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SUNY Plattsburgh is a public institution situated in Plattsburgh, New York. 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.

$26,761 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
68% Acceptance Rate

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

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 Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Plattsburgh?

68% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
25% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at SUNY Plattsburgh is 68%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% 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 520 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh  ( 520 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh  ( 530 to 620 )
200
800
SUNY Plattsburgh received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 27. Math scores were between 23 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

ACT English Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh  ( 22 to 27 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh  ( 23 to 27 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for SUNY Plattsburgh  ( 23 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford SUNY Plattsburgh?

$26,761 Net Price
66% Take Out Loans
1.5% 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SUNY Plattsburgh, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,952 a year. That adds up to $27,808 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Plattsburgh is 1.5%. 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

3,860 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,323 undergraduate students at SUNY Plattsburgh, with 3,860 being full-time and 463 being part-time.

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There are also 415 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,860 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 88
Black or African American 419
Hispanic or Latino 538
White 2,424
International Students 186
Other Races/Ethnicities 205

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

711 Took All Classes Online
3,344 Took At Least One Class Online
64.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 3,344 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 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 #397 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SUNY Plattsburgh regardless of major.

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%.

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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