unitid 196200 · Potsdam, NY · public 4-year · town (remote)
SUNY College at Potsdam
- enrollment 2023
- 2,805
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
78%
40th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
1,823
23rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
40%
undergrads on Pell grants
73rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
45%
finish within 150% time
49th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$25,083
65th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$13,624
after aid, aided students
57th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$47,866
after entry, Title IV students
43rd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$24,250
85th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,623 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k35%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $40,619
- First-generation students
- 34%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,768
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 121 | $58,851 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 60 | $43,338 | $26,525 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 52 | $53,160 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 51 | $55,709 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 48 | $53,435 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 48 | $55,064 | — |
| Music. | 44 | $45,065 | $27,000 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 25 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 25 | $59,284 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 22 | $59,773 | — |
| History. | 20 | $37,930 | $26,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 19 | $62,115 | $25,999 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.