State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY · Public four-year · Town: Distant
3,856undergraduates
78%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$15,982average net price per year
59%graduate in 6 years
71%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 8,410
- Admitted
- 6,323
- Admit rate
- 78%
- Admit rate, women
- 76%
- Admit rate, men
- 74%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 12%
- First-year students
- 789
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 11%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 560-640
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 540-630
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 0%
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
58 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (10)
- Accounting Bachelor's (120 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (56 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Management Information Systems, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (5)
- Athletic Training/Trainer Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (66 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (6)
- Broadcast Journalism Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Journalism Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Public Relations/Image Management Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Radio and Television Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (65 awarded)
Education (1)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (62 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (4)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Ecology Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (52 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (2)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism Bachelor's (5 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (34 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (5)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Music Management Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (3)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- General Studies Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (3)
- Artificial Intelligence Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (2)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Legal Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Graduate programs (15)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs Master's
- Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision Post-master's certificate
- Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship Post-master's certificate
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Superintendency and Educational System Administration Post-master's certificate
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's
- School Psychology Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Data Analytics, General Master's
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $8,881
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $18,791
- Housing and food on campus
- $16,570
- Books and supplies
- $1,320
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,750
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $29,521
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $39,431
- Total cost living at home
- $14,889
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $10,585 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $13,591 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $16,685 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $17,575 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,723 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 95%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 87%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $11,162
- Got a grant from the college
- 87%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,672
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 39%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 68%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,709
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 44%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 57%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 59%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 65%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 59%
- Transferred to another college
- 28%
- Came back for year two
- 71%
| Pell grant students | 53% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 61% |
| Neither | 66% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 677 | 62% |
| Men | 431 | 54% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 25% (small group) |
| Asian | 43 | 49% |
| Black | 152 | 53% |
| Hispanic | 190 | 46% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 594 | 64% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 52% |
| Race unknown | 38 | 61% |
| International | 61 | 70% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 982 | 65% | 27% |
| Started here, part-time | 1 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 643 | 73% | 17% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 85 | 59% | 21% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 4,417
- Undergraduates
- 3,856
- Full-time undergraduates
- 3,404
- Part-time undergraduates
- 452
- Graduate students
- 561
- Students per faculty member
- 15 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 92%
- From out of state
- 5%
- From other countries
- 3%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 13%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 16%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 26%
| Women | 59% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 11% |
| Hispanic | 14% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 64% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 4% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901-2681
- County
- Clinton County
- Part of
- State University of New York System
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.