SUNY Potsdam ranked No. 9 in national rural-college list
SUNY Potsdam was ranked No. 9 in Washington Monthly’s 2026 Best Colleges for Rural America list.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
SUNY Potsdam was ranked ninth nationally in Washington Monthly’s 2026 Best Colleges for Rural America list. The ranking evaluated 1,200 rural-serving, four-year nonprofit colleges.
SUNY Potsdam was the highest-ranked SUNY campus and the only New York institution in the list’s top 20. The ranking considered factors including rural and in-state student enrollment and graduation, affordability, student debt, post-graduation earnings and preparation for high-demand fields.
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