Utica College educates students for rewarding careers, responsible citizenship, and fulfilling lives by integrating liberal and professional study, by creating a community of learners with diverse experiences and perspectives, by balancing its local heritage with a global perspective, by encouraging lifelong learning, and by promoting scholarship in the belief that the discovery and application of knowledge enrich teaching and learning.
Utica College's mission rests upon a foundation of values that guide the College community's decisions and actions. These values include the following:
* commitment to individual attention for our students
* commitment to lifelong learning
* commitment to pragmatic approaches to teaching and learning
* commitment to continual improvement in our educational quality
* commitment to fostering diversity of perspective, background, and experience for education in an increasingly global society
* commitment to community and professional service
* dedication to highest ethical standards and integrity in all that we do
* dedication to freedom of expression and to open sharing of ideas and creativity
* dedication to open, honest, and collegial communication
* dedication to the well being of others
Utica College (or UC) is a private university located in Utica New York. The history of the college dates back to the 1930s when Syracuse University began offering extension courses in the Utica area. Syracuse University established Utica College as a four-year institution in 1946, and in 1995, UC became a financially and legally independent institution. Utica College continues to offer the Syracuse University degree to undergraduates through a unique arrangement with that institution. UC is officially mentioned in Syracuse's Charter, Article 1, Section 3: "Utica College shall be represented by the President, appointed ex officio, and by the dean of the college, and another representative selected by the college."
Utica College was originally located in downtown Utica, NY in what is now called Oneida Square. In 1961 the school moved to its current campus, located in the western area of the city, close to its borders are the towns of Whitestown and New Hartford. The campus can be accessed from both Burrstone Road and Champlin Avenue.
When first completed, the current campus consisted of Hubbard Hall (academic classrooms), Addison Miller White Hall (administration), Gordon Science Center, DePerno Hall (faculty offices), and the Frank E. Gannett Memorial Library. Gannett Library is located on the Champlin Avenue side of the campus and provides students with access to over 200,000 volumes.
The original dormitories, North and South Hall, are still in use as well as Alumni Hall, an apartment-style dormitory. The Ralph F. Strebel Center is the student center which houses the Pioneer Cafe, the college radio station WPNR, the Utica College bookstore, and the school newspaper The Tangerine. Increased enrollment at the turn of the millennium prompted the administration to expand. Recent construction projects include an addition to the main academic building in 2002, and three dormitories: New Hall and Conference Center, Tower Hall and Bell Hall. Construction has begun on the new F. Eugene Romano Hall, Phase I of UC's new Science and Technology Center, which will be of classrooms, laboratories, and clinical space as well as technological upgrades.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 43% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Empire Eight) Basketball (Empire Eight) Baseball (Empire Eight) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 22,030 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 310 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,476 | 47% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,113 | 74% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 10,544 | 97% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,161 | 84% | |
Any Aid: |
97% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 79% (Selective) |
| Test Scores | |
| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 80% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 430, Math: 440 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 530, Math: 550 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 16% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 19, Verbal: 17, Math: 18 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 24, Verbal: 23, Math: 24 |
| Application Fee: | $ 40.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Recommended |
