SUNY Canton Quick Facts
In Fall 2025, SUNY Canton has a total enrollment of 2,833 undergraduate students. 84% of these students are studying full-time while the remaining 16% are studying part-time while balancing jobs, families, and other commitments. 38% of students are non-traditional college students (over the age of 23) and 56% of students are female. This enrollment does not include 1083 auditors, cross-registered, or college in the high school students, nor are they included in the demographics below.
Additional Student Demographics - Fall 2025
Race/Ethnicity
| American Indian or Native Alaskan | 2% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black or African American | 9% |
| Hispanic | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 65% |
| Multiracial | 3% |
| International | 2% |
| Unreported | 4% |
Home Residence
| St. Lawrence County | 29% |
| North Country* (not including SLC) | 14% |
| New York City** | 10% |
| Other New York State | 41% |
| Outside New York State (including international) | 7% |
*Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Lewis counties
**Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond counties
Family Demographics
| Economically Disadvantaged | 71% |
| First-Generation College Student | 28% |
Degree Type Sought
| Certificate | 1% |
| Associate | 21% |
| Baccalaureate | 74% |
| Non Degree | 4% |
Course Delivery Type
| All Classes Face-to-Face | 15% |
| All Classes Online | 51% |
| Mixed Delivery (Online and Face-to-Face Courses) | 33% |
Housing
| Living On Campus | 27% |
| Living Off Campus | 73% |
Financial Aid
| Degree-seeking Students Receiving Any Financial Aid | 88% |
| Students Receiving Pell | 49% |
| Students Receiving TAP | 44% |