SUNY Polytechnic Institute: Statistics

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#2344 of 14,131 In the World
#640 of 2,597 In North America
#585 of 2,496 In the United States
#59 of 221 In New York State
#1 of 2 In Utica
#265 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
Top50% For 86 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Aid receiving
94%
Undergraduates
1,904
Graduates
800
Male:Female Ratio
56:44
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
sunypoly.edu

SUNY Polytechnic Institute Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

SUNY Polytechnic Institute has an acceptance rate of 78% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 78% 78% 80%
Applicants 4,936 3,250 1,686
Admissions 3,872 2,526 1,346
Freshmen enrolled full time 389 267 122

892 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

906 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
98 or 25%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1150
or below

75% of them
had 1330
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in SUNY Polytechnic Institute are 1150-1330 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
7 or 2%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 24
or below

75% of them
had 27
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in SUNY Polytechnic Institute are 24-27 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 1701 (63%)
Black or African American 253 (9%)
Hispanic 249 (9%)
Asian 215 (8%)
Nonresident Alien 187 (7%)
Two or more races 84 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 (0.2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 5 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$8,137
Students receiving aid
94%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $7,070$11,310
Tuition in-state $7,070$11,310
Tuition out-of-state $18,720$23,790
Fee in-district $1,508$1,508
Fee in-state $1,508$1,508
Fee out-of-state $1,508$1,508

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,076
Combined charge for room and board $14,750
Room charge $8,958
Meal charge $5,792

SUNY Polytechnic Institute majors

SUNY Polytechnic Institute has granted 513 bachelor's degrees across 25 programs, 220 master's across 13 programs, and 10 doctorate degrees across 3 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 54 55
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing 69
Business Administration and Management, General 57
Accounting 20 22
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 32 9
Mechanical & Mechanical Engineering Technology & Technician 38
Engineering, Other 14 10 8
Science & Technology Management 31
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 26
Mechanical Engineering 26
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 25
Civil Engineering Technologies & Technicians 23
Information Science & Studies 10 13
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology & Technician 21
Communication, General 19
Electrical and Computer Engineering 19
Psychology, General 18
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 16
Civil Engineering, General 16
Behavioral Aspects of Health 15
Computer and Information Sciences, General 14
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 14
Computer Engineering Technology & Technician 13
Finance, General 11
Sociology, General 6
Applied Mathematics, General 5
Nursing Education 5
Engineering, General 1 1 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 1 1
Medical Informatics 2
Nanotechnology 1
Nursing Administration 1
Grand Total 513 220 10

SUNY Polytechnic Institute has a graduation rate of 59%, which is among the 41% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 59% 55% 71%
  • Full-time retention rate - 68%

Publications & Citations

SUNY Polytechnic Institute has published 8,211 scientific papers with 197,252 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Computer Science, Materials Science, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications
8,211
Citations
197,252

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
6,189 / 160,207
Physics
5,647 / 145,184
Chemistry
4,375 / 108,331
Quantum and Particle physics
4,367 / 110,621
Computer Science
4,323 / 119,557
Materials Science
3,452 / 85,133
Biology
2,934 / 73,271
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,686 / 58,389
Environmental Science
2,663 / 62,806
Organic Chemistry
2,360 / 57,206
Electrical Engineering
2,302 / 62,319
Optical Engineering
2,044 / 46,475
Mathematics
2,003 / 61,469
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,809 / 59,549
Telecommunications
1,667 / 50,034
Business
1,418 / 41,586
Medicine
1,413 / 30,398
Statistics
1,406 / 46,216
Geography and Cartography
1,334 / 28,830
Geology
1,318 / 27,402
Philosophy
1,303 / 31,113
Computer Networking
1,258 / 44,334
Political Science
1,214 / 23,060
Law
1,166 / 22,688
Biochemistry
1,093 / 29,392
Metallurgical Engineering
1,084 / 24,273
Mechanical Engineering
1,005 / 19,434
Psychology
998 / 26,896
Nanotechnology
997 / 20,291
Genetics
938 / 27,662
Electronic Engineering
897 / 27,149
Computer Vision
873 / 30,198
Ecology
836 / 20,564
Management
804 / 28,797
History
777 / 13,219
Chemical Engineering
750 / 18,353
Physical chemistry
745 / 17,992
Art & Design
737 / 12,167
Cyber Security
703 / 19,514
Acoustical Engineering
698 / 18,395

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 71 1505
1993 51 1569
1994 60 1403
1995 44 1499
1996 40 1494
1997 69 1518
1998 65 1369
1999 61 1672
2000 46 1732
2001 78 1779
2002 254 3736
2003 154 3007
2004 100 2845
2005 167 3801
2006 80 3817
2007 80 3905
2008 117 3879
2009 234 4338
2010 296 4984
2011 318 5598
2012 424 6469
2013 343 7460
2014 236 8476
2015 349 8963
2016 274 9379
2017 200 9666
2018 170 9907
2019 190 10058
2020 256 10622
2021 234 10898
2022 275 10141
2023 241 10002
2024 162 8958
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General info

Alternative names SUNY Poly
Founded 1966
Motto To learn, to search, to serve
Colors blue, gray
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 360
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Location and contacts

Address 100 Seymour Rd
Utica, New York, 13502
United States
City population 65,000
Phone 3157927100
Fax +1 (315) 792 7837

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