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College · Catholic life on campus

State University of New York at Cortland

  • LocationCortland, NY
  • Type and sizePublic · 4-year · 6,780 students
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State University of New York at Cortland is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

The Catholic campus ministry at SUNY Cortland is O'Heron Newman Hall Catholic Chapel, at 8 Calvert Street on campus, directed by Tricia Wilder. Its Fall 2026 schedule lists a Sunday Mass at 4:00 PM with confession after Mass, and a Newman Catholic Student Club that meets after Mass twice a month.

Mass, confession, and adoration

Confirm with the parish

Mass 1

  • Sunday4:00 PMO'Heron Newman Hall Catholic Chapel, 8 Calvert Street · Fall 2026 schedule; no Mass on 10/18 (Fall Break) or 11/29 (Thanksgiving Break).

Confession 2

  • Sunday4:00 PMO'Heron Newman Hall Catholic Chapel, 8 Calvert Street · Offered after the 4:00 PM Mass.
  • Saturday3:00 PM–3:45 PMSt. Mary's Church, 59 N. Main Street, Cortland · At the parish church, not the chapel.

Times come only from official parish, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 12, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)
  1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “9/6 - Mass 4pm 9/13 - Mass 4pm & Newman Catholic Student Club 9/20 - Mass 4pm”
    The Fall 2026 schedule lists Sunday Mass at 4 PM and the Newman Catholic Student Club meeting after Mass.
    “Confession is available every Sunday after our 4pm Mass or 3-3:45pm on Saturdays at St. Mary”
    Confession is offered every Sunday after the 4 PM Mass and on Saturdays 3 to 3:45 PM at St. Mary's church.
    “Confession is available every Sunday after our 4pm Mass or 3-3:45pm on Saturdays at St. Mary”
    Confession is offered every Sunday after the 4 PM Mass and on Saturdays 3 to 3:45 PM at St. Mary's church.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of State University of New York at Cortland, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miO'Heron Newman Catholic Center: 0.2 mi1Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church: 0.6 mi2Saint Anthonys Roman Catholic Church: 1.1 mi3Saint Margaret's Roman Catholic Church: 2.2 mi4O'Heron Newman Hall Catholic Chapel: 0.1 miState University of New York at Cortland (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. O'Heron Newman Catholic Center — 0.2 mi · 8 Calvert Street, Cortland
  2. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church — 0.6 mi · 46 North Main Street, Cortland
  3. Saint Anthonys Roman Catholic Church — 1.1 mi
  4. Saint Margaret's Roman Catholic Church — 2.2 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

Catholic life scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

BCatholic life on campus: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Catholic life on campus

82 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic campus ministry serving this campus (Catholic center, campus ministry, or chaplaincy)Yes
    Sources (2)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “As a strong faith-filled Catholic campus ministry of the Diocese of Syracuse and associated with The Newman Foundation of Cortland, Inc. we spread the beautiful and loving word of God to the SUNY Cortland community”
      O'Heron Newman Hall Catholic Chapel is the Catholic campus ministry serving SUNY Cortland.
    2. College Campus Ministries | Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracusesyracusediocese.org/campus-ministries · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “State University of New York at Cortland o'heron newman catholic center Campus Ministries Phone: (607) 753-6737 Director of Campus Ministry: Tricia Wilder Email: tricia.wilder@cortland.edu”
      The Diocese of Syracuse lists the SUNY Cortland campus ministry, its phone number, and its director.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Dedicated Catholic center or chapel on or next to campusYes (The chapel is on campus, one half block from Calvert Street near Dowd Fine Arts Center.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Tricia Wilder, Director of Catholic Campus Ministry 8 Calvert Street Cortland, NY 13045”
      The ministry's address is 8 Calvert Street, Cortland, NY 13045.
      “We are located up the hill from Corey Union, one half block down Calvert Street from Dowd Fine Arts Center.”
      The chapel is on the SUNY Cortland campus; the page marks it as number eight on the campus map.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Priest chaplain assigned to campus ministryPart-time or shared priest (Sunday Mass is published with no priest named; the pages name only the campus minister.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “9/6 - Mass 4pm 9/13 - Mass 4pm & Newman Catholic Student Club 9/20 - Mass 4pm”
      The Fall 2026 schedule lists Sunday Mass at 4 PM and the Newman Catholic Student Club meeting after Mass.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Weekday Mass at the campus ministryEvery weekday (5 or more weekdays) (The ministry states it will have daily Masses. The Fall 2026 Mass schedule lists only Sunday Masses; recorded from the statement.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Newman Club meets after Mass two times a month. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for what is happening each night. We will have daily masses, Adoration, Bible studies, and more!”
      The ministry states it will have daily Masses, Adoration, Bible studies, and a Newman club meeting after Mass twice a month.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Sunday Mass at the campus ministry or a campus chapelOne weekend Mass (One Sunday Mass at 4:00 PM in the Fall 2026 schedule.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “9/6 - Mass 4pm 9/13 - Mass 4pm & Newman Catholic Student Club 9/20 - Mass 4pm”
      The Fall 2026 schedule lists Sunday Mass at 4 PM and the Newman Catholic Student Club meeting after Mass.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Scheduled confession at the campus ministryWeekly or more often (Confession is offered every Sunday after the 4:00 PM Mass. Saturday confession is at St. Mary's church.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Confession is available every Sunday after our 4pm Mass or 3-3:45pm on Saturdays at St. Mary”
      Confession is offered every Sunday after the 4 PM Mass and on Saturdays 3 to 3:45 PM at St. Mary's church.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic student groups and missionary outreach (e.g., FOCUS, Saint Paul's Outreach, Knights of Columbus, Bible studies)Two or more (Newman Catholic Student Club and the ministry's Bible studies.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “9/6 - Mass 4pm 9/13 - Mass 4pm & Newman Catholic Student Club 9/20 - Mass 4pm”
      The Fall 2026 schedule lists Sunday Mass at 4 PM and the Newman Catholic Student Club meeting after Mass.
      “Newman Club meets after Mass two times a month. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for what is happening each night. We will have daily masses, Adoration, Bible studies, and more!”
      The ministry states it will have daily Masses, Adoration, Bible studies, and a Newman club meeting after Mass twice a month.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Formation programs (retreats, OCIA/RCIA, service, small groups)Two or more kinds (Bible studies and retreats are listed.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Newman Club meets after Mass two times a month. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for what is happening each night. We will have daily masses, Adoration, Bible studies, and more!”
      The ministry states it will have daily Masses, Adoration, Bible studies, and a Newman club meeting after Mass twice a month.
    2. Support O'Heron Newman Catholic Chapel | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic/support-oheron-newman-hall.dot · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “allow the opportunity for our students to attend retreats with other colleges”
      The ministry's funding supports students attending retreats with other colleges.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic church within walking distance (computed from OpenStreetMap)Within 1 mile of campusComputed from OpenStreetMap church locations.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Published weekly schedule of Mass, confession, and adoration1 to 5 times a week (3 weekly times documented: 1 Mass, 2 confession, 0 adoration.)Computed from the verified Mass, confession, and adoration times listed on this page (each day a time is offered counts once).

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

  • The Catholic chapel is on campus and holds a published Sunday Mass at 4:00 PM.
    Sources (1)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Tricia Wilder, Director of Catholic Campus Ministry 8 Calvert Street Cortland, NY 13045”
      The ministry's address is 8 Calvert Street, Cortland, NY 13045.
      “9/6 - Mass 4pm 9/13 - Mass 4pm & Newman Catholic Student Club 9/20 - Mass 4pm”
      The Fall 2026 schedule lists Sunday Mass at 4 PM and the Newman Catholic Student Club meeting after Mass.
  • Confession is listed every Sunday after Mass at the chapel.
    Sources (1)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Confession is available every Sunday after our 4pm Mass or 3-3:45pm on Saturdays at St. Mary”
      Confession is offered every Sunday after the 4 PM Mass and on Saturdays 3 to 3:45 PM at St. Mary's church.
  • A Catholic student club and Bible studies are listed.
    Sources (1)
    1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “9/6 - Mass 4pm 9/13 - Mass 4pm & Newman Catholic Student Club 9/20 - Mass 4pm”
      The Fall 2026 schedule lists Sunday Mass at 4 PM and the Newman Catholic Student Club meeting after Mass.
      “Newman Club meets after Mass two times a month. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for what is happening each night. We will have daily masses, Adoration, Bible studies, and more!”
      The ministry states it will have daily Masses, Adoration, Bible studies, and a Newman club meeting after Mass twice a month.

Concerns

None recorded.

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The Catholic center

O'Heron Newman Hall Catholic Chapel

  • Address: 8 Calvert Street, Cortland, NY 13045
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel

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Source: www2.cortland.edu, verified Oct. 12, 2026, www2.cortland.edu, verified Oct. 12, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

4 groups and regular activities · 0 on campus, 0 off campus, 4 location not published

Faith formation 1

Clubs and groups 1

  • Newman Catholic Student Club
    Meets after Mass two times a month
    Catholic student club of the campus ministry, listed on the Fall 2026 Mass schedule.
    www2.cortland.edu, www2.cortland.edu

Liturgy and prayer 1

  • Eucharistic adoration
    Adoration is listed among the ministry's offerings.
    www2.cortland.edu

Retreats 1

  • Retreats with other colleges
    Students may attend retreats with other colleges, according to the ministry's funding page.
    www2.cortland.edu

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Catholic campus ministry

Sources (2)
  1. Catholic Community Home | SUNY Cortlandwww2.cortland.edu/campus-ministries/catholic · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “As a strong faith-filled Catholic campus ministry of the Diocese of Syracuse and associated with The Newman Foundation of Cortland, Inc. we spread the beautiful and loving word of God to the SUNY Cortland community”
    O'Heron Newman Hall Catholic Chapel is the Catholic campus ministry serving SUNY Cortland.
    “Tricia Wilder, Director of Catholic Campus Ministry 8 Calvert Street Cortland, NY 13045”
    The ministry's address is 8 Calvert Street, Cortland, NY 13045.
    “We are located up the hill from Corey Union, one half block down Calvert Street from Dowd Fine Arts Center.”
    The chapel is on the SUNY Cortland campus; the page marks it as number eight on the campus map.
  2. College Campus Ministries | Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracusesyracusediocese.org/campus-ministries · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “State University of New York at Cortland o'heron newman catholic center Campus Ministries Phone: (607) 753-6737 Director of Campus Ministry: Tricia Wilder Email: tricia.wilder@cortland.edu”
    The Diocese of Syracuse lists the SUNY Cortland campus ministry, its phone number, and its director.

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Academic Excellence

BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
73 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.68%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.81%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.15 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$11,144

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
5,905
Total students6,780
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$22,345
Cost of attendance (per year)$28,108
Median federal debt at graduation$21,500
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
68%
First-year retention81%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$60,236
Admission rate60%
Students receiving Pell grants27%

Value index: 61 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Diocese of Syracuse

The Most Reverend Douglas J. Lucia, Bishop of Syracuse

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

About this school’s data

Questions families ask

Is State University of New York at Cortland a Catholic college?
No. State University of New York at Cortland is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead. Catholic students are served by O'Heron Newman Hall Catholic Chapel (Catholic Campus Ministry).
What is State University of New York at Cortland’s Catholic Life Score?
80 out of 100 (grade B). It measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes, together with academics.
Where is Mass celebrated at State University of New York at Cortland?
Mass is listed at O'Heron Newman Hall Catholic Chapel and 8 Calvert Street. Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the parish or campus ministry before you go.

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