SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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#5761 / #1517
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#856
Most Desirable School
Technical school in Albany, New York

SUNY Polytechnic Institute at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1517
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
81%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$8,625
Graduation rate
56%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,849

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About SUNY Polytechnic Institute

According to Wikipedia, The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute is a public university with campuses in Marcy, New York. It is part of the State University of New York system. Founded in 1966 using classrooms at a primary school, what became SUNY Poly is New York's public polytechnic college. The Marcy campus, formerly the SUNY Institute of Technology, has a Utica, New York mailing address and was established in 1987.

SUNY Polytechnic Institute Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
4,93681%69%56%119726

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does SUNY Polytechnic Institute Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$8,625
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$6,833
30K - 48K$9,935
48K - 75K$12,020
75K - 110K$16,031
110K+$19,564

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do SUNY Polytechnic Institute Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former SUNY Polytechnic Institute students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $73,261 a year, and 93% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

SUNY Polytechnic Institute's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
3,0062,080926

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is SUNY Polytechnic Institute?

SUNY Polytechnic Institute is located at 100 Seymour Rd, Utica, NY 13502.

How Safe is SUNY Polytechnic Institute?

SUNY Polytechnic Institute reported 0.4 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most midsize residential campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, SUNY Polytechnic Institute has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.04%. Utica has a violent crime rate of 0.54% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.02%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is SUNY Polytechnic Institute Known For?

SUNY Polytechnic Institute is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

SUNY Polytechnic Institute's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much SUNY Polytechnic Institute's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Engineering
#3411
World Rank
#3422
Historical Rank
#586
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #586 in the U.S. and #3411 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Criminal Justice
#1357
World Rank
#1363
Historical Rank
#724
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #724 in the U.S. and #1357 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Computer Science
#3626
World Rank
#3635
Historical Rank
#813
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #813 in the U.S. and #3626 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Business
#3462
World Rank
#3464
Historical Rank
#912
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #912 in the U.S. and #3462 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Mathematics
#4569
World Rank
#4605
Historical Rank
#1183
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #1183 in the U.S. and #4569 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Medical
#5708
World Rank
#5709
Historical Rank
#1656
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #1656 in the U.S. and #5708 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Nursing
#4333
World Rank
#4333
Historical Rank
#1711
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #1711 in the U.S. and #4333 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Sociology
#5204
World Rank
#5208
Historical Rank
#1719
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #1719 in the U.S. and #5204 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Biology
#6996
World Rank
#7011
Historical Rank
#1729
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #1729 in the U.S. and #6996 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Communications
#7700
World Rank
#7717
Historical Rank
#2070
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #2070 in the U.S. and #7700 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Psychology
#5794
World Rank
#5804
Historical Rank
#2175
USA Rank

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranks #2175 in the U.S. and #5794 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees