Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$50
Undergraduate$50
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in SUNY Potsdam during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, SUNY Potsdam received a total of 3,225 applications. These applications included 1,307 male applicants and 1,918 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 3,225 applicants, SUNY Potsdam admitted 2,623 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,023 males and 1,600 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 416 students chose to enroll at SUNY Potsdam. This means that 416 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 168 were male and 248 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, SUNY Potsdam had an overall acceptance rate of 81% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 78% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 83%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. SUNY Potsdam had an overall yield rate of 16% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 16%, and for female admitted students, it was 16%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for SUNY Potsdam over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
SUNY College at Potsdam uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, SUNY Potsdam operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at SUNY College at Potsdam.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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