SUNY Polytechnic Institute
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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.
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) |
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Type | Public university |
Established | June 14, 1966; 57 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] |
62 (fall 2019)[5] | |
Location | , U.S. 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, NAC |
Mascot | Walter T. Wildcat |
Website | sunypoly |
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]