A World-Class Education

Utica College's more than 20,000 alumni have founded enterprises, built communities, and distinguished themselves in health care, government, education, software development, and many other fields, all over the world. Wherever their dreams may lead them, UC graduates make remarkable contributions using the tools they develop at Utica College; tools that include an essential knowledge about the world and how it works, as well as the confidence to lead.

Utica College offers:

• merit based scholarships for international students
• excellent on-campus facilities for learning and research
• remarkably accomplished faculty whom students regard not only as mentors and partners in discovery, but as friends
• opportunities that lead from classrooms and advanced research facilities to the workplace and beyond
• a vibrant, diverse community of fellow students to engage with on a variety of levels
• transfer credit for university courses already taken

Academic Programs

Utica College offers 37 bachelor's degree programs in more than 60 areas of study. Options include:

• accounting
• biology
• business economics
• criminal justice
• cybersecurity
• economics
• economic crime investigation
• education
• English
• government and politics
• history
• international studies
• journalism
• management
• public relations
• psychology

… and many more. (See www.utica.edu/programs for complete list.) Pre-professional programs are also available, including pre-law, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, and others.

UC also offers a broad range of graduate programs, including master's options in criminal justice administration, economic crime management, education, liberal studies, health care administration, and occupational therapy. In addition, there are two MBA programs and two doctoral programs in physical therapy.

UC's academic programs offer internships and other real-world opportunities that put students where they can learn career skills from experienced professionals who use them every day. Through the Office of International Education, students can also follow their academic interests to destinations on five continents and take advantage of exchange programs with colleges and universities in the United Kingdom, Finland, Peru, Japan, and elsewhere.

State-of-the-Art Learning Facilities

The UC campus features a variety of new, cutting-edge facilities. F. Eugene Romano Hall offers state-of-the-art laboratory and learning facilities in the health sciences, including an innovative nursing lab that has become a model for nursing schools nationwide.

UC's Raymond Simon Convergence Media Center is a fully functional high-definition (HD) production, editing, and broadcast facility dedicated to the emeritus professor who founded Utica's highly regarded public relations and journalism programs -- one of only a handful of HD learning facilities in the northeastern U.S.

The college's newest academic building is the Economic Crime, Justice Studies, and Cybersecurity building, a highly sophisticated research and learning center that features cutting-edge forensic technologies, secure evidence rooms, and more.

Campus Life

When students come to Utica College, they become part of a vibrant, diverse community of learners representing every region of America and 40 countries worldwide. Every room in UC's residence halls is equipped with cable TV hookups and high-speed Internet (not to mention nice, comfortable beds), and every hall offers coinless laundry facilities and common spaces for hanging out with friends.

The campus offers a first-rate fitness facility and several options for dining. UC's student-run programming board sponsors concerts and other performances throughout the term, bringing to campus well-known writers, poets, and artists, as well as prominent politicians and opinion-makers.

There is a lot to do at Utica, and many ways to connect with other students. People who never joined a club in high school may find themselves leading one at Utica College. UC also offers a great many opportunities to celebrate the spirit of competition with 25 intercollegiate sports programs, plus a full roster of intramural athletics.

Utica College is located in a residential neighborhood of Utica, NY, a small city near the center of New York state. Students can go shopping, catch a movie, get an amazing meal (any cuisine one can name), see a Broadway production, visit a first-class art museum, and even do some downhill skiing, all within a few minutes' ride of campus. About an hour's drive to the north is the Adirondack Park – a storied paradise of forested mountains, crystal-clear lakes and streams, ski resorts, and other attractions – and to the south, Cooperstown – the birthplace of baseball. New York City and Boston are about five hours from Utica.