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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Utica, NY
Population 280,000
Website https://www.sunypoly.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,760
Men / Women 69% / 31%
From State 95%
From Region 2%
Athletes 13.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Hispanic 12%
Black 10%
Asian 8%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 73.7% 73.7% 2012 Men: 70.7% 70.7% 2013 Men: 78.8% 78.8% 2014 Men: 76.7% 76.7% 2015 Men: 76.4% 76.4% 2016 Men: 73.9% 73.9% 2017 Men: 72.8% 72.8% 2018 Men: 72.6% 72.6% 2019 Men: 76.5% 76.5% 2020 Men: 69.0% 69.0% 2021 Men: 73.6% 73.6% 2022 Men: 72.0% 72.0% 2023 Men: 68.6% 68.6% 2024 Men: 73.8% 73.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2012 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2014 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2015 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 Asian: 5.1% 5.1% 2018 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Asian: 9.2% 9.2% 2022 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 Asian: 6.9% 6.9% 2024 Asian: 10.2% 10.2% 2011 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2012 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2013 Black: 15.3% 15.3% 2014 Black: 12.1% 12.1% 2015 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2016 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2017 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2018 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2019 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2020 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2022 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2023 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2024 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2011 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2012 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2013 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2014 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2015 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2016 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2017 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1% 2018 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2019 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2020 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5% 2021 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1% 2023 Hispanic: 13.4% 13.4% 2024 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2011 White: 82.4% 82.4% 2012 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2013 White: 67.5% 67.5% 2014 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2015 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2016 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2017 White: 73.2% 73.2% 2018 White: 75.3% 75.3% 2019 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2020 White: 78.1% 78.1% 2021 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2022 White: 73.2% 73.2% 2023 White: 64.1% 64.1% 2024 White: 65.0% 65.0% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2020 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 8.9% 8.9% 2021 Asian: 8.4% 8.4% 2022 Asian: 8.4% 8.4% 2023 Asian: 8.2% 8.2% 2024 Asian: 7.9% 7.9% 2025 Asian: 7.8% 7.8% 2020 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2021 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2022 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2023 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2024 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2025 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2020 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2021 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2022 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2023 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2024 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2025 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2020 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2021 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2022 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2023 White: 67.2% 67.2% 2024 White: 65.6% 65.6% 2025 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2020 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 International: 1.8% 1.8%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
SUNY Polytechnic Institute 460 64% / 36% 0% $71,106 85 95%
Civil Engineering 22 — 68% / 32% 0% $72,674 86 100%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 9 — 100% / 0% 0% $91,541 96 —
Engineering — — — — $95,249 97 —
Engineering — — — — $112,093 99 100%
Mechanical Engineering 31 — 84% / 16% 0% $84,978 94 100%
Computer Science 35 — 86% / 14% 3% $86,727 95 92%
Computer Science and Engineering 23 — 83% / 17% 0% $90,507 96 —
Cybersecurity 21 — 90% / 10% 0% $77,949 90 95%
Information Science 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $65,053 79 100%
Applied Mathematics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $89,036 95 —
Biology 24 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,792 57 94%
Behavioral Aspects of Health 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $71,335 85 —
Nursing 25 — 20% / 80% 0% $93,118 97 97%
Accounting 29 — 31% / 69% 0% $56,074 64 88%
Business Administration 63 — 54% / 46% 0% $54,962 62 92%
Finance 13 — 85% / 15% 0% $76,358 89 —
Health Information Management 18 — 17% / 83% 0% $67,349 81 96%
Communication 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,219 63 —
Digital Communication 27 — 93% / 7% 0% $56,048 64 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,402 56 —
Psychology 22 — 18% / 82% 0% $49,413 48 96%
Sociology 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,077 50 100%
Civil Engineering Technology 18 — 89% / 11% 0% $83,497 93 97%
Computer Engineering Technology 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $80,469 91 100%
Electrical Engineering Technology 18 — 100% / 0% 0% $81,947 92 97%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 24 — 92% / 8% 0% $76,482 89 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,625
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,215
Est. In-State Cost $11,157
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,444
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5% 2012 Graduated: 33.1% 33.1% 2013 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8% 2014 Graduated: 43.0% 43.0% 2015 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3% 2016 Graduated: 43.9% 43.9% 2017 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5% 2018 Graduated: 56.6% 56.6% 2019 Graduated: 57.5% 57.5% 2020 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6% 2021 Graduated: 65.4% 65.4% 2022 Graduated: 61.7% 61.7% 2023 Graduated: 59.2% 59.2% 2024 Graduated: 55.1% 55.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2012 Men: 33.6% 33.6% 2013 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2014 Men: 37.9% 37.9% 2015 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2016 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2017 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2018 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2019 Men: 54.8% 54.8% 2020 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2021 Men: 63.4% 63.4% 2022 Men: 59.9% 59.9% 2023 Men: 54.6% 54.6% 2024 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2011 Women: 45.5% 45.5% 2012 Women: 30.0% 30.0% 2013 Women: 58.5% 58.5% 2014 Women: 60.9% 60.9% 2015 Women: 59.5% 59.5% 2016 Women: 54.1% 54.1% 2017 Women: 59.6% 59.6% 2018 Women: 63.8% 63.8% 2019 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2020 Women: 56.8% 56.8% 2021 Women: 72.0% 72.0% 2022 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 Women: 71.4% 71.4% 2024 Women: 63.8% 63.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 41.7% 41.7% 2014 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 40.0% 40.0% 2018 Asian: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 Asian: 69.2% 69.2% 2020 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2021 Asian: 62.5% 62.5% 2022 Asian: 68.2% 68.2% 2023 Asian: 46.9% 46.9% 2024 Asian: 51.2% 51.2% 2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2013 Black: 61.3% 61.3% 2014 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Black: 42.1% 42.1% 2016 Black: 29.2% 29.2% 2017 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Black: 62.5% 62.5% 2019 Black: 68.4% 68.4% 2020 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2021 Black: 46.7% 46.7% 2022 Black: 58.3% 58.3% 2023 Black: 36.6% 36.6% 2024 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2012 Hispanic: 27.3% 27.3% 2013 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8% 2014 Hispanic: 36.8% 36.8% 2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2017 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2018 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5% 2019 Hispanic: 54.2% 54.2% 2020 Hispanic: 48.5% 48.5% 2021 Hispanic: 52.9% 52.9% 2022 Hispanic: 46.3% 46.3% 2023 Hispanic: 41.9% 41.9% 2024 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8% 2011 White: 49.6% 49.6% 2012 White: 32.6% 32.6% 2013 White: 48.2% 48.2% 2014 White: 43.7% 43.7% 2015 White: 50.3% 50.3% 2016 White: 47.7% 47.7% 2017 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2018 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2019 White: 55.7% 55.7% 2020 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2021 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2022 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2023 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 White: 60.4% 60.4%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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
Business & Economics 26.7% 123 46% / 54% 0% $59,298 71 92%
Computer Science 19.1% 88 86% / 14% 1% $83,404 93 94%
Professional 14.6% 67 93% / 7% 0% $80,251 91 98%
Engineering 13.5% 62 81% / 19% 0% $81,565 92 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 12.6% 58 57% / 43% 0% $53,177 58 96%
Health Sciences 7.8% 36 19% / 81% 0% $86,462 94 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 24 33% / 67% 0% $52,792 57 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 2 50% / 50% 0% $89,036 95 —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.6M #303 51% $0.0M 2 #209 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #443 99% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #451 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #429 100% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #386 100% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #601 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.2M #543 57% $0.0M 2 #549 — —

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 77%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 37.6% 37.6% 2012 Acceptance: 38.9% 38.9% 2013 Acceptance: 47.5% 47.5% 2014 Acceptance: 56.1% 56.1% 2015 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5% 2016 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3% 2017 Acceptance: 62.5% 62.5% 2018 Acceptance: 64.8% 64.8% 2019 Acceptance: 69.0% 69.0% 2020 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3% 2021 Acceptance: 77.3% 77.3% 2022 Acceptance: 81.7% 81.7% 2023 Acceptance: 78.4% 78.4% 2024 Acceptance: 81.3% 81.3% 2011 Yield: 34.0% 34.0% 2012 Yield: 27.0% 27.0% 2013 Yield: 29.5% 29.5% 2014 Yield: 27.5% 27.5% 2015 Yield: 24.8% 24.8% 2016 Yield: 19.5% 19.5% 2017 Yield: 24.9% 24.9% 2018 Yield: 19.4% 19.4% 2019 Yield: 18.5% 18.5% 2020 Yield: 15.7% 15.7% 2021 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2022 Yield: 16.0% 16.0% 2023 Yield: 10.0% 10.0% 2024 Yield: 8.7% 8.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,549 1,549 2012 Applicants: 1,884 1,884 2013 Applicants: 1,954 1,954 2014 Applicants: 2,253 2,253 2015 Applicants: 2,319 2,319 2016 Applicants: 2,508 2,508 2017 Applicants: 2,982 2,982 2018 Applicants: 3,373 3,373 2019 Applicants: 3,167 3,167 2020 Applicants: 3,053 3,053 2021 Applicants: 2,686 2,686 2022 Applicants: 2,919 2,919 2023 Applicants: 4,936 4,936 2024 Applicants: 5,329 5,329 2011 Admitted: 583 583 2012 Admitted: 732 732 2013 Admitted: 929 929 2014 Admitted: 1,264 1,264 2015 Admitted: 1,402 1,402 2016 Admitted: 1,613 1,613 2017 Admitted: 1,863 1,863 2018 Admitted: 2,187 2,187 2019 Admitted: 2,186 2,186 2020 Admitted: 2,238 2,238 2021 Admitted: 2,075 2,075 2022 Admitted: 2,384 2,384 2023 Admitted: 3,872 3,872 2024 Admitted: 4,335 4,335 2011 Enrolled: 198 198 2012 Enrolled: 198 198 2013 Enrolled: 274 274 2014 Enrolled: 347 347 2015 Enrolled: 347 347 2016 Enrolled: 314 314 2017 Enrolled: 463 463 2018 Enrolled: 424 424 2019 Enrolled: 405 405 2020 Enrolled: 352 352 2021 Enrolled: 307 307 2022 Enrolled: 382 382 2023 Enrolled: 389 389 2024 Enrolled: 378 378

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1020 – 1370
SAT Math Range 520 – 690
SAT RW Range 500 – 680

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 980 980 2012 25th: 960 960 2013 25th: 950 950 2014 25th: 920 920 2015 25th: 960 960 2016 25th: 990 990 2017 25th: 1000 1000 2018 25th: 1000 1000 2019 25th: 1000 1000 2020 25th: 1000 1000 2021 25th: 1040 1040 2023 25th: 1150 1150 2024 25th: 1025 1025 2011 75th: 1180 1180 2012 75th: 1160 1160 2013 75th: 1130 1130 2014 75th: 1260 1260 2015 75th: 1310 1310 2016 75th: 1330 1330 2017 75th: 1290 1290 2018 75th: 1350 1350 2019 75th: 1360 1360 2020 75th: 1350 1350 2021 75th: 1400 1400 2023 75th: 1330 1330 2024 75th: 1370 1370

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 500 500 2012 25th: 500 500 2013 25th: 500 500 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 490 490 2016 25th: 510 510 2017 25th: 530 530 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 520 520 2021 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 590 590 2024 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 580 580 2014 75th: 650 650 2015 75th: 670 670 2016 75th: 680 680 2017 75th: 640 640 2018 75th: 690 690 2019 75th: 700 700 2020 75th: 690 690 2021 75th: 720 720 2023 75th: 680 680 2024 75th: 690 690

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 560 560 2024 25th: 505 505 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 610 610 2015 75th: 640 640 2016 75th: 650 650 2017 75th: 650 650 2018 75th: 660 660 2019 75th: 660 660 2020 75th: 660 660 2021 75th: 680 680 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 680 680

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0% 2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0% 2024 Submitted: 40.0% 40.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.