Student Population at State University of New York at Plattsburgh

By race/ethnicity, 2,906 White, 487 Black, and 116 Asian students out of a total of 4,540 are attending at State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

State University of New York at Plattsburgh is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

By age, State University of New York at Plattsburgh has 158 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 3,589 students under 25 years old, and 951 students over 25 years old out of 4,540 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 158 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. State University of New York at Plattsburgh has 3,257 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 568 students aged 25 and over.

It has 332 graduate students aged under 25 and 383 students aged 25 and over.

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 1,019 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,034 students are enrolled in some online courses.

978 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 41 students live in another State or outside of the United States.