Go Beyond
Low tuition + high job placement = a great investment!
What if you didn’t have to choose between a university you love and one you can afford? When you choose Utica, you get the best of both worlds. It’s a smart investment in your future.
Just The Facts:
95%
of Utica University students receive financial aid
11:1
student-to-faculty ratio
96%
of Utica University graduates are employed or in graduate school within a few months of graduation
300+
University scholarships and awards
Find Your Pathway To The Future
At Utica University, you’ll find the programs, the professors, and the professional opportunities you need to get to where you want to go. And whatever path you choose, your journey will be guided by an Individualized Care Team that understands your goals, shares your vision, and goes the extra mile to help you achieve success.
Let’s get to know one another. Tell us about yourself. Because the better we know you, the more we can help you find the path that’s right for you... so that you can build a future beyond your imagining.
Your Pathway To Success
Pioneer Pathway is your guide to success at Utica University and beyond, providing the comprehensive resources and personalized support you need to make the most of your Utica experience.
Pioneer Pathway features five components:
Get a strong start on your Utica journey with first-year experiences that include an engaging orientation week, community service experiences, first-year seminar, and more.
Explore a diverse curriculum of more than 40 majors that feature a strong career focus, experiential learning, internships, and many special opportunities.
Stay on track with personalized learning support that includes individualized care teams, faculty mentorships, peer tutoring, financial aid counseling, and more.
Bring your future into focus with services that include a personalized four-year career plan, career counseling, on-campus networking events, and more.
Finish in four, guaranteed, with a customized four-year academic plan specific to your major, intensive learning support, and Utica’s Completion Guarantee.
Work With Superheroes
When you meet them, you’ll discover that Utica University faculty have super powers. Intellectually, they can leap tall buildings in a single bound. In the fields they teach, their practical, professional experience is as bulletproof as their academic credentials.
But their most awe-inspiring attribute is this: our faculty are very easy to know and fun to work with. Before long, you’ll see them as mentors and colleagues. They will amaze you not only with their knowledge and practical expertise but also their accessibility. Most importantly, the faculty at Utica is dedicated to your success. They’re the most helpful superheroes you’ll ever meet.
Be The Master Of What's Next
Utica University graduates go to some pretty amazing places, from the helm of major corporations, to leading research laboratories, to the president’s cabinet. Across a vast range of fields, Pioneers make a real difference in world as managers, caregivers, builders, mentors, explorers, educators, entrepreneurs, innovators, public servants, and more.
Our 30,000 alumni represent many different life paths, but they all share one thing in common: when they chose Utica University, they took the opportunity to build a future beyond their imagining.
$58,350
Average Starting Salary | Undergraduate
$83,880
Average Starting Salary | Graduate
Utica graduates have held top positions at:
KPMG
Google
Pandora
Procter & Gamble
CBS Corporation
Ernst & Young (Fabio Sanchez '12, above)
Pfizer
Intel Corp.
Lockheed Martin
J.P. Morgan
Telemundo (Zully Ramirez '09, above)
Secret Service
Siemens
Welcome To The Neighborhood!
When you come to Utica University, you become part of a dynamic, diverse, welcoming campus community that values your contributions and celebrates your accomplishments. You’ll meet people from across the country and around the world, and start friendships that will last a lifetime.
- Our residence halls offer comfortable accommodations with all the amenities, including wi-fi, free laundry facilities, free parking, and much more.
- Dining options cover everything from a great cup of coffee to an amazing meal just a few steps away.
- Health and wellness services promote the pursuit of personal health and wellness of the mind, body, and spirit.
Pursue Your Passion
Into Japanese anime? Love the outdoors? Always wanted to try step dancing? With more than 100 clubs and student organizations at Utica, the opportunities to get involved and serve the community are endless.
Here are just a few:
Black Student Union
Colleges Against Cancer
Fuerza Latina
Gay/Straight Alliance
Habitat for Humanity
Harold Frederic English Society
League of Extraordinary Nerds
Outing Outdoor Club
Prestige Step Team
TEDx
Theatre Club
Model United Nations
Photography Club
Student Activities
Utica University’s Office of Student Living and Campus Engagement and student-run Programming Board deliver a full calendar of campus events every semester. That includes live performances by everyone from Kanye West to Itzhak Perlman, readings by published authors and poets, talks by major political, cultural, and media figures, and more.
New: State-Of-The-Art Esports Venue!
Go Pioneers!
Utica University is the place to get your game on. More than 70% of Utica students participate in the University’s very well-supported athletic programs. Utica offers:
- 26 NCAA Division III men’s and women’s athletic teams
- Member, Empire 8 Conference
- Intramural and club sports
- Excellent on-campus facilities, including:
- Pioneer Track and Turf Complex
- Todd and Jen Hutton Sports and Recreation Center – one of the largest air-supported domes in North America
- Charles A. Gaetano Stadium
- Harold T. Clark Jr. Athletic Center
Pioneers in the Classroom
- 3.09 department GPA
- 14 teams with 3.2+
- 57 student-athletes earned a 4.0
- 136 student-athletes with a 3.75+
Community Support
Utica University’s athletic teams enjoy some of the strongest fan support in the country.
Great Price. Best Value.
Utica University has gone the extra mile to keep the cost of a quality, private education within reach of the families we serve.
- In 2016, we took the lead on college affordability by reducing our tuition price by 42%
- Utica now offers the best private university price in New York state, and among the lowest in the Northeast.
- More than 90% of Utica University students receive financial aid from the University
- Utica offers more than 300 scholarships and awards
- Total scholarship and grants average between $7,000 and more than $14,000
- Typical aid package reduces our already-affordable tuition cost by 50% or more
Exceptional Return on Investment
But Utica University offers more than a great price. We also deliver phenomenal value with programs that prepare you for a future beyond your imagining, so you’re sure to get an exceptional return on your investment. That’s why we’ve been named one of America’s best values in higher education by College Factual.
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