SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton, NY · Public · Town (remote) · SCTC · SUNY Canton
Public institution in Canton, NY · 2,778 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $47,860 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 21%Pell Grant share
- Top 22%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 23%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
- $15,001679th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,689449th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,519471st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,169567th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,000625th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,8601,199th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,0791,084th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 44.1%1,377th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 66.8%1,382nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 96.3%1,441st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,778738th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 47.2%444th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 260 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $76,117 | $76,117 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,952 | $43,240 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $47,260 | $47,260 |
| Legal Support ServicesLegal Professions | bachelors | $39,729 | $38,289 |
| Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $36,745 | $44,170 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,416 | $36,488 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory ProgramsAgriculture | bachelors | $35,330 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $34,704 | $32,391 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $32,391 | $32,569 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $32,359 | $35,594 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAgriculture | bachelors | $32,021 | $28,598 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $27,584 | $28,960 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1906source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blue and Green and Goldsource
- Athletic nickname: "Kangaroos"source
- Mascot: Roodysource
- Motto: "Great Majors, Great Careers"source
- Campus size: about 555 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* School of Agriculture at St. Lawrence University" (1906–1941)source
- Formerly known as "* New York State Agricultural and Technical Institute" (1941–1965)source
- Formerly known as "* State University of New York Agricultural and Technical College at Canton" (1965–1987)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: SUNYACsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to SUNY College of Technology at Canton’s 2,778 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · 2,760 undergrads
- Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY · 2,731 undergrads
- Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, NY · 2,729 undergrads
- Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY · 2,713 undergrads
- SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY · 2,860 undergrads
- Manhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY · 2,928 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Houston Christian UniversityHouston, TX · 2,777 undergrads
- Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH · 2,775 undergrads
- Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH · 2,775 undergrads
- Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT · 2,785 undergrads
- Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, MN · 2,786 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR · 2,788 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecanton.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 196015)
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