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SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Canton, New York · Remote town

92.2%
Admit rate
$15,268
Avg net price
38%
Graduation rate
$47,860
Median earnings

SUNY College of Technology at Canton is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Canton, New York (remote town setting), enrolling 2,741 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 2,741 undergradsRemote townAccessible · 92% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowy

About Canton, New York

Canton is an incorporated town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. Iroquoian peoples arrived between 1,200 and 4,000 years ago, and both the Mohawk and the Oneida consider the Adirondacks to be part of their territory. When white settlers began to arrive, the area was part of the Mohawk Nation, which was part of the Iroquois Confederacy. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To Great Lakes shore
31 miles
Nearest airport
15 miles to Ogdensburg (OGS)

How SUNY College of Technology at Canton compares

Selectivity92.2%

More selective than 19% · #122 most selective of 137 in New York

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 20% · #130 of 159 in New York

First-year retention69%

Higher than 29%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,860

Higher than 32% · #103 of 133 in New York

Average net price$15,268

Cheaper than 72% · #59 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$20,000

Lower than 75%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment2,741

Larger than 67%

Percentiles compare SUNY College of Technology at Canton with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

2,741undergrads
  • Women1,56657%
  • Men1,17543%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White65%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian2.5%
  • Other or multiracial10%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,741
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
50%
First-generation students
37%
Students over 25
33%
Median family income
$35,630
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$70,956
Endowment
$18,129,189

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 474 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York94%
  • Other U.S. states4.2%
  • International1.9%

Most first-years stay in state — SUNY College of Technology at Canton draws overwhelmingly from New York.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
92.2%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,742
Out-of-state tuition
$13,572
Room & board
$15,840
Books & supplies
$1,300
Total cost of attendance
$24,906
Average net price
$15,268

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
38%
Graduated on time (4 years)
36%
First-year retention
69%
Transferred to another college
27%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,079
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,860
Median debt at graduation
$20,000
Students with federal loans
59%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
45%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
36%
Low-income (Pell)
39%
First-generation
40%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,250
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
46%
Housing charge (year)
$8,850
Meal plan (year)
$6,320
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
362 (203 men · 159 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Other Sports72
Soccer52
Lacrosse51
Ice Hockey50
Basketball39
Baseball33
Cross Country19
Softball16
Volleyball16
Golf14

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
8
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,459 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.3reported offenses a year
2.7 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.7
Rape
1.0
Burglary
0.3
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$10,908
$30–48k
$12,813
$48–75k
$17,700
$75–110k
$17,984
$110k+
$22,077

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$72,830

$17,700/year × about 4.1 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

82%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,960
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 82% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,960. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 464 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$47,860
Typical debt at graduation
$20,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
42%
Out-earn a HS grad
49%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$41,750
Men
$51,996

Men out-earn women by $10,246 (25%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
80°F
Winter low
7°F
Annual rain
38.2″
Annual snow
77.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Canton 4 SE, NY US station (4.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.