State University of New York College at Cortland offers programs of study in the liberal arts and a number of professional fields. Forty-six majors are available to students. The College views both liberal and professional education as integral to its mission and believes that all study which teaches students to think prepares them for earning a living as well as living a full life.

SUNY Cortland is a moderate sized institution with approximately 5,000 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate students. The campus is located in Cortland, a small city in the geographic center of New York adjacent to the Finger Lakes and within an hour's drive of Syracuse, Ithaca and Binghamton.