Student Population at SUNY Potsdam

Total Enrollment

2,832

Undergraduate

2,111

Graduate

721

Online Enrollment

655

Men Students

1,028

Women Students

1,804

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,832 students have enrolled at SUNY College at Potsdam - 2,111 undergraduate and 721 graduate.

By gender, 1,028 male and 1,804 female students are attending SUNY College at Potsdam. By attendance status, there are 2,200 full-time students and 632 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 3,424).

SUNY College at Potsdam offers online degree/certificate programs and 655 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SUNY Potsdam's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York.

SUNY Potsdam has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 3,424 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York average (9,101 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
SUNY College at Potsdam	2,832	2,111	721
Similarly Ranked Schools	3,424	2,877	547
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges	11,396	9,810	2,541
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York	9,101	7,913	1,823

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

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,028 male and 1,804 female students attending SUNY Potsdam. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.57 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	2,111	1,749	362
Men	887	766	121
Women	1,224	983	241

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SUNY Potsdam
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	721	451	270
Men	141	88	53
Women	580	363	217

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,701 White students (60.06%) and 357 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (12.61%) 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	14	17
Asian	30	18	12
Black or African American	132	77	55
Hispanic	213	98	115
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,306	528	778
Two or More Races	47	25	22
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	328	116	212
Total	2,111	887	1,224

Population by Race/Ethnicity at SUNY College at Potsdam
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	1	8
Asian	13	4	9
Black or African American	12	3	9
Hispanic	35	7	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	395	82	313
Two or More Races	12	3	9
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	29	6	23
Total	721	141	580

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,226 students whose age under twenty five and 390 students whose age is over thirty years old at SUNY College at Potsdam.

Especially, 322 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.

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	2,111	887	1,224
Under 18	322	104	218
18-19	669	268	401
20-21	677	268	409
22-24	272	135	137
25-29	67	40	27
30-34	32	24	8
35-39	33	22	11
40-49	29	21	8
50-64	9	5	4
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	2,111	887	1,224

Population by Student Age at SUNY College at Potsdam
	Total	Men	Women
Total	721	141	580
20-21	27	3	24
22-24	259	53	206
25-29	149	31	118
30-34	83	20	63
35-39	84	11	73
40-49	97	22	75
50-64	22	1	21
Total	721	141	580

Online Student Population

At SUNY College at Potsdam, 1,206 students (42.58% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 655 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, 478 students live in New York where SUNY College at Potsdam is located in and 23 students have enrolled from other states.