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State University of New York at New Paltz

⌖ New Paltz, NY · 32 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$133,576 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

21.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−52%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,166Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$133,576at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$255,2360
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4
6
8
−$133,57610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 21.0 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$8,572
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$18,822
Sticker price
Average net price$18,809
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$28,428
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$18,809Average net price / year
$28,428Cost of attendance
$57,166Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.6%Completion rate
61.6%Admission rate
6,086Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

76thEarnings percentile
70thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,471Year 1
$56,933Year 4
$57,166Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$103,0202Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$89,5043Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$84,7634Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$73,5255Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$71,5426Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$68,5207Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$67,6268Marketing · Bachelor's Degree$64,993

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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Comparable colleges in NY

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

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Annual net price
$18,952
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,174
Modeled 10-year ROI
-52%
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Fashion Institute of Technology

Annual net price
$19,095
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,636
Modeled 10-year ROI
-55%
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SUNY Oneonta

Annual net price
$19,158
Observed earnings · year 5
$58,485
Modeled 10-year ROI
-47%
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State University of New York at Plattsburgh

Annual net price
$17,156
Observed earnings · year 5
$55,178
Modeled 10-year ROI
-59%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$103,020$25,500
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$89,504$24,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$84,763Not available
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree$73,525Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$71,542Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$68,520Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,626$23,410
MarketingBachelor's Degree$64,993$20,500
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$64,009Not available
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$60,929$22,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$60,371$24,293
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree$60,112$24,980
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$57,350$17,750
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$57,203$18,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$55,378$18,580
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$53,534$19,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$53,267$19,500
SociologyBachelor's Degree$51,290$24,091
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree$47,453$21,500
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree$45,563$25,500
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$45,024$25,000
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's Degree$41,097$21,324
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$39,521$23,453
JournalismBachelor's DegreeNot available$20,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's DegreeNot available$25,125
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's DegreeNot available$16,000
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's DegreeNot available$18,500
AnthropologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$15,750
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's DegreeNot available$22,879
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,562
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's DegreeNot available$19,550
HistoryBachelor's DegreeNot available$19,303

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.