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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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%.
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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.
| $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.
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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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 |
| 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 |
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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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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