SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 280,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 1,950 (1% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 200 (5% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,760
Men / Women 69% / 31%
From State 95%
From Region 2%
Athletes 211 (12.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Hispanic 12%
Black 10%
Asian 8%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
SUNY Polytechnic Institute 460 64% 70% 9% 7% 10% 0% $72,638 51 -0.95 83 96% 4.2%
Civil Engineering 22 — 68% 82% 5% 9% 5% 0% $74,810 0 -2.50 84 100% — — — —
Electrical & Computer Engineering 9 — 100% 67% 11% 0% 11% 0% $92,365 2 -1.17 95 — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — — $97,498 53 -0.08 96 — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — — $112,091 91 +1.03 99 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 31 — 84% 81% 3% 6% 6% 0% $86,549 3 -1.59 92 100% — — — —
Computer Science 35 — 86% 71% 9% 0% 9% 3% $87,277 8 -1.10 92 90% — — — —
Computer Science and Engineering 23 — 83% 74% 4% 0% 13% 0% $81,192 5 -1.28 89 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 21 — 90% 81% 10% 0% 10% 0% $76,053 16 -0.93 85 98% — — — —
Information Science 9 — 89% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $65,277 3 -1.60 74 97% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $73,428 4 -1.12 83 — — — — —
Biology 24 — 33% 50% 17% 8% 17% 0% $52,791 5 -1.59 50 94% — — — —
Behavioral Aspects of Health 11 — 18% 82% 9% 9% 0% 0% $62,742 34 -0.39 71 — — — — —
Nursing 25 — 20% 80% 8% 4% 8% 0% $118,400 98 +2.60 99 90% 2.1% — — —
Accounting 29 — 31% 66% 21% 7% 7% 0% $62,158 3 -1.61 70 92% 6.3% — — —
Business Administration 63 — 54% 62% 6% 14% 10% 0% $63,436 17 -0.74 72 97% 4.0% — — —
Finance 13 — 85% 62% 0% 15% 23% 0% $70,442 6 -0.99 80 — — — — —
Health Information Management 18 — 17% 56% 22% 6% 17% 0% $67,836 68 +0.08 78 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,539 62 +0.02 61 — — — — —
Communication 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $46,998 5 -1.39 34 — — — — —
Digital Communication 27 — 93% 59% 0% 11% 26% 0% $43,275 2 -1.74 24 — — — — —
Psychology 22 — 18% 77% 5% 14% 5% 0% $48,751 16 -0.96 39 94% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,517 59 +0.06 61 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering Technology 18 — 89% 78% 6% 11% 6% 0% $75,881 3 -2.18 85 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology 7 — 86% 57% 14% 14% 0% 0% $89,528 47 +0.07 93 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 18 — 100% 56% 22% 11% 11% 0% $88,733 45 +0.00 93 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 24 — 92% 83% 12% 0% 4% 0% $77,577 12 -0.93 87 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,625
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,215
Est. In-State Cost $11,157
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,444
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 26.7% 123 46% 62% 11% 11% 11% 0% $64,519 11 -0.85 73 95% 4.7%
Computer Science 19.1% 88 86% 75% 7% 0% 10% 1% $80,758 7 -1.16 89 93% —
Professional 14.6% 67 93% 72% 13% 7% 6% 0% $81,367 78 -0.91 89 99% —
Engineering 13.5% 62 81% 79% 5% 6% 6% 0% $83,228 1 -1.85 90 100% —
Social Sciences 12.4% 57 58% 68% 2% 11% 16% 0% $46,280 2 -1.34 32 94% —
Health Sciences 7.8% 36 19% 81% 8% 6% 6% 0% $101,393 98 +1.69 97 90% 2.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 24 33% 50% 17% 8% 17% 0% $52,791 3 -1.59 50 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 2 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $73,428 35 -1.12 83 — —
Humanities 0.2% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,539 64 +0.02 61 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.6M #303 51% $0.0M 2 #209 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #443 99% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #451 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #429 100% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #386 100% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #600 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.2M #543 57% $0.0M 2 #546 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 41 $248K $237K $11K
Soccer 33 $170K $173K -$2K
Lacrosse 24 $140K $144K -$3K
Volleyball 17 $109K $109K -$155
Basketball 14 $147K $140K $7K
Golf 11 $22K $27K -$4K
Cross Country 10 $19K $20K -$1K
Total 147 $859K $853K $5K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 17 $107K $110K -$3K
Lacrosse 16 $123K $126K -$3K
Softball 15 $156K $158K -$1K
Basketball 13 $176K $173K $3K
Volleyball 12 $125K $122K $3K
Cross Country 1 $15K $9K $5K
Total 64 $704K $700K $3K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 50 $278K $284K -$6K
Baseball 41 $248K $237K $11K
Lacrosse 40 $264K $271K -$7K
Volleyball 29 $234K $231K $3K
Basketball 27 $324K $313K $11K
Softball 15 $156K $158K -$1K
Cross Country 11 $34K $30K $3K
Golf 11 $22K $27K -$4K
Total 211 $2.5M $2.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1020 – 1370
SAT Math Range 520 – 690
SAT RW Range 500 – 680