SUNY Polytechnic Institute
School info
3.1
Overall Quality
Reputation
3
Food
2.6
Clubs
3
Facilities
3.4
Internet
2.8
Location
2.9
Opportunities
2.9
Safety
4.4
Social
2.4
Happiness
3.1
Basic Information
Location
- Utica, NY
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public university
- Established: June 14, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-06-14)
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 25 bachelor's degrees
- 18 graduate level degrees
- and five doctoral degrees
Key Area
- Materials Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Optical Engineering
- Telecommunications
- Computer Networking
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 2,850
- Undergraduates: 2,208
- Postgraduates: 794
- Academic Staff: 290 (fall 2018)
Notable Alumni
- Marianne Buttenschon
- Thomas Homan
- Güneş Taner
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Good reviews
Overall 4.6
Great and very awesome place!
Overall 4.2
Fantastic place. I would recommend to anyone
Overall 4.2
I made a lot of life time connections here. I am not your typical student I like good grades but I also liked when our study group went to applebees for drinks after studying. Go outside in their sitting areas you will talk more with your classmates that way than in class. Great trails, activities, and on college work options. Great degree save $
Overall 4.2
Not Specified.
Overall 4.1
There many internships available and they are close by the town. It is simple to navigate through Career Services. It would be nice to see more fresh foods.
Overall 4.1
This school is gr8!
Bad reviews
Overall 1.2
have the staff be more conversational and helpful with students. there needs to be supplies refiled in all labs. dirty tables. worst experience ever. would not recommend to anyone to come here.
Overall 1.2
This college is absolutely terrible. If you have another college that you are considering, go there instead.
Overall 1.3
One semester at this place, I left so quick. Could not handle it at all. This is probably the worst SUNY there is. No girls (literally no girls, maybe like 5-10% female that live on campus or less, and with commuters its like 20%). Food is disgusting. Staff all around don't care about what they're doing. Mediocre teachers. Weird people. Boring.
Overall 1.3
Don't come here... Big mistake
Overall 1.5
Ok if all you want to do is go to class and go home. Not much fun happens here. Clubs are usually a bust and in general, there are not many students. If you want a decent experience play a sport for sure.
Overall 1.5
So much wrong both in teachers (especially math department) and what the school spends its money on (corruption anyone?), would not recommend to anyone going for CE or EE
Overall 1.5
This college is good for a year, but there really isn't a lot to do up here. I find more people disappointed than content. It's an average school, but it doesn't have many options if you aren't an introvert. I've spent a year here, and I often think about how much better a different school could have been. Do NOT come here for Computer Science
Overall 1.5
Don't come here. It is in the middle of no where with nothing to do around it. They will, as I was, trick you with the beautiful scenery and new buildings. Most of the professors are awful and the education quality is very poor. Bad mistake - regretting my decision. Transferring soon.
Overall 1.6
At SUNY Poly it is very rare to encounter anyone that actually does there job properly. Often times, you will find people that should know information but don't. The professors are similar in that they are so closely knit, that you will be lucky if anything is done as a result of mishandling of grades. Nobody has your back here and it really shows.
Overall 1.6
Typical campus flaws, bad food, horrible WiFi, etc. Suites pretty ok. Biggest complaint is the quality of the education within CID. Adjuncts better than most full-timers, advisors won't fight for you when it counts, some profs don't know their own content. They dont care about students. Senior year, too late to transfer. Regretting my decision.