SUNY New Paltz

Located in New Paltz, NY; SUNY New Paltz, with a student body of over 8,000, is a very competitive, 4-year, residential liberal arts college.  Founded in 1828, as the New Paltz Classic Academy, SUNY New Paltz is located on 257 acres set in the Mid-Hudson River Valley, next to one of the nation’s oldest street, Huguenot Street, settled by French Huguenot refugees in the 1600s.   From almost anywhere on campus, a northward glance brings your gaze to Sky Top, the landmark summit of Mohonk Mountain House, another national historic landmark hotel resort, and the set of the 1994 feature film, The Road To Wellville.  The newly completed SUB Addition is an award winning glass design incorporating green elements throughout.

In 2007, Newsweek magazine rated SUNY New Paltz as America’s “Hottest Small State School”.  This is further illustrated by the over 19,000 freshmen and transfer applications last year.  The school accepted only 35% of the applicants with a very diverse student body.  Why is SUNY New Paltz so hot?  One might credit the low tuition.  The typical undergraduate New York State resident pays $5,270 per year for tuition.  Considering the enormous amount of majors available in bachelor degrees, it is a steal.  Typical private institutions average $30,000 per year for tuition.
 

Students who applied to SUNY New Paltz, also looked at SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Buffalo, and SUNY Geneseo.  For more information on SUNY New Paltz, visit http://www.newpaltz.edu/

SUNY New Paltz is located at One Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY  12561 (845) 257-7869