- The Inkwell
- New York
- SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam, NYTown: remoteZIP 13676Founded 1816
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1816
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.potsdam.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New YorkPublic
SUNY College at Potsdam
SUNY College at Potsdam is a public college in Potsdam, New York, with 1,823 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $13,628 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention78%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans52%
$13,628net price / year
78%admission rate
—average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$53,699median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,250median debt
#1,085 of 1,704 for earnings#398 of 1,739 for lowest net price#863 of 1,738 for graduation rate#796 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,481tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,768
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,678
- Average net price
- $13,628national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,379
$30,001–48,000$9,776
$48,001–75,000$12,610
$75,001–110,000$14,342
$110,001+$19,041
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,464
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,699middle 50%: $37,495–$72,763
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,763
Median, SUNY College at Potsdam$53,699
Lower quarter$37,495
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,823
- Part-time
- 4.3%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 63%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,383 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,215
- Endowment, end of year
- $53,841,887
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic12%
Black7.2%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races2.6%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.6%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education29%
Visual & performing arts11%
Social sciences11%
Psychology10%
Business & management8.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.6%
English language & literature3.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196200. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7603628.