Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Potsdam, NY
Population 40,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 1,950 (1% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 200 (5% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,209
Men / Women 69% / 31%
From State 71%
From Region 15%
Athletes 18.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Hispanic 13%
International 5%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Arts & Sciences 141 29% / 71% 1% $65,043 50 96%
Data Science 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $85,210 84
Applied Mathematics 4 50% / 50% 0% $76,724 75
Chemistry 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $64,386 49
Mathematics 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $57,345 28 94%
Physics 6 +2 67% / 33% 0% $66,943 55
Biology 29 +2 14% / 86% 3% $70,949 64 96%
Biomolecular Science 9 +5 11% / 89% 0% $69,057 60
Environmental Science 12 +1 8% / 92% 0% $57,485 28
Environmental Health 1 100% / 0% 0% $70,565 64
Health Sciences 7 +1 14% / 86% 0% $70,212 63
Economics 4 0% / 100% 0% $71,698 66
Communication & Media 6 +2 67% / 33% 0% $46,913 7 89%
History 4 +2 100% / 0% 0% $56,217 24
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 100% / 0% 0% $56,621 26
Liberal Studies $56,760 26
Political Science 3 100% / 0% 0% $69,119 61
Psychology 31 19% / 81% 0% $62,002 42 97%
Social Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,731 26
Digital Arts & Sciences 4 25% / 75% 0% $58,286 30
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Coulter School of Engineering 442 77% / 23% 3% $89,397 87 97%
Aerospace Engineering 39 +13 85% / 15% 5% $90,225 88 96%
Chemical Engineering 40 48% / 52% 2% $89,885 88 92%
Civil Engineering 62 +6 69% / 31% 5% $79,163 78 98%
Computer Engineering 16 75% / 25% 6% $104,580 96 93%
Electrical Engineering 35 89% / 11% 3% $93,365 90 96%
Environmental Engineering 17 +6 53% / 47% 0% $69,344 61 96%
Mechanical Engineering 125 +16 86% / 14% 2% $87,753 86 98%
Computer Science 35 +4 83% / 17% 3% $114,414 98 100%
Software Engineering 14 86% / 14% 0% $104,580 96 93%
Engineering and Management 59 76% / 24% 2% $83,627 83 99%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Reh School of Business 67 75% / 25% 7% $77,306 76 98%
Accounting and Finance 20 +2 80% / 20% 0% $85,130 84 100%
Business Administration 1 0% / 100% 0%
Business Analytics 11 73% / 27% 9% $83,349 82
Entrepreneurship 14 50% / 50% 21% $57,500 28 96%
Supply Chain Management 21 90% / 10% 5% $79,894 79 98%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,964
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 62%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Engineering 51.4% 334 76% / 24% 3% $87,160 86 96%
Business & Economics 20.0% 130 73% / 27% 5% $80,023 79 99%
Computer Science 8.3% 54 80% / 20% 2% $109,160 97 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 7.4% 48 42% / 58% 0% $59,632 35 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 38 13% / 87% 3% $70,501 64 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 22 45% / 55% 0% $65,086 51 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 12 8% / 92% 0% $57,485 28
Health Sciences 1.2% 8 25% / 75% 0% $70,256 63
Arts 0.6% 4 25% / 75% 0% $58,286 30

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $15.3M #167 53% $1.3M 18 #136 113 10
Physical Sciences & Math $4.3M #226 35% $0.2M 10 #167 51 2
Life & Natural Sciences $2.6M #235 78% $0 6 #173 13 1
Education $1.2M #214 73% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #382 25% $0.0M
Health Sciences $0.5M #296 95% $0
Business & Economics $0.2M #295 34% $0
Computer Science $0.1M #386 95% $0 2 #173 21
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $24.8M #241 54% $1.6M 36 #300 198 13

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%
Early Decision 79% 79% 79%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 62%
SAT Range 1200 – 1390
SAT Math Range 610 – 700
SAT RW Range 590 – 690