Utica College is a comprehensive college that offers the wide range of academic programs, excellent faculty, and diversity of a large university while at the same time providing students with the low faculty-to-student ratio and individual attention of a small college. Utica College offers the Syracuse University bachelor’s degree and the Utica College master’s and doctoral degrees.

Approximately 2,950 students attend Utica College. The student body represents a wide variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, and includes non-traditional students, veterans, and students with disabilities. Utica College offers 31 undergraduate majors, 24 minors, 13 master’s degree programs, two doctoral programs, and a number of pre-professional and special programs. A combination of liberal arts and professional studies gives students opportunities to gain broad-based exposure to major areas of knowledge while at the same time developing career-specific skills designed to ensure success in the workforce.

UC sponsors 21 varsity athletic programs including football (m), volleyball (w), tennis (m/w), soccer (m/w), field hockey (w), cross country (m/w), golf (co-ed), basketball (m/w), swimming & diving (m/w), ice hockey (m/w), lacrosse (m/w), baseball (m), softball (w), and water polo (w).

In addition to Division III intercollegiate teams, Utica College offers a variety of club sports, intramural programs, recreational clubs, individual fitness activities, and physical education courses providing exciting opportunities for all members of the college community.

The Pioneers are a Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Empire 8 Conference and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).

Utica College is devoted not only to the pursuit of academic excellence, but to the physical fitness and wellness of its students, administration, faculty, and staff.

Athletic facilities are available to all members of the UC community, from the varsity athlete to the occasional recreational user. The Clark Athletic Center is centrally-located and houses modern facilities such as a large gymnasium with three full-length courts and a seating capacity of 2,200. An 8-lane, 25-yard by 6-lane, 25-meter pool, 1-meter diving facility, and balcony seating for 185 people. Racquetball courts, a 6,400 square foot fitness facility with free weights, nautilus equipment, treadmills, stationary bikes, recumbent bikes, and elliptical trainers, an athletic training room, a dance room, as well as men's and women's locker rooms both equipped with saunas.

Utica College's multi-purpose Charles A. Gaetano stadium has significantly changed the campus landscape since construction began in the fall of 2001. Home to the Pioneer's varsity field hockey, football, and men and women's lacrosse teams, the facility also hosts occasional intercollegiate soccer games and a number of intramural and recreational activities throughout the year. Located on the campus's northern edge behind the Clark Athletic Center, the stadium features grandstand seating for 1,200, an elegant brick façade and gateway entrance, modern press facilities, a courtyard adjoining the stadium with the College's soccer field and baseball diamond, and a state-of-the-art synthetic turf playing field.

The Utica College men's and women's hockey teams play their home games at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. Located in downtown Utica, just five miles from campus, the "Aud" is a state of the art hockey facility with a seating capacity for more than 4,000 fans. The college built its own annex containing locker rooms, storage, and a training room. US College Hockey On-line calls the Utica Auditorium one of the top rinks in Division III. The building is also used by other area teams and organizations for a variety of events.

Utica College is located in Utica, N.Y., 50 miles east of Syracuse and 90 miles west of Albany. Utica is approximately five hours by car from New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Montreal.