Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    SUNY College at Potsdam's grants cover 39% of its full price on average, vs. 27% at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill's yield is 9 pts higher than SUNY College at Potsdam's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    SUNY College at Potsdam costs about $5.4K less per year on average than SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill ($16,617 vs. $22,064, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill has 3 pts more Pell recipients than SUNY College at Potsdam (43% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    SUNY College at Potsdam grads earn $2.8K more ten years out than SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill's ($47,866 vs. $45,030)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    SUNY College at Potsdam has 1 pts more first-gen students than SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (34% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students

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 College at Potsdam admits 78%, SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill 84%.

Acceptance rate
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill84%
SUNY College at Potsdam78%
Quad's selectivity
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillOpen
  • SUNY College at PotsdamAccessible
SAT middle 50%
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillTest-blind
SUNY College at PotsdamNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillRigor and GPA considered21%
  • SUNY College at PotsdamGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

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

Undergrads
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill1.9K
SUNY College at Potsdam1.8K
Pell Grant share
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill43%
SUNY College at Potsdam40%

Majors and faculty

Animal Sciences leads at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill, and Music Teacher Education at SUNY College at Potsdam.

Students per faculty member
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill15 to 1
SUNY College at Potsdam11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillAnimal Sciences, General24%
  • SUNY College at PotsdamMusic Teacher Education15%

What each costs

SUNY College at Potsdam costs about $5.4K 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 College at Potsdam$16.6K
Aid generosity
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill27%
SUNY College at Potsdam39%

What each pays off

SUNY College at Potsdam's former students earn more, a median $47.9K 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 College at Potsdam$47.9K
Graduation rate
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill53%
SUNY College at Potsdam53%

How each has changed

Applications grew at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill but fell at SUNY College at Potsdam; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillGrowing+21%
  • SUNY College at PotsdamShrinking−12%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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