The student population at SUNY Polytechnic Institute is 2,733 (1,973 undergraduate and 760 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 46 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at SUNY Poly is 72.19% which is decreased by 92 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 46 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.75 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.
948 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 67.49% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,859 where 2,733 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
72.19% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.81% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 92 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 46 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.75 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in SUNY Poly than female students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at SUNY Polytechnic Institute since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,779 | 2,065 | 1,330 | 735 | 714 | 323 | 391 |
| 2016-17 | 2,697 -82 | 2,004 -61 | 1,323 -7 | 681 -54 | 693 -21 | 316 -7 | 377 -14 |
| 2017-18 | 2,912 215 | 2,179 175 | 1,436 113 | 743 62 | 733 40 | 307 -9 | 426 49 |
| 2018-19 | 3,023 111 | 2,256 77 | 1,477 41 | 779 36 | 767 34 | 337 30 | 430 4 |
| 2019-20 | 3,006 -17 | 2,216 -40 | 1,457 -20 | 759 -20 | 790 23 | 338 1 | 452 22 |
| 2020-21 | 3,044 38 | 2,239 23 | 1,462 5 | 777 18 | 805 15 | 333 -5 | 472 20 |
| 2021-22 | 2,850 -194 | 2,037 -202 | 1,371 -91 | 666 -111 | 813 8 | 326 -7 | 487 15 |
| 2022-23 | 2,842 -8 | 1,982 -55 | 1,342 -29 | 640 -26 | 860 47 | 347 21 | 513 26 |
| 2023-24 | 2,704 -138 | 1,904 -78 | 1,235 -107 | 669 29 | 800 -60 | 298 -49 | 502 -11 |
| 2024-25 | 2,733 29 | 1,973 69 | 1,294 59 | 679 10 | 760 -40 | 271 -27 | 489 -13 |
| Average | 2,859 | 2,086 | 1,373 | 713 | 774 | 320 | 454 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,086 where 1,973 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at SUNY Polytechnic Institute since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,065 | 1,741 | 1,205 | 536 | 324 | 125 | 199 |
| 2016-17 | 2,004 | 1,698 | 1,208 | 490 | 306 | 115 | 191 |
| 2017-18 | 2,179 | 1,859 | 1,338 | 521 | 320 | 98 | 222 |
| 2018-19 | 2,256 | 1,920 | 1,362 | 558 | 336 | 115 | 221 |
| 2019-20 | 2,216 | 1,903 | 1,349 | 554 | 313 | 108 | 205 |
| 2020-21 | 2,239 | 1,903 | 1,328 | 575 | 336 | 134 | 202 |
| 2021-22 | 2,037 | 1,737 | 1,241 | 496 | 300 | 130 | 170 |
| 2022-23 | 1,982 | 1,709 | 1,220 | 489 | 273 | 122 | 151 |
| 2023-24 | 1,904 | 1,627 | 1,118 | 509 | 277 | 117 | 160 |
| 2024-25 | 1,973 | 1,654 | 1,149 | 505 | 319 | 145 | 174 |
| Average | 2,086 | 2,086 | 1,252 | 523 | 2,086 | 121 | 190 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 774 where 760 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at SUNY Polytechnic Institute since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 714 | 165 | 80 | 85 | 549 | 243 | 306 |
| 2016-17 | 693 | 196 | 110 | 86 | 497 | 206 | 291 |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 248 | 125 | 123 | 485 | 182 | 303 |
| 2018-19 | 767 | 225 | 131 | 94 | 542 | 206 | 336 |
| 2019-20 | 790 | 262 | 145 | 117 | 528 | 193 | 335 |
| 2020-21 | 805 | 261 | 122 | 139 | 544 | 211 | 333 |
| 2021-22 | 813 | 266 | 134 | 132 | 547 | 192 | 355 |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 296 | 153 | 143 | 564 | 194 | 370 |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 303 | 131 | 172 | 497 | 167 | 330 |
| 2024-25 | 760 | 252 | 91 | 161 | 508 | 180 | 328 |
| Average | 774 | 774 | 122 | 125 | 774 | 197 | 329 |
The percentage of white students is 62.20%. The percentage was 75.28% 10 years ago and SUNY Poly still has a high percentage of white students. 7.83% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.66% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.43% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.28% to 62.20%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.07% to 7.83%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.12% to 9.66%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.76% to 10.43%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5857 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4242 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at SUNY Polytechnic Institute over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3 | 113 | 170 | 160 | 1 | 2,092 | 53 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 135 | 142 | 176 | 2 | 2,027 | 59 |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 179 | 159 | 223 | 5 | 2,111 | 75 |
| 2018-19 | 6 | 238 | 166 | 229 | 5 | 2,142 | 79 |
| 2019-20 | 8 | 237 | 183 | 217 | 8 | 2,099 | 72 |
| 2020-21 | 7 | 249 | 179 | 243 | 6 | 2,123 | 92 |
| 2021-22 | 8 | 228 | 187 | 246 | 3 | 1,944 | 91 |
| 2022-23 | 11 | 221 | 205 | 259 | 5 | 1,868 | 85 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 215 | 253 | 249 | 1 | 1,701 | 84 |
| 2024-25 | 9 | 214 | 264 | 285 | 1 | 1,700 | 88 |
| Average | 7 | 203 | 191 | 229 | 4 | 1,981 | 78 |
948 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 35% of total students. The number of online students has increased 67.49% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at SUNY Polytechnic Institute from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,779 | 566 | 523 | 1,690 |
| 2016-17 | 2,697 | 517 | 519 | 1,661 |
| 2017-18 | 2,912 | 533 | 640 | 1,739 |
| 2018-19 | 3,023 | 593 | 727 | 1,703 |
| 2019-20 | 3,006 | 644 | 697 | 1,665 |
| 2020-21 | 3,044 | 1,962 | 981 | 101 |
| 2021-22 | 2,850 | 1,049 | 1,304 | 497 |
| 2022-23 | 2,842 | 1,004 | 1,224 | 614 |
| 2023-24 | 2,704 | 906 | 892 | 906 |
| 2024-25 | 2,733 | 948 | 781 | 1,004 |
| Average | 2,859 | 872 | 829 | 1,158 |
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