unitid 196246 · Plattsburgh, NY · public 4-year · town (distant)
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- enrollment 2023
- 5,245
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
78%
41st pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
3,769
42nd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
41%
undergrads on Pell grants
74th pctl among public 4-years
completion
59%
finish within 150% time
77th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,244
81st pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,156
after aid, aided students
79th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$56,403
after entry, Title IV students
66th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$21,196
65th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,400 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k29%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $50,769
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,035
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services. | 116 | $59,442 | $26,609 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 109 | $65,181 | $22,731 |
| Psychology, General. | 80 | $46,148 | $23,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 59 | $57,485 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 56 | $93,348 | $25,481 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 55 | $88,908 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 55 | $58,561 | — |
| Biology, General. | 49 | $69,973 | $21,140 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 47 | $55,566 | $25,940 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 43 | $46,805 | $25,822 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 40 | $60,181 | — |
| Marketing. | 36 | $62,979 | $22,200 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.