SUNY Potsdam Overview
Located in Potsdam, New York, SUNY Potsdam is a public institution. The location of SUNY Potsdam is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.
What Is SUNY Potsdam Known For?
- Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at SUNY Potsdam.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
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SUNY Potsdam Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SUNY Potsdam.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards SUNY Potsdam has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#52 | Best Mathematics Education Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#80 | Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#118 | Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#120 | Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#125 | Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#147 | Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
Where Is SUNY Potsdam?

Contact details for SUNY Potsdam are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 44 Pierrepont Ave, Potsdam, NY 13676-2294 |
Phone: | 315-267-2000 |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/SUNYPotsdam |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SUNYPotsdam1816 |
How Do I Get Into SUNY Potsdam?
You can apply to SUNY Potsdam online at: www.suny.edu/student/apply_online.cfm
Admission Requirements for SUNY Potsdam
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | neither required nor recommended |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Potsdam?
Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.
Can I Afford SUNY Potsdam?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SUNY Potsdam, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $7,006 a year. That adds up to $28,024 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Potsdam is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
SUNY Potsdam Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 242 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,705 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Potsdam, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of SUNY Potsdam students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 47 |
Black or African American | 310 |
Hispanic or Latino | 343 |
White | 1,795 |
International Students | 9 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 201 |
Geographic Diversity
New York students aren't the only ones who study at SUNY Potsdam. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 15 countries are represented at SUNY Potsdam. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, China, and Germany.
Online Learning at SUNY Potsdam
The following chart shows how the online learning population at SUNY Potsdam has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of SUNY Potsdam
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at SUNY Potsdam was 601.9%. This is the #144 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SUNY Potsdam regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SUNY Potsdam majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Education | 18% |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 25% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SUNY Potsdam ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SUNY Potsdam.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | #5 | |
Education | #22 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
SUNY Potsdam Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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