SUNY Polytechnic Institute

SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a public college in Utica, NY. Its average net price is $12,893 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$6,833
$30,001 to $48,000$9,935
$48,001 to $75,000$12,020
$75,001 to $110,000$16,031
$110,001 and up$19,564
$8,625Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$21,215Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$12,893Average Net Price
$17,142Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,400Books and Supplies
$2,200Other Expenses
41.4%Students on Pell Grants
38.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

81.3%Acceptance Rate
505 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
520 to 690SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$64,012
8 years after entry$69,597
10 years after entry$73,261
56.4%Graduation Rate
69.2%Retention Rate
$15,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Utica, NYLocation
Midsize suburbSetting
1,849Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biology$43,658 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,396 Small program - rough guide n=77$18,417 Small program - rough guide n=74
Civil Engineering$63,911 Small program - rough guide n=41Not published
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$68,112 National median for this major n=355$19,805 Small program - rough guide n=31
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$40,061 National median for this major n=902Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$67,260 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Computer Science$57,459 Small program - rough guide n=69Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$62,970 Small program - rough guide n=39Not published
Electrical and Computer Engineering$84,056 National median for this major n=341Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$61,141 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering, Other$75,133 National median for this major n=687Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$37,216 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,608 National median for this major n=2,721Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Mechanical Engineering$65,187 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$72,343 Small program - rough guide n=43$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Psychology$39,092 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$29,237 Small program - rough guide n=39$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=35
Registered Nursing$79,631 Small program - rough guide n=55$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published

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