Applying to SUNY Potsdam

SUNY College at Potsdam's acceptance rate is 85.48% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 3,905 students applied and 3,338 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into SUNY Potsdam.

SUNY Potsdam's acceptance rate places 87th out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to SUNY Potsdam, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of SUNY College at Potsdam is 85.48% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.88%. 1,580 men and 2,325 women applied to SUNY Potsdam and 1,315 men and 2,023 women students were accepted.

Among them, 192 men and 238 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at SUNY Potsdam.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at SUNY Potsdam
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	3,905	1,580	2,325	0	0
Admitted	3,338	1,315	2,023	0	0
Enrolled	430	192	238	0	0
Acceptance Rate	85.48%	83.23%	87.01%	-	-
Yield	12.88%	14.60%	11.76%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

SUNY College at Potsdam 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 1 students (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2 students (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at SUNY Potsdam.

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at SUNY Potsdam
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	0	0	0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Math
ACT Composite	-		-
ACT Math	-		-
ACT English	-		-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at SUNY Potsdam. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply SUNY College at Potsdam.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

SUNY Potsdam Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $50 for graduate schools of SUNY College at Potsdam. The next table provides general admission information for applying to SUNY Potsdam.

Admission Information for Applying to SUNY Potsdam
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$50
Admission Information	www.potsdam.edu/admissions/
Online Application	www.suny.edu/student/apply_online.cfm
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within and/or outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Post-Master Certificate

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