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State University of New York at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, New York·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·plattsburgh.edu
6-yr Graduation
59%
+6.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
4,540
peer median 6,412
Avg net price
$17,156
+$3.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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About

The State University of New York at Plattsburgh is a public university in Plattsburgh, New York, United States. The university was founded in 1889 and officially opened in 1890. The university is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. SUNY Plattsburgh has 5,109 students, of whom 4,680 are undergraduates.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
8,830
8,830 candidates competed
Admitted
6,924
78.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
798
11.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
59%+6.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
59%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

13.7pp gap
Pell recipients
50%222 of 442
Non-Pell (all)
64%445 of 698
Subsidized loan, no Pell
61%159 of 259
No Federal Aid
65%286 of 439

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 76 Title IV programs, 36 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
76
Passing
36
47.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

76programs
  • Passing36 · 47.4%
  • No Data40 · 52.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
30
No data
40

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

36
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+3.6%
$64,111 vs $61,854
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+11.8%
$38,407 vs $34,350
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+16.5%
$40,034 vs $34,350
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+18.8%
$40,814 vs $34,350
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+20.9%
$56,090 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+21.9%
$56,554 vs $46,391
Ecology Evolution Systematics and Population Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+28.5%
$44,153 vs $34,350
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+31.4%
$45,121 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+3.6%
+$2,257

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

31
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
65%
$36,470 debt · $56,554 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
62%
$39,414 debt · $64,111 earn
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
61%
$24,364 debt · $40,034 earn
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
51%
$22,972 debt · $45,121 earn
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
50%
$20,500 debt · $40,814 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
48%
$23,716 debt · $49,754 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
48%
$26,660 debt · $55,996 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
45%
$17,371 debt · $38,407 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1952Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 8

  1. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Jan 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  3. Jul 2022Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  4. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Feb 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,400
$30–48k$12,121
$48–75k$17,076
$75–110k$17,655
$110k+$24,611

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,156
+$3,087vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $14,070
Federal loans
56.9%
In-state tuition
$9,035
Out-of-state
$18,945

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,770 students received $10.3M in Pell grants, alongside $25.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,770
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.3M
$10,260,918 total
Direct Loans
$25.1M
4,366 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.5M
1,645 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.6M
1,947 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.3M
437 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.2M
300 loan awards
Grad PLUS$420K
37 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,518 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,518
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.9%
2017
4.0%
2018
2.8%
2019
1.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Plattsburgh

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs94
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,230 total completions
01Business
31725.8%
02Education
27822.6%
03Health Professions
18014.6%
04Biological Sciences
887.2%
05Communication
856.9%
06Psychology
816.6%
07Public Admin
725.9%
08Security/Protective
665.4%
09Computer Sciences
332.7%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
302.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,540
12-mo unduplicated
5,449
Undergraduate
4,533
Graduate
916

Gender split

Men
39%2,127
Women
61%3,322

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.6%
Hispanic
13.7%
Black
11.7%
Non-resident
3.6%
Two or more
2.7%
Asian
2.5%
Unknown
2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
376
218 M · 158 W
Women athletes
42.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$4K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$46K
$44K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Lacrosse
48 M · 24 W
$380K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
39 M · 29 W
$163K
Track and Field (Indoor)
39 M · 28 W
$161K
Soccer
30 M · 29 W
$426K
Ice Hockey
28 M · 26 W
$769K
Baseball
45 M · —
$214K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.36
6 offenses · 4,417 students

3-year trend

3.802 yrs ago4.921 yr ago1.36Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
46
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
56
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
8
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Fondling
2
Burglary
1

By location

6total
  • On campus6

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
6
Dating violence
8
Stalking
16 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Disability1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons47
Drugs5142
Liquor12119

Residence-hall fires

  • Harrington Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Whiteface Hall1 fire
    Damage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
230

Plattsburgh vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Plattsburgh selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectState University of New York at Plattsburgh
59%—4,540$17,156Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Albany State University
33%73.0%6,768$11,898Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Clayton State University
41%68.4%6,163$8,365Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
College of Charleston
66%60.0%11,926$18,960Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Colorado State University Pueblo
40%94.9%6,851$10,051Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Delaware State University
39%46.6%5,327$13,910Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Fayetteville State University
38%82.1%7,107$7,892Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Indiana University-South Bend
40%83.8%4,631$8,653Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Longwood University
61%90.2%4,612$19,066Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Metropolitan State University
44%98.7%6,660$16,863Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Middle Georgia State University
24%99.7%8,363$12,361Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Nicholls State University
54%90.8%6,043$12,947Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Norfolk State University
39%87.8%6,053$15,282Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Northern Michigan University
53%84.0%7,409$14,085Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Purdue University Fort Wayne
36%83.9%7,206$13,171Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
State University of New York at Cortland
68%59.8%6,938$22,345Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
SUNY Old Westbury
45%83.6%4,709$11,282Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
SUNY Oneonta
69%69.6%5,337$19,158Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
The University of Tennessee-Martin
53%88.2%7,499$10,701Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
65%82.3%10,049$16,550Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
53%88.6%11,174$13,369Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
57%81.7%5,243$14,054Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
57%91.8%8,233$14,559Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Washburn University
44%—6,033$15,280Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Western Connecticut State University
52%87.0%4,169$17,604Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Winona State University
56%75.5%6,045$17,503Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median53%83.9%6,412$14,070

Institutions like Plattsburgh

Explore the federal data for institutions in Plattsburgh's comparison group.

IPEDS

Plattsburgh Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
oie [at] plattsburgh.edu
Phone
518-564-2000
Address
3rd Floor, Kehoe Administration Building, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901

OIE leverages data to support SUNY Plattsburgh. Our office completes many of the SUNY, state and federal reports required on a regular basis, and assists campus leadership and other offices with data and analyses to support planning, decision making and assessment.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Dr. Kylie King
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Erin Campbell
    Associate Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Coordinator, Institutional Research
  • Levi Martinez
    Data Analyst, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Miranda Van Ness
    Intern, Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Set

Plattsburgh's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (4)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (2)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of Plattsburgh (9)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Dave Annable
    Entertainment
  • Ken Blankenbush
    Politics
  • Michael Cashman
    Politics
  • Owen Benjamin
    Entertainment
  • John Daly
    Sports
  • Nancy Kress
    Literature
  • Tim Robbins
    Entertainment
  • Dan Scavino
    Politics
  • Anthony Weiner
    Politics

Frequently asked questions about State University of New York at Plattsburgh

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Plattsburgh.

What is the graduation rate at State University of New York at Plattsburgh?

State University of New York at Plattsburgh reports a 6-year graduation rate of 59% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend State University of New York at Plattsburgh?

State University of New York at Plattsburgh reports a total enrollment of 4,540 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at State University of New York at Plattsburgh?

The average net price at State University of New York at Plattsburgh is $17,156 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at State University of New York at Plattsburgh?

State University of New York at Plattsburgh's yield rate is 11.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is State University of New York at Plattsburgh located?

State University of New York at Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York 12901-2681.

Who runs Institutional Research at State University of New York at Plattsburgh?

State University of New York at Plattsburgh's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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