Why Choose Potsdam

Accessible Faculty

Because we take your education seriously.
- #1 in SUNY for access & mentoring
- Small classes (our student/teacher ratio is 15:1)
- No Teaching Assistants
- Personal Advisers

Great Location

Because once you go North…
you’ll never want to go back.
- Adirondack Park is your backyard!
- Safest campus in SUNY
- Venture Outdoors student-run rentals for outdoor recreation
- Classic college town (four colleges in 10 mile radius, 13,000 college students in the area)
- Close to Ottawa and Montreal to the North; Syracuse to the South, Burlington, VT to the East

Choices/Intellectual Curiosity

- More than 40 majors and 40 minors
- Undergrad research
- Honors Program
- Study abroad
- More than 400 music, dance, theatre productions per year
- Roland Gibson Art Gallery

Value

- In-state tuition is $4,350
- Commitment to campus improvements
- Scholarship programs

We Know Having Fun is Important Too

- We want our students to not only be well educated, but also socially well-rounded citizens.
- More than 100 clubs and organizations
- A student-run nightclub, radio station and more

Good  Eats

- #2 in SUNY for food service
- Farm to Table program brings local produce right to your plate
- Your money is recycled on campus in the form of scholarships
- Campus eating includes fireside lounges, cyber cafes,  coffee bars, brick oven pizza, vegetarian options and more.

Housing Variety

- Singles, doubles, suites, apartments, townhouses
- Off-campus options for upper classmen
- Convenient campus layout

Bottom Line

We know our students are going places. Potsdam can help you go further.
 

 

College is about you.  At least, that is what we believe.

At SUNY Potsdam, you will have the opportunity to make your academic career as unique as you are.
Our top priority is to educate our students using an outstanding liberal arts curriculum and prepare them for the world beyond the classroom.