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SUNY Plattsburgh Overview

Located in Plattsburgh, New York, SUNY Plattsburgh is a public institution. The location of SUNY Plattsburgh is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is SUNY Plattsburgh Known For?

1,046 Undergraduate Awards

$26,761 Avg Cost After Aid

70% Acceptance Rate

The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at SUNY Plattsburgh.
In a recent academic period61% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from SUNY Plattsburgh with a bachelor's degree make about $56,403 a year. That's 38% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is SUNY Plattsburgh?

Contact details for SUNY Plattsburgh are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2681
Phone:	518-564-2000
Website:	www.plattsburgh.edu

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How Do I Get Into SUNY Plattsburgh?

You can apply to SUNY Plattsburgh online at: https://www.plattsburgh.edu/apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for SUNY Plattsburgh

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Plattsburgh?

70% Acceptance Rate

62% Of Accepted Are Women

15% Submit SAT Scores

The acceptance rate at SUNY Plattsburgh is 70%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to SUNY Plattsburgh submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh ( 540 to 630 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh ( 510 to 630 )

200

800

SUNY Plattsburgh received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 30.

ACT English Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh ( 20 to 27 )

ACT Composite Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh ( 21 to 30 )

Can I Afford SUNY Plattsburgh?

$26,761 Net Price

66% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of SUNY Plattsburgh is $26,761. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SUNY Plattsburgh, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $7,587 a year. That adds up to $30,348 over four years for those students.

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SUNY Plattsburgh Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,185 Full-Time Undergraduates

59% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 4,680 undergraduate students at SUNY Plattsburgh, with 4,185 being full-time and 495 being part-time.

There are also 429 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,185 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Plattsburgh, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of SUNY Plattsburgh students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	105
Black or African American	479
Hispanic or Latino	555
White	2,595
International Students	214
Other Races/Ethnicities	237

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at SUNY Plattsburgh. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at SUNY Plattsburgh. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Japan, and China.

SUNY Plattsburgh Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Accounting	0	116	0	0	116
Business Administration & Management	0	109	0	0	109
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	59	0	40	99
General Psychology	0	80	0	0	80
Special Education	0	0	13	55	68
Educational Administration	0	0	55	4	59
Nursing	0	56	0	0	56
General Biology	0	49	0	0	49
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	47	0	0	47
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	43	0	0	43
Allied Health Professions	0	25	0	18	43
Marketing	0	36	0	0	36
Communication Sciences	1	9	0	19	29
Natural Resources Conservation	0	24	0	1	25
Social Work	0	25	0	0	25
Finance & Financial Management	0	24	0	0	24
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	22	22
Communication & Media Studies	0	21	0	0	21
Computer Science	0	21	0	0	21
History	0	20	0	0	20
Journalism	0	19	0	0	19
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	19	0	0	19
Human Development & Family Studies	0	18	0	0	18
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	9	9	18
Hospitality Management	0	17	0	0	17
Management Information Systems	0	16	0	0	16
General English Literature	0	14	0	0	14
Data Analytics	0	0	0	13	13
Security Science and Technology	0	13	0	0	13
Fine & Studio Arts	0	13	0	0	13
Political Science & Government	0	12	0	0	12
Public Relations & Advertising	0	11	0	0	11
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	11	0	0	11
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	11	0	0	11
Economics	0	11	0	0	11
Computer Information Systems	0	10	0	0	10
Writing Studies	1	9	0	0	10
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	9	0	0	9
International Business	0	8	0	0	8
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	6	0	0	6
Physics	0	6	0	0	6
Sociology	0	6	0	0	6
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	5	0	0	5
Ethnic Studies	0	5	0	0	5
Arts & Media Management	0	5	0	0	5
Romance Languages	0	4	0	0	4
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	4	0	0	4
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	3	0	0	3
Mathematics	0	3	0	0	3
Music	0	3	0	0	3
Chemistry	0	2	0	0	2
Anthropology	0	2	0	0	2
Drama & Theater Arts	1	1	0	0	2
Human Resource Management	1	0	0	0	1
Environmental Geosciences	0	1	0	0	1
Philosophy	0	1	0	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	1,042	77	181	1,304

References

*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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