State University of New York at Plattsburgh

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

State University of New York at Plattsburgh operates as a public institution located in Plattsburgh, New York (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 3,769 students of which 4,524 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 Plattsburgh is categorized as “19” 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 78.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,165 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,156, with published in-state tuition of $9,035 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,196, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.2%. Graduates earn a median of $56,403 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,089 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 287300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.6% 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.