SUNY College at Potsdam Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Remote town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
1,823 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 42.6%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Canton10.5 mi
- Paul Smiths38.9 mi
- Saranac Lake48.3 mi
- Watertown66.3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at SUNY College at Potsdam, the largest reported group is White (71.3%), followed by Hispanic (11.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.7% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 7.2% |
| Black | 7.2% | 4.4% |
| Hispanic | 11.7% | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 71.3% | 81.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 1.3% | 5% |
| Unknown | 2.6% | 0% |
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Did you know? SUNY College at Potsdam
- 77.7%SUNY College at Potsdam admitted 2,623 of 3,225 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 15.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 416 of 2,623.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $13,628average net price after grants for aided students, against $18,678 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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