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Utica, NY · Public · 1,849 undergraduates · suburban

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Less selective

Its strongest claim is the concentration of technology and applied STEM programs within a smaller SUNY campus.

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Institutional profile

Well established Strong in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Strong Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
78.4% admitted

4,936 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
68.9%

$64,355 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets SUNY Polytechnic Institute apart

Academic design

Programs emphasize engineering, cybersecurity and computing, data and applied sciences, business, nursing, and other professionally aligned fields.

Campus pattern

The Utica campus is residential and relatively compact, with access to Mohawk Valley employers and the region's technology and advanced-manufacturing activity.

Defining feature

Its strongest claim is the concentration of technology and applied STEM programs within a smaller SUNY campus.

Can I get in?

78.4% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

4,936

About 78 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 78.4%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1150–1330
10401440
ACT middle 50%24–27
2229

Of admitted students, 25% submitted an SAT, and 2% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for SUNY Polytechnic Institute, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What SUNY Polytechnic Institute weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Programs emphasize engineering, cybersecurity and computing, data and applied sciences, business, nursing, and other professionally aligned fields.

02

Make the fit specific

Its strongest claim is the concentration of technology and applied STEM programs within a smaller SUNY campus.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.

Early ActionNov 15
Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$50 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$26,177
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$14,000
Affordability profileStrong

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Average annual cost by household income at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Its strongest claim is the concentration of technology and applied STEM programs within a smaller SUNY campus.

Complete within 8 years68.9%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one68.8%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$64,355

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates57
Median earnings$59,011

Admits separately

Computer Science

Recent graduates54
Median earnings

Admits separately

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

Recent graduates38
Median earnings$76,413

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

Recent graduates32
Median earnings$70,052

Admits separately

Mechanical Engineering

Recent graduates26
Median earnings$87,788

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

SUNY Polytechnic Institute beyond the classroom

The Utica campus is residential and relatively compact, with access to Mohawk Valley employers and the region's technology and advanced-manufacturing activity.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs emphasize engineering, cybersecurity and computing, data and applied sciences, business, nursing, and other professionally aligned fields.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Utica campus is residential and relatively compact, with access to Mohawk Valley employers and the region's technology and advanced-manufacturing activity.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

Its strongest claim is the concentration of technology and applied STEM programs within a smaller SUNY campus.

1,849 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticsuburban settingCampus housing available