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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    SUNY Polytechnic Institute is more diverse (index 0.55 vs. 0.47)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    SUNY College at Potsdam has 4 pts more first-gen students than SUNY Polytechnic Institute (34% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    SUNY College at Potsdam has 1 pts more Pell recipients than SUNY Polytechnic Institute (40% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
SUNY Polytechnic Institute1.8K
SUNY College at Potsdam1.8K
Pell Grant share
SUNY Polytechnic Institute40%
SUNY College at Potsdam40%
First-gen share
SUNY Polytechnic Institute31%
SUNY College at Potsdam34%
Diversity index
SUNY Polytechnic Institute0.55
SUNY College at Potsdam0.47

Who they are

Men
SUNY Polytechnic Institute68%
SUNY College at Potsdam44%
Part-time students
SUNY Polytechnic Institute11%
SUNY College at Potsdam4%
Students 25 and older
SUNY Polytechnic Institute16%
SUNY College at Potsdam6%

Race & ethnicity

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
SUNY College at Potsdam
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
SUNY Polytechnic Institute95%
SUNY College at Potsdam96%
First-years from other states
SUNY Polytechnic Institute3%
SUNY College at Potsdam3%
First-years from abroad
SUNY Polytechnic Institute2%
SUNY College at Potsdam1%
New transfer students this fall
SUNY Polytechnic Institute332
SUNY College at Potsdam155
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
SUNY Polytechnic Institute47%
SUNY College at Potsdam31%

Campus

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Midsize suburbNCAA D-III · North Atlantic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
SUNY College at Potsdam
Remote townNCAA D-III · State University of New York Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why