State University of New York at New Paltz

What are the graduation rates for students at State University of New York at New Paltz?

SUNY New Paltz reports a 58% four-year graduation rate and a 72% six-year graduation rate. These standard first-time, full-time undergraduate measures track whether a defined entering cohort completed a degree at the same institution within the stated period; they do not describe every transfer, part-time, or returning student.

The reported first-year retention rate is 85%, meaning that share of the measured first-time cohort returned the following fall. Retention and graduation measure different stages of enrollment. A six-year rate includes students who take longer than four years, but it does not by itself explain why completion was delayed or account for students who finish a degree elsewhere.

What is the earning potential for graduates at State University of New York at New Paltz?

College Scorecard field-of-study figures offer a limited view of earnings roughly one year after completion for graduates whose earnings can be measured in the underlying federal data. They are not starting-salary offers or predictions for everyone in a major.

Reported one-year median earnings include about $62,136 for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering and $49,261 for general computer and information sciences. The corresponding figures are $39,347 for business administration and $29,853 for general psychology. Differences can reflect occupation, location, graduate study, work hours, and which students are included - not just the value of a degree.

Students comparing fields should check the credential level and cohort attached to a Scorecard figure before using it in a budget. Earnings one year out also miss later career growth and may not capture graduates who continue directly into further study. For practical job-search support, New Paltz offers individual and group career counseling, résumé assistance, interview preparation, employer events, and job-search resources; availability of those services is not an employment outcome.