A decade later, in 1987, the school finally moved to its present location in Marcy and, two years later in 1989, changed its names again, becoming the State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica–Rome, or SUNY IT.

[21] In 2022, semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed opened a plant at the Marcy Nanocenter at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

[22][23] In December 2022, the SUNY Board of Trustees voted to return the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) to the University of Albany.

[24] The college campus occupies more than 400 acres, with major buildings, including four residential complexes, surrounded by trees and green landscape.

Construction and renovation projects totaling $100 million in recent years included a new student center, field house, and residence hall complex—all completed in 2011.

Once these systems are installed, the building will use equal to or less than the energy annually it can produce on-site through renewable resources.

[25] SUNY Poly is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III and the Empire 8 Conference.

The current roster of SUNY Poly varsity sports includes baseball, softball, and men's and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, and golf.

The Wildcat Field House, completed in 2011, features a state-of-the-art fitness center, two full-sized basketball courts and four volleyball courts, indoor practice facilities for all Wildcat teams, a running track, an expansive training room, team rooms, and offices for the athletics department's administrative staff and coaches.