Student Population at SUNY Potsdam

Total Enrollment

2,427

Undergraduate

2,082

Graduate

345

Online Enrollment

260

Men Students

893

Women Students

1,534

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,427 students have enrolled at SUNY College at Potsdam - 2,082 undergraduate and 345 graduate.

By gender, 893 male and 1,534 female students are attending SUNY College at Potsdam. By attendance status, there are 2,203 full-time students and 224 part-time students.

The number of students at SUNY College at Potsdam is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Metropolitan College of New York and Keuka College, its population is relatively small (average population is 3,246).

SUNY College at Potsdam offers online degree/certificate programs and 260 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between SUNY College at Potsdam and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 893 male and 1,534 female students attending SUNY Potsdam. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.58 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SUNY Potsdam.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SUNY Potsdam
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,082	2,003	79
Men	813	790	23
Women	1,269	1,213	56

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SUNY Potsdam
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	345	200	145
Men	80	47	33
Women	265	153	112

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,762 White students (72.60%) and 224 Hispanic students (9.23%) at SUNY College at Potsdam(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at SUNY College at Potsdam.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at SUNY College at Potsdam
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	31	11	20
Asian	35	17	18
Black or African American	160	75	85
Hispanic	212	84	128
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,504	558	946
Two or More Races	69	29	40
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	52	26	26
Total	2,082	813	1,269

Population by Race/Ethnicity at SUNY College at Potsdam
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	0	7
Asian	3	1	2
Black or African American	13	3	10
Hispanic	12	1	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	258	60	198
Two or More Races	5	2	3
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	16	5	11
Total	345	80	265

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,098 students whose age under twenty five and 211 students whose age is over thirty years old at SUNY College at Potsdam.

Especially, 47 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at SUNY College at Potsdam.

Population by Student Age at SUNY College at Potsdam
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,082	813	1,269
Under 18	47	13	34
18-19	752	269	483
20-21	857	306	551
22-24	305	156	149
25-29	45	27	18
30-34	29	16	13
35-39	16	6	10
40-49	22	16	6
50-64	9	4	5
Total	2,082	813	1,269

Population by Student Age at SUNY College at Potsdam
	Total	Men	Women
Total	345	80	265
20-21	8	1	7
22-24	129	25	104
25-29	73	22	51
30-34	48	11	37
35-39	37	7	30
40-49	40	10	30
50-64	10	4	6
Total	345	80	265

Online Student Population

At SUNY College at Potsdam, 729 students (30.04% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 260 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 242 students live in New York where SUNY College at Potsdam is located in and 2 students have enrolled from other states.