Data on geographic origins, or permanent residences, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the fall 1977 term are presented. Student and institutional data elements are student level (undergraduate/graduate), student load (full-time/part-time), permanent residence, institutional location, and in the case of community colleges, the sponsorship area. The data are organized as follows: summary data for the complete state university system; data by student level; institute and institutional type regarding students who come from the institution's area of location, from other parts of New York State, and other states or foreign countries; data for each institution that indicates enrollment by student level, load, and permanent residence; enro1lment date by each county and by residences outside New York State; and data indicating enrollment trends from 1959 through 1977. A map of state university institutions is included. (SW)