SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, New York · Also known as SUNY Poly · Website
$64,355
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$64,355
median earnings, 10 years after starting
SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a public 4-year college in Utica, New York with 1,849 undergraduates and 760 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $14,164 a year (tuition and fees $8,625 in-state, $21,215 out-of-state). It admits 81% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $64,355 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,164
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,625
Out-of-state $21,215
Admission rate
81%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,250
About $183 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$64,355
Rank 554 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
- $14,164
- Tuition in-state
- $8,625
- Tuition out-of-state
- $21,215
- Cost of attendance
- $23,741
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 42%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,442
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,561
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,934
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,876
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,613
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 $7,759 in 2015-16 to $8,625 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
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1,201
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 620
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 1,849
- Graduate students
- 760
- Part-time students
- 11%
- Women
- 32%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 62
- Endowment
- $5.56M
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 554 of 5,094 US colleges and 71 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,164 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,625 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 81% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,250 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $58,662 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $64,355 | $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. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
62 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 70 | $42,988 | $114,619 | $128,525 | $120,193 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $13,000 | $41,684 | $59,011 | $68,257 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 55 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $18,750 | $62,681 | $76,413 | $82,073 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $18,445 | $52,079 | $70,052 | $85,063 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $24,000 | $60,249 | $87,788 | $92,135 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $13,000 | $80,210 | $108,014 | $88,910 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $17,104 | $62,090 | $74,297 | $76,549 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | $20,500 | $71,018 | $92,584 | $95,833 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $22,442 | $52,336 | $73,268 | $84,599 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $20,500 | $41,610 | $55,821 | $76,194 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $14,168 | $34,764 | $40,318 | $50,706 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $18,448 | $63,637 | $75,078 | $86,517 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $30,834 | $54,176 | $57,214 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $19,750 | $61,721 | $85,180 | $92,374 |
| Engineering, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $14,662 | $78,264 | Withheld | $93,989 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $39,298 | $62,288 | $58,716 |
| Information Science/StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | $65,414 | $76,927 | $112,705 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | $34,637 | $68,548 | $83,742 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does SUNY Polytechnic Institute cost?
$14,164 a year is the average net price at SUNY Polytechnic Institute after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,625 for in-state students and $21,215 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,741. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,442 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at SUNY Polytechnic Institute?
81% of applicants are admitted to SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,201 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do SUNY Polytechnic Institute graduates earn?
$64,355 a year is the median pay of former SUNY Polytechnic Institute students who work, 10 years after they started ($58,662 after 6 years). That ranks 554 of 5,094 US colleges and 71 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $114,619.
How much student debt do SUNY Polytechnic Institute graduates have?
$17,250 is the median federal student loan debt of SUNY Polytechnic Institute graduates, about $183 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 42% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at SUNY Polytechnic Institute?
55% of first-time, full-time students at SUNY Polytechnic Institute finish within 6 years. 69% 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 Polytechnic Institute?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (70 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (57 bachelor's graduates), Computer Science (55 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 62 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.