SUNY Polytechnic Institute

State University of New York Polytechnic Institute

Former names	Upper Division College at Herkimer/Rome/Utica (1966–1977) State University of New York College of Technology at Utica–Rome (1977–1989) State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica–Rome (1989–2014)
Type	Public university
Established	June 14, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-06-14)
Parent institution	State University of New York
Endowment	US $11.9 million (2022; Unaudited)[1]
Provost	Andrew Russell
President	Winston (Wole) Soboyejo[2]
Academic staff	290 (fall 2018)[3]
Students	2,850[4]
Undergraduates	2,208[4]
Postgraduates	794[4]
Doctoral students	62 (fall 2019)[5]
Location	Marcy, New York , U.S. 43°08′02″N 75°13′44″W / 43.134°N 75.229°W / 43.134; -75.229
Campus	Suburban, urban, 762 acres (308 ha), Marcy campus[6]
Colors	Blue, white, gold[citation needed]
Nickname	Wildcats
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division III, Empire 8
Mascot	Walter T. Wildcat
Website	sunypoly.edu

The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Polytechnic Institute or SUNY Poly^[7]) is a public university in Marcy, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Established in 1966 using classrooms at a primary school,^[8] what became SUNY Poly is New York's public polytechnic college.^[9] The college, formerly the SUNY Institute of Technology, has a Utica, New York mailing address and was established in 1987.

SUNY Poly is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The university offers over 25 bachelor's degrees, 18 graduate level degrees, and five doctoral degrees within four different colleges. SUNY Poly students come from across the state of New York, throughout the United States, and more than twenty other nations, with more than 25,000 alumni.^[10]