SUNY College at Potsdam

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for SUNY College at Potsdam

SUNY College at Potsdam operates as a public institution located in Potsdam, New York (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 1,823 students of which 2,708 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. SUNY College at Potsdam is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 77.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,624, with published in-state tuition of $8,768 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.7%. Graduates earn a median of $47,866 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,440 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 207800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 55.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.