Check out why the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute received a D grade in our Report Card below. 
The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute is a public university located in Utica, New York. It offers 79 student organizations on campus to get involved with. Students at SUNY Polytechnic University can attend Division III sporting events within the university, view live performances at The Stanley Theatre, or visit Delta Lake State Park.
SUNY Polytechnic offers over 20 majors for incoming students to choose from. Notable former students include New York State Representative Marianne Buttenschon and former New York State Senator Thomas Libous.

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives a “B+” grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from SUNY Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor’s degree make $63,700 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives a “B-” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from SUNY Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor’s degree make $108,900 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives an “A” grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. The <a href="https://system.suny.edu/compliance/nys-training/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not require any <a href="https://sunypoly.edu/announcements/required-employee-training-due-november-7th-corrected-deadline.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">training</a> related to equity, inclusion, and diversity.
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives an “A” grade for not having a Bias Reporting System or a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives an “F” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), the <a href="https://sunypoly.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has zero right-leaning clubs compared to one left-leaning club. Poly Pride is the one left-leaning club.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives a “C” grade due to having no active Turning Point USA chapter. The university has not denied a Turning Point USA chapter on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives a “D” grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. According to the State University of New York, “New York State law also <a href="https://www.suny.edu/immigration/faq/#:~:text=New%20York%20State%20law%20also,long%20as%20the%20student%20applies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allows</a> undocumented individuals to qualify for lower resident tuition rates if the student graduated from a New York State high school after attending for at least two years, or if the student received a GED after attending a New York GED exam preparation program, as long as the student applies for SUNY admission within 5 years of receiving a diploma or GED.”
In order to qualify, students are also <a href="https://www.suny.edu/attend/get-started/undocumented/faq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">required</a> to submit “a notarized affidavit stating that you will file an application to legalize your immigration status as soon as you are eligible to do so.”
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives an “F” grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $84,007.80 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives an “F” grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. Beginning with the 2023-24 school year, all incoming SUNY students are <a href="https://system.suny.edu/academic-affairs/acaproplan/general-education/suny-ge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">required</a> to complete one course in Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice. The learning outcomes state students will:
<ul>
<li>“Describe the historical and contemporary societal factors that shape the development of individual and group identity involving race, class, and gender;</li>
<li>Analyze the role that complex networks of social structures and systems play in the creation and perpetuation of the dynamics of power, privilege, oppression, and opportunity; and</li>
<li>Apply the principles of rights, access, equity, and autonomous participation to past, current, or future social justice action.”</li>
</ul>
Students at SUNY Polytechnic Institute can choose from the following three <a href="https://sunypoly.edu/student-life/student-resources/registrar/general-education.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">courses</a> to fulfill this requirement:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;ANT 200 Race, Class, Gender, Sexual Orientation&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;ANT 303 Cultural Diversity&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;SOC 200 Race, Class, Gender, Sexual Orientation&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives an “A” grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university does not appear to have any segregated dormitories, graduation ceremonies, or classes by race or sexual orientation.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancellations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives a “C” grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. According to the <a href="https://sunypoly.edu/covid19.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university&#8217;s</a> COVID-19 Policy Update, &#8220;Beginning Summer of 2023, all SUNY Poly students with an on-campus presence are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to SUNY&#8217;s guidance. COVID vaccination will no longer be mandatory for attendance.&#8221;
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives an “A” grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 14.57% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives a “C” grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Utica, New York violent crime rate was 630.66 per 100,000 people in 2018, much higher than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

SUNY Polytechnic Institute receives a “C” grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. The State University of New York system <a href="https://system.suny.edu/academic-affairs/acaproplan/general-education/suny-ge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requires</a> students to complete courses from a minimum of three out of the following six <a href="https://sunypoly.edu/student-life/student-resources/registrar/general-education.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">categories</a>:
<ul>
<li>Humanities</li>
<li>The Arts</li>
<li>Social Sciences</li>
<li>U.S. History and Civic Engagement</li>
<li>World History and Global Awareness</li>
<li>World Languages</li>
</ul>
Although students may choose to complete Western Civilization courses within these categories, they may also be bypassed in favor of unrelated courses.
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute received a D grade in our Report Card below. 

The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute is a public university located in Utica, New York. It offers 79 student organizations on campus to get involved with. Students at SUNY Polytechnic University can attend Division III sporting events within the university, view live performances at The Stanley Theatre, or visit Delta Lake State Park.

SUNY Polytechnic offers over 20 majors for incoming students to choose from. Notable former students include New York State Representative Marianne Buttenschon and former New York State Senator Thomas Libous.

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