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SUNY College at Potsdam is a public regional university located in Potsdam, New York. SUNY College at Potsdam is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at SUNY College at Potsdam is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,987 10 years after enrolling, 95th in New York, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, SUNY College at Potsdam bachelor students earn 8% less than the national average. SUNY College at Potsdam is ranked 66th in New York.
SUNY College at Potsdam’s median net annual cost of $14,175 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at SUNY College at Potsdam sorted by number of graduates - Education (subject specific), Education, Business Administration, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$14,175
Average years to graduate
4.5
Computer Science
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 1.39
Mathematics
Rank: #145
Economic score: 3.38
English Language & Lit
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 3.77
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #265
Economic score: 5.93
Sociology
Rank: #169
Economic score: 5.93
Drama
Rank: #20
Economic score: 6.49
History
Rank: #276
Economic score: 10.7
Geosciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 21.56
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #63
Economic score: 28.09
Anthropology
Rank: #138
Economic score: 52.85
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at SUNY College at Potsdam - Education, Education (subject specific) - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 62% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at SUNY College at Potsdam is 5% lower than the state average, and 4% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At SUNY College at Potsdam, Pell Grant recipients represent 47% of the measured graduating class, 12% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at SUNY College at Potsdam graduates within 4.6 years.
SUNY College at Potsdam is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
SUNY College at Potsdam’s economic mobility score of 27.33 is calculated by adjusting the 3.14 economic score of lower-income students by the 47% pell grant recipients within the student body. SUNY College at Potsdam’s EMS of 27.33 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at SUNY College at Potsdam pays $14,175 a year, $11,469 less than the $25,644 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $14,175
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At SUNY College at Potsdam, 92% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $14,175 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 72% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,844. This is 18% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,995
Pell grants
$4,829
State grants
$4,381
Institutional grants
$3,318
SUNY College at Potsdam's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 81% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,225 applicants, of which 2,623 were admitted and 416 enrolled. SUNY College at Potsdam has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
SUNY College at Potsdam does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
70%
59%
In-state
98%
68%
1st generation
34%
35%
White
66%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
13%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
2%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%