SUNY Polytechnic Institute

What are the graduation rates for students at SUNY Polytechnic Institute?

SUNY Poly's reported four-year graduation rate is 43%, while its six-year rate is 55%. These measures generally track a defined cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's-degree students; they should not be read as the completion rate for every transfer, part-time, or graduate student.

The difference between the two measures shows that some students in the cohort finished after four years but within six. A reported first-year retention rate of 69% measures a different outcome: whether students returned the following fall, not whether they eventually graduated. None of these figures establishes why an individual student stayed, left, or took longer to complete a degree.

Transfer applicants, in particular, should not use the first-time-student graduation rate as a forecast of their own timeline. Their remaining requirements depend on accepted credits, course availability, and the sequence of their chosen program.

What is the earning potential for graduates at SUNY Polytechnic Institute?

Field-of-study earnings figures provide a limited picture of early career pay, not a salary promise. College Scorecard figures reported for SUNY Poly describe median earnings approximately one year after completion for the federally aided graduates represented in each reported field.

Examples include $58,631 for mechanical engineering and $62,787 for registered nursing. The reported figure for computer and information sciences, general, is $53,881; for psychology, general, it is $28,540. These are figures for different fields and covered groups, not a controlled comparison of what the same student would earn in each major.

One-year earnings can reflect local labor markets, occupation, hours worked, additional education, and the composition of the graduates included in the measure. They also say little about debt, later career progression, or job satisfaction. Students comparing programs should consider these figures alongside program costs, licensing requirements, internship access, and the kinds of work graduates seek.