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SUNY New Paltz Data & Information Overview

126 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
46% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is SUNY New Paltz Ranked?

#965 Best Colleges in Nation
#62 Best Colleges in NY
Reading Teacher Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

SUNY New Paltz was awarded 126 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is reading teacher education.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked SUNY New Paltz as #965 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

SUNY New Paltz is also ranked #62 out of 142 schools in New York.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SUNY New Paltz?

46% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
18% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

SUNY New Paltz has an acceptance rate of 46%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for SUNY New Paltz.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to SUNY New Paltz submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 668. Math scores were between 570 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for SUNY New Paltz  ( 580 to 668 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for SUNY New Paltz  ( 570 to 650 )
200
800
SUNY New Paltz received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 30.

ACT Composite Scores for SUNY New Paltz  ( 24 to 30 )
1
36

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SUNY New Paltz Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
54% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at SUNY New Paltz is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at SUNY New Paltz is 54%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  54 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at SUNY New Paltz

82% Freshmen Retention
62% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

SUNY New Paltz has a freshmen retention rate of 82%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  82 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at SUNY New Paltz for first-time, full-time students is 62%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  62 out of 100
0
100

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SUNY New Paltz Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,918 Full-Time Undergraduates
38.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
63.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,597 undergraduates at SUNY New Paltz with 5,918 being full-time and 679 being part-time.

How Much Does SUNY New Paltz Cost?

$17,123 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
$24,532 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SUNY New Paltz is $17,123. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for SUNY New Paltz

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$10,840 $14,271 $19,151 $20,723 $24,143

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SUNY New Paltz, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SUNY New Paltz, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,133 a year. That adds up to $24,532 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY New Paltz is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do SUNY New Paltz Graduates Make?

$52,374 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $52,374 in their early years. That's great news for SUNY New Paltz students since it is 23% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of SUNY New Paltz

New York State
5,918 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
SUNY New Paltz is a public institution situated in New Paltz, New York. New Paltz is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for SUNY New Paltz are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561-2443
Phone: 877-696-7411
Website: www.newpaltz.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newpaltz
Twitter: https://twitter.com/newpaltz

SUNY New Paltz Majors

52 Majors With Completions
1,992 Undergraduate Degrees
356 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 52 majors graduated from SUNY New Paltz. Of these students, 1,992 received undergraduate degrees and 356 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology 198 $29,853
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 129 $27,613
Teacher Education Grade Specific 125 $27,285
Sociology 117 $29,889
Teacher Education Subject Specific 101 $40,262
Philosophy 84 NA
Communication & Media Studies 84 $31,613
General English Literature 76 $28,224
Communication Sciences 68 $19,992
Business Administration & Management 64 $39,347

Learn more about the majors offered at SUNY New Paltz along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at SUNY New Paltz

45% Take At Least One Class Online
5% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 3,189 students took at least one online class at SUNY New Paltz. This is a decrease from the 7,378 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 3,189 381
2019-2020 7,378 3,717
2018-2019 1,171 135
2017-2018 721 115
2016-2017 7,545 185

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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