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State University of New York at New Paltz
Student Population

Student Population at SUNY New Paltz

Total Enrollment

6,964

Undergraduate

6,090

Graduate

874

Online Enrollment

308

Men Students

2,417

Women Students

4,547

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,964 students have enrolled at State University of New York at New Paltz - 6,090 undergraduate and 874 graduate.

By gender, 2,417 male and 4,547 female students are attending State University of New York at New Paltz. By attendance status, there are 6,047 full-time students and 917 part-time students.

The number of students at State University of New York at New Paltz is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alfred University and Canisius University, its population is small (average population is 11,913).

State University of New York at New Paltz offers online degree/certificate programs and 308 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between State University of New York at New Paltz and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,417 male and 4,547 female students attending SUNY New Paltz. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.53 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SUNY New Paltz.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SUNY New Paltz
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,090	5,541	549
Men	2,150	1,910	240
Women	3,940	3,631	309

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SUNY New Paltz
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	874	506	368
Men	267	169	98
Women	607	337	270

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,172 White students (59.91%) and 1,487 Hispanic students (21.35%) at State University of New York at New Paltz(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at State University of New York at New Paltz.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at State University of New York at New Paltz
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	274	124	150
Black or African American	424	157	267
Hispanic	1,396	482	914
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	3,581	1,241	2,340
Two or More Races	194	73	121
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	147	44	103
Total	6,090	2,150	3,940

Population by Race/Ethnicity at State University of New York at New Paltz
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	14	6	8
Black or African American	17	6	11
Hispanic	91	27	64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	591	162	429
Two or More Races	30	6	24
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	11	1	10
Total	874	267	607

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,082 students whose age under twenty five and 435 students whose age is over thirty years old at State University of New York at New Paltz.

Especially, 269 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at State University of New York at New Paltz.

Population by Student Age at State University of New York at New Paltz
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,090	2,150	3,940
Under 18	269	90	179
18-19	2,235	697	1,538
20-21	2,259	781	1,478
22-24	884	371	513
25-29	239	116	123
30-34	98	48	50
35-39	46	19	27
40-49	38	19	19
50-64	21	8	13
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	6,090	2,150	3,940

Population by Student Age at State University of New York at New Paltz
	Total	Men	Women
Total	874	267	607
20-21	52	15	37
22-24	383	119	264
25-29	208	78	130
30-34	83	18	65
35-39	55	11	44
40-49	62	14	48
50-64	28	11	17
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	874	267	607

Online Student Population

At State University of New York at New Paltz, 2,758 students (39.60% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 308 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 292 students live in New York where State University of New York at New Paltz is located in and 11 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,964	6,090	874
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	308	154	154
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,450	2,163	287
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	4,206	3,773	433

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	308	154	154
New York Residents	292	142	150
Other State in U.S.	11	8	3
Outside of U.S.	2	1	1
Unknown	3	3	0