The 1979 annual report of the State University of New York on comprehensive data on the age group and sex of students is presented. The major statistical tables array four student characteristics: age group, sex, level (undergraduate or graduate), and load (part-time or full-time). Part one contains summary data for the entire system and each institutional type within the system. For each of the headcount tables in this section there is a corresponding table providing percent distribution arrays of the headcount data. Part two contains headcount arrays of students by age group, sex, full-time and part-time enrollment, and undergraduate and graduate enrollment level for each institution. Part three contains summarized historical trend data on all students from fall 1974 through fall 1979. In addition, trend data for first-time undergraduate students has been included for full-time and part-time students and is displayed in headcount and percent arrays. Trends are provided for senior colleges, two-year colleges, agricultural and technical colleges, and community colleges, as well as for the whole system. A map locating the institutions of the state university is included. (SW)