Academics at SUNY New Paltz - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at SUNY New Paltz will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at SUNY New Paltz this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 6,692 undergraduate students at SUNY New Paltz is 644 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 15 to 1 which makes SUNY New Paltz worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at SUNY New Paltz , there are 15 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

The majority of the instructors (55.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The majority of the faculty (55.0% ) are full-time.
	The majority of the faculty (55.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at SUNY New Paltz compares to the national average

The Most Popular Majors Students Choose

SUNY New Paltz offers 66 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 45 majors within 18 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, SUNY New Paltz awarded 1,891 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
General Psychology	194	194
Communication & Media Studies	120	120
Sociology	113	113
Teacher Education Grade Specific	110	110
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	109	109

Find out what SUNY New Paltz's top fields of study and majors are

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