SUNY Potsdam ranked No. 9 among rural colleges nationwide
SUNY Potsdam was ranked ninth among 1,200 rural institutions in Washington Monthly magazine’s inaugural Best Colleges for Rural America list.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
SUNY Potsdam was ranked ninth nationwide among 1,200 rural institutions in Washington Monthly magazine’s inaugural Best Colleges for Rural America list.
The 2026 ranking placed SUNY Potsdam as the only New York institution among the top 20 and the highest-ranked campus in the State University of New York system.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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