by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Utica College was awarded 21 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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College Factual ranked Utica College as #501 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Utica College held the #1,424 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Utica College also holds the #49 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
Utica College has an acceptance rate of 81%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 17% of students accepted to Utica College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 534 and 620. Math scores were between 550 and 630.
At Utica College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Utica College is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
Utica College has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Utica College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 40%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,303 undergraduates at Utica College with 2,633 being full-time and 670 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,578 | $16,565 | $20,932 | $22,875 | $28,406 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Utica College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Utica College, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $11,391 a year. That adds up to $45,564 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Utica College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1600 Burrstone Rd, Utica, NY 13502-4892 |
| Phone: | 315-792-3111 |
| Website: | https://www.utica.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 345 | $78,857 |
| Homeland Security | 189 | $57,215 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 160 | $39,478 |
| Business Administration & Management | 92 | $38,356 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 85 | $32,043 |
| Security Science and Technology | 63 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 54 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 53 | $45,521 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 38 | NA |
| Construction Management | 36 | $66,541 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,787 students took at least one online class at Utica College. This is a decrease from the 3,040 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,787 | 1,804 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,040 | 1,998 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,173 | 2,154 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,110 | 2,414 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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