SUNY Polytechnic Institute
About
The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute is a public university in the town of Marcy, New York, in the Utica–Rome metropolitan area. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, serving as its institute of technology. The institution was established as the Upper Division College at Herkimer/Rome/Utica in 1966.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 55 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing22 · 40.0%
- No Data33 · 60.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 4
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 862 students received $4.8M in Pell grants, alongside $8.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 630 borrowers who entered repayment, 19 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 8
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus2
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions SUNY Polytechnic Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
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SubjectSUNY Polytechnic Institute | 55% | — | 2,733 | $13,882 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 86% | 31.3% | 23,069 | $15,624 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Clarkson University | 75% | 77.4% | 3,348 | $31,955 | R2 Research |
Florida Institute of Technology | 62% | 57.7% | 8,992 | $35,300 | R2 Research |
Illinois Institute of Technology | 75% | 54.9% | 8,834 | $19,353 | R2 Research |
Kettering University | 71% | 78.7% | 1,466 | $33,092 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Michigan Technological University | 68% | 92.4% | 7,403 | $15,729 | R2 Research |
Milwaukee School of Engineering | 67% | 58.9% | 2,953 | $24,021 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
New Jersey Institute of Technology | 73% | 65.1% | 13,247 | $16,496 | R1 Research |
New York Institute of Technology | 59% | 81.0% | 6,877 | $20,709 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Norwich University | 60% | 74.4% | 3,149 | $25,600 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Rochester Institute of Technology | 71% | 66.9% | 17,098 | $29,694 | R2 Research |
Stevens Institute of Technology | 87% | 47.6% | 8,469 | $40,468 | R2 Research |
Tennessee Technological University | 58% | 76.1% | 10,511 | $14,207 | R2 Research |
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 52% | 90.6% | 7,968 | $20,605 | R2 Research |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 65% | 83.0% | 16,598 | $18,627 | R2 Research |
University of Wisconsin-Stout | 55% | 87.7% | 6,926 | $17,365 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Virginia Military Institute | 76% | 71.2% | 1,527 | $18,849 | Baccalaureate |
Wentworth Institute of Technology | 68% | 91.2% | 4,191 | $34,170 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 90% | 60.2% | 7,584 | $43,273 | R2 Research |
| Peer group median | 68% | 74.4% | 7,494 | $20,657 |
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of Institutional Research is to provide an official source of institutional data and information to support institutional planning, assessment, enrollment management and accreditation.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planElevating Impact: 2024-2029 Strategic Plan for SUNY Polytechnic Institute2024The SUNY Polytechnic Institute's strategic plan for 2024-2029 is centered around enhancing student services, building external partnerships, improving campus infrastructure, and investing in academic excellence. Led by President Soboyejo, the plan outlines concrete priorities such as developing student support systems, strengthening community engagement, advancing campus facilities, and establishing Centers of Excellence. By implementing these strategies, SUNY Poly aims to solidify its reputation as a leading public polytechnic institute in New York and nationwide.sunypoly.edu
Notable alumni of SUNY Polytechnic Institute (3)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Marianne Buttenschon
- Tom Homan
- Güneş Taner
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