- The Inkwell
- New York
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NYTown: distantZIP 12901Founded 1889
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1889
- Motto
- A Proud Past, A Strong Future
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.plattsburgh.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New YorkPublic
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
State University of New York at Plattsburgh is a public university in Plattsburgh, New York, with 3,769 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $15,606 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention73%
4-year graduation39%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans57%
$15,606net price / year
78%admission rate
1165average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$61,867median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,318median debt
#698 of 1,704 for earnings#537 of 1,739 for lowest net price#819 of 1,738 for graduation rate#822 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,193tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,035
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,945
- Average net price
- $15,606national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,592
$30,001–48,000$9,817
$48,001–75,000$15,090
$75,001–110,000$17,551
$110,001+$23,393
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 39%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,843
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,867middle 50%: $43,738–$85,254
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,318
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,254
Median, State University of New York at Plattsburgh$61,867
Lower quarter$43,738
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,769
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 63%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,116 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,050
- Endowment, end of year
- $30,379,272
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic14%
Black12%
Asian2.5%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.5%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Health professions13%
Education8.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.2%
Communication & journalism7.1%
Psychology7.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.5%
Public administration & social service6.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI | $14,757 | 53% | $54,432 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196246. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7603626.