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)
TypePublic university
EstablishedJune 14, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-06-14)
Parent institution
State University of New York
EndowmentUS $11.9 million (2022; Unaudited)[1]
ProvostAndrew Russell
PresidentWinston (Wole) Soboyejo[2]
Academic staff
290 (fall 2018)[3]
Students2,850[4]
Undergraduates2,208[4]
Postgraduates794[4]
62 (fall 2019)[5]
Location,
U.S.

43°08′02″N 75°13′44″W / 43.134°N 75.229°W / 43.134; -75.229
CampusSuburban, urban, 762 acres (308 ha), Marcy campus[6]
Colors    Blue, white, gold[citation needed]
NicknameWildcats
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III, Empire 8
MascotWalter T. Wildcat
Websitesunypoly.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]

  1. ^ "SUNY Poly in 2022: At a Glance".
  2. ^ "Winston (Wole) Soboyejo | SUNY". www.suny.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. News & World Report Ranking".
  4. ^ a b c "Fast Facts - SUNY". www.suny.edu.
  5. ^ "Albany Business Review Report Filing 2019"
  6. ^ "2018 Campus Statement" (PDF). www.sucf.suny.edu.
  7. ^ "Usage". SUNY Poly. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "SUNY IT History". SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  9. ^ “State Board of Regents gives approval to area upper division college," Observer-Dispatch/UticaOD, November 19, 1966
  10. ^ "Admissions | SUNY Polytechnic Institute". sunypoly.edu. Retrieved July 9, 2018.