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SUNY College at Potsdam

Potsdam, NY · Public · Town (remote) · SCP · SUNY-Potsdam

Public institution in Potsdam, NY · 1,951 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $47,866 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$14,295619th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,712453rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,622758th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,489651st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,2501,163rd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,8661,203rd highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,4401,261st highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
47.9%1,245th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
77.9%785th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.5%1,091st most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,951952nd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
42.6%606th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 254 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 46 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$70,176$69,338
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$44,942$30,771
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$41,342$37,424
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,214$35,891
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$39,153$34,420
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$35,060$36,437
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$34,847$40,017
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$31,899$29,685
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciencesbachelors$29,685$27,439
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$29,685—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professionsbachelors$28,019$28,960
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$26,799$26,933

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.