Enrollment Trends at SUNY New Paltz

The student population at State University of New York at New Paltz is 7,898 (6,862 undergraduate and 1,036 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 147 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at SUNY New Paltz is 86.88% which is increased by 163 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 16 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.78 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

466 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 291.60% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,516 where 7,898 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

86.88% of total students is undergraduate students and 13.12% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 163 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 16 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.78 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in SUNY New Paltz than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at State University of New York at New Paltz since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,751	6,699	2,519	4,180	1,052	383	669
2016-17	7,628 -123	6,717 18	2,569 50	4,148 -32	911 -141	298 -85	613 -56
2017-18	7,565 -63	6,733 16	2,610 41	4,123 -25	832 -79	262 -36	570 -43
2018-19	7,608 43	6,692 -41	2,577 -33	4,115 -8	916 84	249 -13	667 97
2019-20	7,757 149	6,807 115	2,529 -48	4,278 163	950 34	249	701 34
2020-21	7,489 -268	6,597 -210	2,477 -52	4,120 -158	892 -58	247 -2	645 -56
2021-22	7,075 -414	6,256 -341	2,284 -193	3,972 -148	819 -73	258 11	561 -84
2022-23	6,964 -111	6,090 -166	2,150 -134	3,940 -32	874 55	267 9	607 46
2023-24	7,420 456	6,504 414	2,396 246	4,108 168	916 42	269 2	647 40
2024-25	7,898 478	6,862 358	2,552 156	4,310 202	1,036 120	288 19	748 101
Average	7,516	6,596	2,466	4,129	920	277	643

State University of New York at New Paltz Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,596 where 6,862 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at State University of New York at New Paltz since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,699	6,165	2,320	3,845	534	199	335
2016-17	6,717	6,198	2,352	3,846	519	217	302
2017-18	6,733	6,235	2,398	3,837	498	212	286
2018-19	6,692	6,190	2,346	3,844	502	231	271
2019-20	6,807	6,291	2,330	3,961	516	199	317
2020-21	6,597	5,918	2,183	3,735	679	294	385
2021-22	6,256	5,622	1,997	3,625	634	287	347
2022-23	6,090	5,541	1,910	3,631	549	240	309
2023-24	6,504	5,564	1,973	3,591	940	423	517
2024-25	6,862	5,623	2,019	3,604	1,239	533	706
Average	6,596	6,596	2,183	3,752	6,596	284	378

State University of New York at New Paltz Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 920 where 1,036 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at State University of New York at New Paltz since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,052	527	222	305	525	161	364
2016-17	911	434	161	273	477	137	340
2017-18	832	403	137	266	429	125	304
2018-19	916	449	129	320	467	120	347
2019-20	950	488	133	355	462	116	346
2020-21	892	484	132	352	408	115	293
2021-22	819	431	146	285	388	112	276
2022-23	874	506	169	337	368	98	270
2023-24	916	528	155	373	388	114	274
2024-25	1,036	532	160	372	504	128	376
Average	920	920	154	324	920	123	319

State University of New York at New Paltz Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.84%. The percentage was 62.11% 10 years ago and SUNY New Paltz still has a high percentage of white students. 4.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.36% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 22.09% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 62.11% to 59.84%. Asian enrollment declined from 5.21% to 4.74%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.19% to 6.36%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 15.42% to 22.09%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5861 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5847 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at State University of New York at New Paltz over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	12	404	402	1,195	9	4,814	158
2016-17	6	398	405	1,293	7	4,780	164
2017-18	2	375	435	1,375	11	4,676	195
2018-19	2	380	404	1,464	9	4,496	179
2019-20	6	385	453	1,541	8	4,637	205
2020-21	8	348	449	1,571	6	4,418	216
2021-22	5	318	466	1,514	7	4,190	209
2022-23	1	288	441	1,487	6	4,172	224
2023-24	1	340	486	1,560	6	4,480	213
2024-25	2	374	502	1,745	11	4,726	211
Average	5	361	444	1,475	8	4,539	197

State University of New York at New Paltz Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

466 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 291.60% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at State University of New York at New Paltz from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	7,751	119	513	7,119
2016-17	7,628	130	660	6,838
2017-18	7,565	185	7,360	20
2018-19	7,608	115	606	6,887
2019-20	7,757	135	1,036	6,586
2020-21	7,489	3,717	3,661	111
2021-22	7,075	381	2,808	3,886
2022-23	6,964	308	2,450	4,206
2023-24	7,420	370	2,646	4,404
2024-25	7,898	466	2,329	5,103
Average	7,516	593	2,407	4,516

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Enrollment Trends at SUNY New Paltz

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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