students (35.70%) at SUNY College of Optometry(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at SUNY College of Optometry.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at SUNY College of Optometry
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	176	37	139
Black or African American	20	5	15
Hispanic	25	6	19
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	146	36	110
Two or More Races	5	1	4
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	409	100	309