State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz, New York · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Town: Fringe

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $19,499. 69% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $65,774 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $18,734.

Average net price
$19,499
per year Verified data
Completion rate
69%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$65,774
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$18,734
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$8,572
Out-of-state tuition and fees$19,172
Average cost of attendance$29,524
Books and supplies$1,290
Room and board, on campus$17,520
Average net price, all aided students$19,499
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$11,710
Average net price, family income over $110,000$26,806

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
62%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1170 to 1340
ACT composite range, middle 50%
25 to 29
Undergraduate enrollment
6,086
Graduate enrollment
1,036
Students receiving Pell grants
35%
Student to faculty ratio
16 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time69%
Completion within normal time53%
First-year retention (full-time)85%
Median federal debt, graduates$18,734
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$213
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$25,135
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry72%
1 year after completion$38,204
4 years after completion$56,933
6 years after entry$49,984
8 years after entry$60,033
10 years after entry$65,774
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $65,774; the middle half earned $44,773 to $89,314. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at State University of New York at New Paltz

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

82 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (48)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
46$51,414$21,827
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Astronomy and Astrophysics
CIP 40.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
59$30,929$19,290
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
32$42,497$22,708
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
39$34,068$18,250
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
57Suppressed for privacy$19,500
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
65$39,992$21,593
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
54$59,431$16,875
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
30$32,825$15,750
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
35$25,372$21,226
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CIP 14.47 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
13$73,337$24,583
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
76$32,134$18,900
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacy$13,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
37$51,365$19,740
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
53$26,478$22,875
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
57Suppressed for privacy$17,378
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
13$43,330Suppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
11$33,057Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
43Suppressed for privacy$19,250
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · Some credentials fully online
38$45,351$19,750
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
13$29,614Suppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
31$72,418$23,000
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacy$23,543
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
32$44,248$18,500
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
148$36,041$20,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
66$27,727$19,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
74$38,376$23,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
104$41,877$19,964
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
83$51,072$23,250
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
32$27,619$25,000
Master's degree (30)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · No credentials fully online
7$70,107Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
52$69,363Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
24$58,725Suppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
71Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.13 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
0$117,454Suppressed for privacy
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CIP 14.47
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
17$25,795Suppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
26$47,765Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
32Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online
105$65,960Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · Some credentials fully online
16$67,113Suppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
58Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 196176, OPEID 002846. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.