After State University of New York at New Paltz: graduation, pay and debt
New Paltz, New York · Public · 6,086 undergrads
69% of State University of New York at New Paltz students finish within six years, the typical student earns $65,774 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,734 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$65.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
69%
finish within six years.
55%
finish in four years.
85%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
71%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
55%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
69%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
85%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
65%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
71%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,099
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
74%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
21%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,070
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
22%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$49,984
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$65,774
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,734
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,990
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
71%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
75%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
81%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers