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SUNY Ulster Data & Information Overview

120 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
12% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is SUNY Ulster Ranked?

#1,817 Best Colleges in Nation
#113 Best Colleges in NY
General Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

SUNY Ulster was awarded 120 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.

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Overall Quality

SUNY Ulster landed the #1,817 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

SUNY Ulster is also ranked #113 out of 142 schools in New York.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SUNY Ulster?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into SUNY Ulster since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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SUNY Ulster Faculty

19 to 1 Student to Faculty
67% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At SUNY Ulster, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at SUNY Ulster is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  67 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at SUNY Ulster

56% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At SUNY Ulster this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  56 out of 100
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SUNY Ulster Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,125 Full-Time Undergraduates
36.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,089 undergraduates at SUNY Ulster with 1,125 being full-time and 1,964 being part-time.

How Much Does SUNY Ulster Cost?

$4,076 Net Price
16% Take Out Loans
$17,480 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SUNY Ulster is $4,076. 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 Ulster

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$1,930 $4,234 $6,131 $10,026 $11,974

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 Ulster, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SUNY Ulster, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $4,370 a year. That adds up to $17,480 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Ulster is 12.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do SUNY Ulster Graduates Make?

$35,474 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from SUNY Ulster make about $35,474 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 17% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of SUNY Ulster

New York State
1,125 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
SUNY Ulster is a public institution located in Stone Ridge, New York. SUNY Ulster is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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Contact details for SUNY Ulster are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Phone: 845-687-5000
Website: https://www.sunyulster.edu/

SUNY Ulster Majors

18 Majors With Completions
293 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at SUNY Ulster along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at SUNY Ulster

45% Take At Least One Class Online
21% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 1,309 students took at least one online class at SUNY Ulster. This is a decrease from the 1,667 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,309 603
2019-2020 1,667 1,074
2018-2019 853 197
2017-2018 822 176
2016-2017 844 222

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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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