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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?

1,279 Undergraduate Awards
$26,761 Avg Cost After Aid
61% Acceptance Rate
  • The 3% student loan default rate at SUNY Plattsburgh is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at SUNY Plattsburgh.
  • In 2019-2020, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SUNY Plattsburgh makes roughly $48,339 a year. This is 18% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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SUNY Plattsburgh Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#11 Best Value Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#43 Most Popular Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#44 Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#53 Most Popular Radio, TV & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#78 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#80 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#82 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SUNY Plattsburgh has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Artificial Intelligence College Factual
#6 Highest Paid Ecology Graduates College Factual
#10 Best Value Colleges for Radio & Television College Factual
#22 Best Value Colleges for Media Arts College Factual
#26 Best Value Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication College Factual
#27 Highest Paid Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Graduates College Factual

Where Is SUNY Plattsburgh?

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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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sunyplattsburgh
Twitter: http://twitter.com/PlattsburghNews

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 required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Plattsburgh?

61% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
99% Submit SAT Scores
SUNY Plattsburgh has an acceptance rate of 61%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Average Test Scores

About 99% 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 490 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh  ( 490 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh  ( 490 to 580 )
200
800
SUNY Plattsburgh received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 23. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

ACT English Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh  ( 18 to 23 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford SUNY Plattsburgh?

$26,761 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
2.8% Loan Default Rate
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 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,268 a year. That adds up to $29,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Plattsburgh is 2.8%. 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.

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.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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.

Online Learning at SUNY Plattsburgh

1,361 Took All Classes Online
4,867 Took At Least One Class Online
64.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,867 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SUNY Plattsburgh has changed over the last few years.

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Online Affordability Rankings of SUNY Plattsburgh

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at SUNY Plattsburgh was $8,574 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,484. The following table shows how SUNY Plattsburgh is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Natural Resources & Conservation #1 #11
Natural Resources Conservation #1 #8
Allied Health Professions #4 #7
Information Science #28 #29
Accounting #40 #115
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #49 #76

Online Growth Rankings of SUNY Plattsburgh

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at SUNY Plattsburgh was 64.2%. This is the #568 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SUNY Plattsburgh regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SUNY Plattsburgh ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Allied Health Professions #43
Health Professions #437

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

SUNY Plattsburgh Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 0 130 0 0 130
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 50 0 61 111
Nursing 0 0 102 0 0 102
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 83 0 0 83
General Psychology 0 0 83 0 0 83
Accounting 0 0 76 0 0 76
General Biology 0 0 66 0 0 66
Special Education 0 0 0 12 52 64
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 60 0 0 60
Educational Administration 0 0 0 48 10 58
Allied Health Professions 0 0 17 0 32 49
Communication Sciences 0 1 26 0 21 48
Marketing 0 0 42 0 0 42
General English Literature 0 0 32 0 0 32
History 0 0 30 0 0 30
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 29 0 1 30
Social Work 0 0 29 0 0 29
Hospitality Management 0 0 26 0 0 26
Computer Science 0 0 26 0 0 26
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 25 0 0 25
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 24 0 0 24
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 21 0 0 21
Management Information Systems 0 0 19 0 0 19
Journalism 0 0 18 0 0 18
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 18 0 0 18
Mathematics 0 0 18 0 0 18
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 16 0 0 16
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 8 8 16
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 15 0 0 15
Political Science & Government 0 0 15 0 0 15
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 14 0 0 14
Information Science 0 0 0 0 14 14
Sociology 0 0 14 0 0 14
Computer Information Systems 0 0 13 0 0 13
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0 13 13
Economics 0 0 13 0 0 13
International Business 0 0 12 0 0 12
Writing Studies 3 0 8 0 0 11
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 10 0 0 10
Physics 0 0 10 0 0 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 9 0 0 9
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 9 0 0 9
Ethnic Studies 0 0 9 0 0 9
Anthropology 0 0 9 0 0 9
Drama & Theater Arts 2 0 6 0 0 8
Music 0 0 7 0 0 7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 6 0 0 6
Philosophy 0 0 6 0 0 6
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 5 0 0 5
Romance Languages 0 0 4 0 0 4
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 4 0 0 4
Area Studies 0 0 3 0 0 3
Chemistry 0 0 3 0 0 3
Arts & Media Management 0 0 2 0 0 2
Human Resource Management 0 1 0 0 0 1
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 1 1
Computer Systems Analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 2 1,272 68 213 1,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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