SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam, New York · Also known as SUNY-Potsdam · Website
$47,866
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,866
median earnings, 10 years after starting
SUNY College at Potsdam is a public 4-year college in Potsdam, New York with 1,823 undergraduates and 721 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,624 a year (tuition and fees $8,768 in-state, $18,678 out-of-state). It admits 78% of applicants and 45% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $47,866 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,624
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,768
Out-of-state $18,678
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
45%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,250
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,866
Rank 1,671 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $13,624
- Tuition in-state
- $8,768
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,678
- Cost of attendance
- $25,083
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,623
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,684
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,524
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,513
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,041
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,923 in 2015-16 to $8,768 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Undergraduates
- 1,823
- Graduate students
- 721
- Part-time students
- 4.3%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 45%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 57
- Endowment
- $53.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,671 of 5,094 US colleges and 147 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,624 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,768 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 45% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,250 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,440 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,866 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
57 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $27,000 | $45,110 | $57,949 | $51,389 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $25,000 | $27,825 | $48,601 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $23,850 | $36,487 | $53,834 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $22,562 | $36,555 | $57,066 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 48 | $27,849 | $48,651 | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 48 | Withheld | $49,031 | Withheld | $63,707 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $26,262 | $23,902 | $36,677 | $42,892 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $23,041 | $25,459 | $49,725 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $21,500 | Withheld | $45,234 | $50,680 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $25,000 | $35,950 | $53,597 | $55,378 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,000 | $27,586 | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,000 | $34,933 | $43,686 | $56,359 |
| ArcheologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,748 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $36,899 | $52,583 | $48,240 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $24,412 | Withheld | $48,920 | $48,590 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | $22,964 | $30,688 | $41,367 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $20,455 | $38,562 | $48,471 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,004 | $60,190 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $26,474 | Withheld | $33,743 | $41,688 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $26,208 | $22,873 | $33,581 | $39,775 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Potsdam and New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does SUNY College at Potsdam cost?
$13,624 a year is the average net price at SUNY College at Potsdam after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,768 for in-state students and $18,678 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,083. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,623 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at SUNY College at Potsdam?
78% of applicants are admitted to SUNY College at Potsdam. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do SUNY College at Potsdam graduates earn?
$47,866 a year is the median pay of former SUNY College at Potsdam students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,440 after 6 years). That ranks 1,671 of 5,094 US colleges and 147 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's) at $49,031.
How much student debt do SUNY College at Potsdam graduates have?
$24,250 is the median federal student loan debt of SUNY College at Potsdam graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 55% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at SUNY College at Potsdam?
45% of first-time, full-time students at SUNY College at Potsdam finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at SUNY College at Potsdam?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (121 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (60 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (52 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 57 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.