Utica, New York · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Utica, New York, Utica University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 3,627 students in fall 2024, including 2,329 undergraduates and 1,298 graduate students.
Utica University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Critical Infrastructure Protection. It awarded 1,140 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
3,627
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
1,140
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 65
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
71%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
641
Master's degrees
437
Professional doctorates
51
Postbaccalaureate certificates
11
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,627
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,329
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,298
Full-time, fall 2024
68%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,437
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,736
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,701
Full-time, 2024-25
60%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
63%
Men
37%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
16
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
51%
Students taking some online courses
24%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Empire Eight
President
Stephanie Nesbitt
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience