Fast Facts

Utica College Fast Facts

UC at a Glance

• Coeducational, private comprehensive college founded by Syracuse University in 1946.
• Became independently accredited in 1995.
• Began offering graduate programs that grant the Utica College master’s degree in 1999 and the Utica College doctoral degree in 2005.

Programs

Utica College offers:

• 38 majors
• 29 minors
• 20 graduate programs, including master's, doctoral, and graduate certificate programs, on-campus and online
• numerous pre-professional and special programs
• study abroad opportunities.

Degrees

Utica College students earn:

• Utica College bachelor's degree for undergraduates
• Utica College master's and doctorate degrees

Diverse Student Body

Utica College is home to:

• 2,537 undergraduate students (full- and part-time)
• 736 graduate students (full- and part-time) 
• students from 26 different states
• students from 46 different countries

Our students represent a broad diversity of ethnicities, backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Typical Class Size

20 students

Student-To-Faculty Ratio

15:1

Average Scores For Incoming Freshmen

• SAT: 1020
• ACT: 22
• GPA: 3.2

Faculty

• 128 full-time faculty
• 106 have earned their Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field

Residence Halls

• Seven halls
• Variety of living options

Athletics

• Division III
• 25 varsity sports
• 16 intramural sports
• club sports
• Member, Empire 8, NCAA, Eastern College Athletic Conference, New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association

Library

• 172,000 volumes
• 800 print journals
• 5,000 electronic journals
• 112 online databases
• Largest collection of 19th and early 20th Welsh-language literature in the U.S.
• Papers / library of Walter D. Edmonds, author, Drums Along the Mohawk

Alumni

20,000+ worldwide