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Acceptance Rate 77.70%
Yield 10.03%
Applicants 4,530
Admitted 3,520
Enrolled 353

SUNY Potsdam Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 77.7% at SUNY College at Potsdam. Total 4,530 students applied and 3,520 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.potsdam.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.suny.edu/student/apply_online.cfm
Acceptance Rate77.70%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 77.70%. A total of 4,530 students (1,900 men and 2,623 women) have applied to and 3,520 (1,431 men and 2,083 women) students admitted to SUNY College at Potsdam.
Among them, 158 male and 194 female students have enrolled into SUNY Potsdam and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 10.03%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at SUNY Potsdam
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,5301,9002,62300
Admitted3,5201,4312,08300
Enrolled35315819400
Acceptance Rate 77.70% 75.32% 79.41% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 10.03% 11.04% 9.31% - -
[Chart] SUNY College at Potsdam Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to SUNY College at Potsdam, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for SUNY Potsdam
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at SUNY Potsdam

The calendar system at SUNY College at Potsdam is Semester. SUNY College at Potsdam accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that SUNY College at Potsdam accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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