State University of New York at Plattsburgh

State University of New York at Plattsburgh is a public college in Plattsburgh, NY. Its average net price is $15,606 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$8,592
$30,001 to $48,000$9,817
$48,001 to $75,000$15,090
$75,001 to $110,000$17,551
$110,001 and up$23,393
$9,035Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,945Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,606Average Net Price
$18,080Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$930Books and Supplies
$3,031Other Expenses
43.4%Students on Pell Grants
57.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

78.4%Acceptance Rate
540 to 640SAT Reading, Middle Half
540 to 610SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,843
8 years after entry$58,777
10 years after entry$61,867
55.7%Graduation Rate
73.2%Retention Rate
$21,318Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Plattsburgh, NYLocation
Distant townSetting
3,769Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$57,373 n=121$26,165 n=138
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$41,046 Small program - rough guide n=59$22,764 Small program - rough guide n=45
Business Administration, Management and Operations$47,403 n=125$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=99
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$38,560 n=103$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$37,082 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Environmental Geosciences$41,338 National median for this major n=30Not published
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$33,106 Small program - rough guide n=31$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=32
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$46,973 Small program - rough guide n=52Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,789 National median for this major n=2,548Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$31,677 Small program - rough guide n=89$20,997 Small program - rough guide n=95
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$36,024 Small program - rough guide n=70$19,784 Small program - rough guide n=50
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Registered Nursing$97,404 n=144$23,248 Small program - rough guide n=82
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$56,570 Small program - rough guide n=71$24,467 Small program - rough guide n=92

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