State University of New York at New Paltz

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for State University of New York at New Paltz

State University of New York at New Paltz operates as a public institution located in New Paltz, New York (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 6,086 students of which 7,493 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. State University of New York at New Paltz is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 61.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,265 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,809, with published in-state tuition of $8,572 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.0%. Graduates earn a median of $58,073 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,555 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 265800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.