Adams State vs SUNY College at Potsdam
Side by side: Mass and confession times, faith grades, academics, cost after aid and outcomes.
CCatholic life: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.Adams State UniversityAlamosa, COCatholic life on campusBCatholic life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, NYCatholic life on campus
At a glance
- SUNY College at Potsdam lists Mass every weekday.
- SUNY College at Potsdam has the higher graduation rate: 45% against 39% at Adams State.
- For families earning $48,001 to $75,000, Adams State has the lower price after aid: $11,921 a year, against $14,524 at SUNY College at Potsdam.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at SUNY College at Potsdam: $47,866, against $44,372 at Adams State.
Catholic life
Faith or Catholic life grade
CCatholic life: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
BCatholic life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Compass Score
CCompass Score: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Mass times
Every weekday
Eucharistic adoration
Once a week
Campus ministry
3 listed
2 listed
The college
Control
Public
Public
Location
Alamosa, CO
Potsdam, NY
Setting
Town
Town
Students
2,950
2,751
Academics
Academic Excellence grade
DAcademic Excellence: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
CAcademic Excellence: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Admission rate
78%
Graduation rate
39%
45%
First-year retention
51%
78%
Cost and outcomes
Average net price a year
$12,980
$13,624
Net price, up to $30,000 income
$9,947
$8,623
Net price, $30,001–$48,000 income
$10,392
$8,684
Net price, $48,001–$75,000 income
$11,921
$14,524
Net price, $75,001–$110,000 income
$15,787
$15,513
Net price, over $110,000 income
$20,274
$20,041
Median debt
$19,500
$24,250
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$44,372
$47,866
The grades and the Compass Score are Catholic School Compass ratings from documented sources; each college’s page lists its sources. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This page does not rank the two colleges.