State University of New York at New Paltz

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 196 (3% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,859
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 94%
From Region 5%
Athletes 316 (5.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Hispanic 24%
Black 7%
Asian 5%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
State University of New York at New Paltz 1,577 34% 61% 4% 7% 20% 2% $58,117 6 -0.41 63 94% 6.0%
Computer Engineering 15 — 87% 33% 27% 7% 27% 0% $89,963 1 -1.28 94 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 18 — 83% 50% 6% 28% 6% 0% $83,392 0 -1.59 90 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 22 — 77% 64% 5% 5% 14% 5% $82,742 1 -2.07 90 100% — — — —
Computer Science 50 — 82% 44% 14% 8% 20% 2% $96,066 17 -0.84 96 100% — — — —
Astronomy 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,897 3 -1.63 68 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 — 29% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $61,953 11 -0.93 70 — — — — —
Geosciences 17 — 41% 76% 0% 0% 18% 0% $52,916 7 -1.10 51 96% — — — —
Mathematics 20 — 45% 75% 5% 0% 20% 0% $39,837 0 -1.72 17 — — — — —
Physics 8 — 25% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $60,737 2 -1.65 68 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 33% 50% 17% 0% 17% 0% $66,112 21 -0.48 76 — — — — —
Biology 50 — 24% 50% 12% 0% 28% 0% $72,391 80 +0.69 83 89% — — — —
Environmental Science 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,325 28 -0.54 55 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 26 +1 31% 81% 0% 0% 19% 0% $54,835 31 -0.48 56 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 57 — 4% 61% 5% 7% 19% 0% $62,765 56 +0.09 71 100% — — — —
Accounting 50 +5 58% 44% 8% 10% 32% 0% $68,835 10 -1.18 79 90% — — — —
Business 38 +1 68% 42% 0% 3% 11% 39% $64,049 19 -0.71 73 87% — — — —
Business Administration 29 — 59% 48% 3% 10% 34% 0% $84,357 76 +0.35 91 100% 6.2% — — —
Business Analytics 16 +1 50% 62% 6% 6% 6% 19% $70,013 6 -1.28 81 — — — — —
Economics 16 — 56% 50% 0% 6% 31% 12% $63,030 3 -1.31 72 90% — — — —
Finance 31 +5 74% 52% 0% 13% 23% 0% $70,783 6 -0.98 81 97% — — — —
International Business 9 +2 22% 44% 0% 11% 44% 0% $66,834 25 -0.74 77 — — — — —
Marketing 34 +6 38% 53% 3% 9% 35% 0% $66,702 17 -0.85 77 97% 5.8% — — —
African American Studies 6 +4 17% 0% 17% 50% 33% 0% $49,359 19 -0.79 42 93% — — — —
Asian Studies 7 +1 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,866 13 -0.90 38 74% — — — —
English 67 +2 22% 73% 1% 6% 16% 0% $50,373 44 -0.25 45 91% — — — —
French 2 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,540 50 -0.13 60 93% — — — —
General Studies 40 +1 28% 52% 2% 20% 18% 0% $46,311 6 -1.05 34 — — — — —
History 37 +3 49% 76% 0% 8% 16% 0% $40,931 1 -1.56 20 93% — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2 +2 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,866 13 -0.90 38 74% — — — —
Philosophy 11 +2 36% 82% 0% 9% 9% 0% $50,436 19 -0.83 45 — — — — —
Spanish 5 +1 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $56,540 50 -0.13 60 93% — — — —
Women's Studies 8 — 12% 50% 0% 12% 38% 0% $49,359 17 -0.84 42 93% — — — —
Anthropology 14 — 57% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $13,712 0 -3.91 1 92% — — — —
Communication 49 +3 31% 51% 6% 10% 29% 0% $53,288 20 -0.80 52 97% — — — —
Digital Communication 80 +1 45% 68% 4% 4% 16% 0% $52,265 16 -0.90 50 96% — — — —
Geography 6 — 67% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $53,263 14 -1.02 52 — — — — —
International Affairs 18 — 33% 50% 11% 17% 22% 0% $53,600 5 -1.00 53 92% — — — —
Journalism 14 +1 36% 79% 0% 0% 21% 0% $48,972 5 -1.49 41 98% — — — —
Media Studies 23 +1 26% 43% 0% 17% 35% 0% $53,288 20 -0.80 52 97% — — — —
Political Science 18 +4 50% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $52,240 3 -1.47 49 89% — — — —
Psychology 173 +1 23% 62% 5% 5% 23% 1% $51,991 34 -0.47 49 99% — — — —
Sociology 81 +3 17% 52% 2% 12% 31% 0% $55,036 49 -0.17 57 92% — — — —
Biology Education 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $61,369 77 +0.35 69 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $63,091 95 +1.61 72 92% — — — —
Earth Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,369 77 +0.35 69 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 129 — 7% 74% 4% 3% 16% 0% $63,091 95 +1.61 72 92% — — — —
English Education 30 — 13% 80% 0% 3% 10% 0% $61,369 81 +0.83 69 94% — — — —
General Education 6 — 17% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $48,150 16 -0.81 39 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 5 — 20% 60% 20% 0% 0% 0% $61,369 77 +0.35 69 94% — — — —
Physics Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,369 77 +0.35 69 94% — — — —
Social Studies Education 25 — 68% 68% 4% 4% 24% 0% $61,369 85 +0.97 69 94% — — — —
Art Education 30 — 20% 67% 13% 0% 20% 0% $61,369 96 +1.56 69 94% — — — —
Art History 8 — 12% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $39,910 11 -0.93 17 90% — — — —
Ceramics 6 — 0% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $39,910 16 -0.74 17 90% — — — —
Graphic Design 31 — 19% 74% 3% 10% 10% 0% $53,682 30 -0.50 53 97% — — — —
Metal Arts 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $39,910 14 -0.73 17 90% — — — —
Music 20 — 60% 75% 0% 10% 10% 0% $23,427 0 -2.51 2 94% — — — —
Painting 14 — 21% 79% 0% 0% 0% 7% $39,910 16 -0.74 17 90% — — — —
Photography 6 — 33% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $40,718 7 -1.01 19 — — — — —
Printmaking 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,910 3 -1.57 17 90% — — — —
Sculpture 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $39,910 16 -0.74 17 90% — — — —
Theater 26 — 12% 65% 0% 8% 19% 4% $43,329 51 +0.04 26 100% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 36 — 22% 67% 0% 3% 25% 0% $46,481 75 +0.46 34 88% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,006
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,024
Est. In-State Cost $11,650
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,903
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 30.2% 476 30% 60% 4% 7% 24% 0% $51,623 17 -0.74 48 96% —
Business & Economics 14.1% 223 57% 48% 3% 9% 26% 9% $69,571 24 -0.82 80 93% 6.0%
Education 13.1% 207 18% 71% 3% 3% 15% 5% $62,092 89 +1.27 70 93% —
Humanities 11.7% 185 30% 66% 2% 11% 18% 0% $47,645 10 -0.79 37 91% —
Arts 11.6% 183 23% 71% 4% 5% 15% 2% $45,764 23 -0.20 32 93% —
Health Sciences 3.6% 57 4% 61% 5% 7% 19% 0% $62,765 7 +0.09 71 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.6% 57 37% 75% 2% 0% 18% 0% $51,234 0 -1.42 47 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.6% 56 25% 50% 12% 0% 27% 0% $71,718 69 +0.56 82 89% —
Engineering 3.5% 55 82% 51% 11% 13% 15% 2% $84,924 1 -1.70 91 98% —
Computer Science 3.2% 50 82% 44% 14% 8% 20% 2% $96,066 23 -0.84 96 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 28 29% 79% 0% 0% 21% 0% $54,799 25 -0.48 56 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 40 $257K $244K $12K
Lacrosse 29 $159K $159K $0
Soccer 27 $181K $178K $3K
Swimming 18 $89K $89K $0
Volleyball 16 $185K $184K $655
Basketball 14 $182K $156K $26K
Cross Country 8 $65K $65K $22
Total 152 $1.1M $1.1M $42K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 27 $179K $161K $18K
Lacrosse 25 $199K $176K $23K
Field Hockey 21 $212K $208K $3K
Softball 18 $166K $151K $15K
Swimming 18 $89K $89K $0
Volleyball 18 $185K $184K $1K
Cross Country 15 $79K $79K $582
Basketball 14 $220K $199K $21K
Tennis 10 $157K $143K $13K
Total 164 $1.5M $1.4M $97K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 54 $359K $336K $23K
Soccer 54 $360K $339K $21K
Baseball 40 $257K $244K $12K
Swimming 36 $178K $178K $0
Volleyball 34 $371K $369K $2K
Basketball 28 $403K $355K $47K
Cross Country 23 $145K $144K $604
Field Hockey 21 $212K $208K $3K
Softball 18 $166K $151K $15K
Tennis 10 $157K $143K $13K
Total 316 $3.2M $3.0M $174K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 46%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 46% 46% 46%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 15%
SAT Range 1170 – 1340
SAT Math Range 570 – 650
SAT RW Range 600 – 690