[updated for 2024-2025 admission data]
How hard is SUNY Potsdam to get into?
This page provides the latest information on SUNY College at Potsdam (SUNY Potsdam)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. SUNY Potsdam's acceptance rate is 77.70% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 4,530 students applied and 3,520 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into SUNY Potsdam.
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).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2024-25, SUNY Potsdam's acceptance rate is 77.70% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 10.03%. 1,900 men and 2,623 women applied to SUNY Potsdam and 1,431 men and 2,083 women students were accepted.
Among them, 158 men and 194 women were enrolled in SUNY Potsdam. You can explore the SUNY Potsdam's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
Median SAT and ACT Score
For the academic year 2025, 2 students (1% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at SUNY Potsdam.
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2024-25, total 353 first-year students enrolled in SUNY Potsdam. The proportion of full-time students is 99.72% and part-time students is 0.28%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 44.76% and women students is 54.96%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at SUNY Potsdam.
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 required, but considered in admission process at SUNY Potsdam. The english proficiency test is required .
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 .
General Admissions Information
The following provides general admission information for applying to SUNY Potsdam:
- Open Admission Policy: No
- Undergraduate Application Fees: -
- Graduate Application Fees: -
- Admission Information: www.potsdam.edu/admissions/
- Online Application: www.suny.edu/student/apply_online.cfm
- Calendar System: Semester
- Course for High School Students: Not Offered
- Credits Accepted: Advanced placement (AP) Credits
- Degree Offered: Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate
SUNY Potsdam Admission Frequently Asked Questions
SUNY Potsdam is relatively easy to get into, with an acceptance rate of 77.70%.
SUNY Potsdam recommends submitting SAT or ACT scores, but they are not strictly required for admission. SAT and ACT score requirements for SUNY Potsdam are not available. Please check the official admissions website for the most up-to-date information.
Yes, SUNY Potsdam requires applicants to submit a personal essay or statement as part of the application.
Yes, SUNY Potsdam requires applicants to submit a recommendation letter as part of the application.
SUNY Potsdam does not require an application fee for undergraduate or graduate admission.
Yes, SUNY Potsdam requires applicants to submit high school GPA, high school record or transcript as part of the admission process.
Yes, SUNY Potsdam requires international applicants to submit an English proficiency test (like TOEFL or IELTS) as part of the application.
The institutional SAT code for SUNY Potsdam is 2545.