44 Pierrepont Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13676
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1816
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 3,619
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $12,322,591
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $5,289 in-state, 11,549 out-of-state
Room/Board: $7,670
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 52%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: BOCES; Eastman Kodak; Xerox; General Electric; International Business Machines, Corp.; Lockheed Martin, Corp.; State University of New York; New York State Public Schools; United States Armed Forces; State of New York; Clarkson University;
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Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 469,969
Number of current serial subscriptions: 881
Number of microforms: 769,932
Number of audiovisuals: 15,915
Number of ebooks: 1,366
Other library facilities: Music library has extensive collection of scores and sound recordings. Archives and special collections includes papers of important music educators and Congressmen from the district.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art Gallery, Anthropology Museum, Ecology Museum, Performance Halls, Theater,
Synthesizer Music Studios, Planetarium, Electron Microscope, Nuclear Magnetic Resonator, Seismograph
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 515
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 0
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 0
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 3,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 54%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 2.2%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 3%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 65%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 54%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, women’s dorms, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students, other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 10
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 240 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Syracuse (150), Ottawa, Ontario Canada (70)
Nearest train station: Cornwall, Ontario Canada (30)
Nearest bus station: Potsdam (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Clarkson University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Clarkson University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Springfest, Homecoming, Kwanza Ball, Black Student Alliance Fashion Show, Cabin Fever Weekend, Opening Carnival, Greek Week