SUNY College at Plattsburgh Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
3,769 students
Larger than 72% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 43.4%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Saranac Lake41.3 mi
- Paul Smiths42.6 mi
- Potsdam74.1 mi
- Canton83.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at SUNY College at Plattsburgh, the largest reported group is White (62.6%), followed by Hispanic (13.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Asian | 2.6% | 6.1% |
| Black | 11.7% | 2.6% |
| Hispanic | 13.7% | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 62.6% | 77.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| Non-resident | 3.6% | 7.4% |
| Unknown | 2.6% | 0% |
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Did you know? SUNY College at Plattsburgh
- 78.4%SUNY College at Plattsburgh admitted 4,576 of 6,733 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 20%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 915 of 4,576.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $15,606average net price after grants for aided students, against $18,945 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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