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SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·sunypoly.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
-13.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,733
peer median 7,494
Avg net price
$14,164
-$7.4k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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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.

IPEDS
Applied
5,329
5,329 candidates competed
Admitted
4,335
81.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
378
8.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
55%-13.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
43%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
55%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

10.5pp gap
Pell recipients
49%92 of 186
Non-Pell (all)
59%141 of 237
Subsidized loan, no Pell
61%40 of 66
No Federal Aid
59%101 of 171

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

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.

Total programs
55
Passing
22
40.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

55programs
  • Passing22 · 40.0%
  • No Data33 · 60.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
19
No data
33

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.

22
Information Science/Studies
Master's Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+12.0%
$76,927 vs $68,699
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+17.4%
$40,318 vs $34,350
Communication Journalism and Related Programs Other
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+19.3%
$40,991 vs $34,350
Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services Other
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+27.3%
$85,155 vs $66,899
Social Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+35.4%
$46,521 vs $34,350
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.4%
$92,584 vs $66,899
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+57.7%
$54,176 vs $34,350
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+62.5%
$55,821 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

17
Communication Journalism and Related Programs Other
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
48%
$19,470 debt · $40,991 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
38%
$15,374 debt · $40,318 earn
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
30%
$22,250 debt · $73,268 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$18,414 debt · $62,288 earn
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
30%
$26,000 debt · $87,788 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$16,041 debt · $55,821 earn
Civil Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
27%
$20,461 debt · $75,078 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$34,458 debt · $128,525 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1979Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,442
$30–48k$9,561
$48–75k$13,934
$75–110k$15,876
$110k+$20,613

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,164
-$7,428vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $21,592
Federal loans
42.2%
In-state tuition
$8,625
Out-of-state
$21,215

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 862 students received $4.8M in Pell grants, alongside $9.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
862
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.8M
$4,841,473 total
Direct Loans
$9.0M
1,515 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
537 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.6M
613 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.9M
213 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.3M
99 loan awards
Grad PLUS$211K
53 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 630 borrowers who entered repayment, 19 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
630
Defaulted
19
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.4%
2017
4.3%
2018
2.7%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

720 total completions
01Computer Sciences
20828.9%
02Business
16723.2%
03Health Professions
13318.5%
04Engineering Tech
679.3%
05Engineering
628.6%
06Communication
334.6%
07Biological Sciences
243.3%
08Psychology
223.1%
09Social Sciences
20.3%
10Mathematics
20.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,733
12-mo unduplicated
3,101
Undergraduate
2,239
Graduate
862

Gender split

Men
56%1,748
Women
44%1,353

Race / ethnicity composition

White
64.5%
Hispanic
11.7%
Black
10.0%
Asian
7.9%
Two or more
3.8%
Non-resident
1.5%
Unknown
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
211
147 M · 64 W
Women athletes
30.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$4K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$36K
$40K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Soccer
33 M · 17 W
$284K
Baseball
41 M · —
$238K
Lacrosse
24 M · 16 W
$271K
Volleyball
17 M · 12 W
$232K
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$314K
Softball
— · 15 W
$158K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.74
2 offenses · 2,704 students

3-year trend

0.702 yrs ago0.701 yr ago0.74Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
119

SUNY Polytechnic Institute vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SUNY Polytechnic Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectSUNY Polytechnic Institute
55%—2,733$14,164Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
86%31.3%23,069$16,665Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Clarkson University
75%77.4%3,348$30,305R2 Research
Florida Institute of Technology
62%57.7%8,992$35,639R2 Research
Illinois Institute of Technology
75%54.9%8,834$18,425R2 Research
Kettering University
71%78.7%1,466$34,660Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Michigan Technological University
68%92.4%7,403$14,182R2 Research
Milwaukee School of Engineering
67%58.9%2,953$22,453Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
New Jersey Institute of Technology
73%65.1%13,247$16,504R1 Research
New York Institute of Technology
59%81.0%6,877$22,443Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Norwich University
60%74.4%3,149$22,257Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rochester Institute of Technology
71%66.9%17,098$34,906R2 Research
Stevens Institute of Technology
87%47.6%8,469$41,346R2 Research
Tennessee Technological University
58%76.1%10,511$14,246R2 Research
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
52%90.6%7,968$20,927R2 Research
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
65%83.0%16,598$17,163R2 Research
University of Wisconsin-Stout
55%87.7%6,926$17,490Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Virginia Military Institute
76%71.2%1,527$17,113Baccalaureate
Wentworth Institute of Technology
68%91.2%4,191$34,170Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
90%60.2%7,584$43,071R2 Research
Peer group median68%74.4%7,494$21,592

Institutions like SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Explore the federal data for institutions in SUNY Polytechnic Institute's comparison group.

IPEDS

SUNY Polytechnic Institute Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
ir [at] sunypoly.edu

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 page

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of SUNY Polytechnic Institute (3)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Marianne Buttenschon
  • Tom Homan
  • Güneş Taner

Frequently asked questions about SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

What is the graduation rate at SUNY Polytechnic Institute?

SUNY Polytechnic Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute?

SUNY Polytechnic Institute reports a total enrollment of 2,733 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at SUNY Polytechnic Institute?

The average net price at SUNY Polytechnic Institute is $14,164 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at SUNY Polytechnic Institute?

SUNY Polytechnic Institute's yield rate is 8.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is SUNY Polytechnic Institute located?

SUNY Polytechnic Institute is located in Utica, New York 13502.

Who runs Institutional Research at SUNY Polytechnic Institute?

SUNY Polytechnic Institute's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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