Free SUNY applications are open as New York public college enrollment rises for the third straight year

BROCKPORT, N.Y. — SUNY Brockport has seen its highest enrollment since 2018, with numbers up 26% in the last four years. Abigail Maldonado, a first-year student from Long Island, said she chose SUNY because of the support it provides both financially and academically. Especially a lot of my teachers in high school really emphasized how SUNY s are a smart choice because you save so much money, Maldonado said. Enrollment up 3 years straight SUNY has registered more students statewide every year for three straight years, according to Will Schwartz, SUNY vice chancellor for government relations. Enrollment has increased from 367,538 to 387,445 students. It s the first time we ve seen three consecutive years of enrollment increases in almost 20 years, Schwartz said. Cost and curb appeal Dr. Melinda Treadwell, president of SUNY Geneseo, said families are focused on whether college makes sense financially. It s about prevailing in the conversations with famili