Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   SUNY Polytechnic Institute grads earn $16.5K more ten years out than SUNY College at Potsdam's ($64,355 vs. $47,866)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

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

   Graduation rate
3. 3

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

   Diversity index
4. 4

   SUNY College at Potsdam's grants cover 39% of its full price on average, vs. 31% at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

   Aid generosity
5. 5

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

   First-generation students
6. 6

   SUNY College at Potsdam costs about $2.4K less per year on average than SUNY Polytechnic Institute ($16,617 vs. $19,037, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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