Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    SUNY Polytechnic Institute grads earn $19.3K more ten years out than SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill's ($64,355 vs. $45,030)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    SUNY Polytechnic Institute graduates 16 pts more of its students than SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (69% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill's yield is 11 pts higher than SUNY Polytechnic Institute's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    SUNY Polytechnic Institute is more diverse (index 0.55 vs. 0.48)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    SUNY Polytechnic Institute costs about $3K less per year on average than SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill ($19,037 vs. $22,064, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    SUNY Polytechnic Institute's grants cover 31% of its full price on average, vs. 27% at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

SUNY Polytechnic Institute admits 81%, SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill 84%.

Acceptance rate
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill84%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute81%
Quad's selectivity
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillOpen
  • SUNY Polytechnic InstituteAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillTest-blind
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
1025–1370
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillGPA and school record required21%
  • SUNY Polytechnic InstituteGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill and SUNY Polytechnic Institute are about the same size.

Undergrads
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill1.9K
SUNY Polytechnic Institute1.8K
Pell Grant share
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill43%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute40%

Majors and faculty

Animal Sciences leads at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill, and Business Administration and Management at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Students per faculty member
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill15 to 1
SUNY Polytechnic Institute13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillAnimal Sciences, General24%
  • SUNY Polytechnic InstituteBusiness Administration and Management, General14%

What each costs

SUNY Polytechnic Institute costs about $3K less a year than SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill$22.1K
SUNY Polytechnic Institute$19K
Aid generosity
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill27%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute31%

What each pays off

SUNY Polytechnic Institute's former students earn more, a median $64.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill$45K
SUNY Polytechnic Institute$64.4K
Graduation rate
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill53%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute69%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillGrowing+21%
  • SUNY Polytechnic InstituteGrowing+137%
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