Institutional Effectiveness

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) encourages a campus culture of curiosity, accountability, growth and achievement to support student success and continuous improvement. OIE provides user-friendly access to data and promotes information transparency. The office assists with translating data to useful information and leads assessment efforts to enhance effective decision making.

OIE also coordinates the submission of mandated SUNY Systems Administration reports and provides data to external publications.

Quick Facts

These facts are designed to be a quick reference guide for frequently requested, publicly available official data. Official data is updated on or about November 1, after fall census is completed and approved by SUNY.

Review data visualizations at our Tableau Public dashboard. Faculty and staff may access more detailed reports in the Institutional Effectiveness Google Drive folder using their Plattsburgh credentials. Note: Login is required.

Official Headcount — Fall 2023
Status	Undergraduate	Graduate
Full-Time	3,404	349
Part-Time	452	212
Grand Total	3,856	561

Demographics (Race & Ethnicity) — Fall 2023
Race/Ethnicity	Undergraduate	Graduate
Non-resident	147	11
Unknown	73	15
Hispanic/Latino	521	30
American Indian or Alaska Native	13
Asian	99	7
Black or African American	437	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6
White	2,457	460
Two or more race, non-Hispanic	103	15
Grand Total	3,856	561

Demographics (Gender) — Fall 2023
Gender	Undergraduate	Graduate
Female	2,247	407
Male	1,564	151
Non-Binary	45
Grand Total	3,856	561

Academics — Fall 2023
Avg. Class Size	Student/Faculty Ratio	Geography Represented
21	15:1	40 Foreign countries 32 U.S. states and territories 63 NYS counties

Recent Survey Results

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) surveys first-year and fourth-year students. It aims to illuminate key aspects of student engagement from interaction quality with faculty and peers to engagement in diverse educational activities.

2023 National Survey of Student Engagement Summary Report

Right to Know

Percentage Receiving Pell (Fall 2023) = 38%
Six-Year Graduation Rate (Fall 2017 cohort) = 59%

Pell Data
Federal financial aid regulations require the college to publish a broad range of consumer information. One requirement is for the college to publish information on student body diversity in the categories of gender and ethnicity of enrolled, full-time students who receive Federal Pell Grants.
- Fall Pell Recipients 2023
Retention Statistics
This table provides a snapshot of the last 5 years longitudinal undergraduate retention/attrition data by category (e.g. Fall to Fall and Fall to Spring). It provides the retention/attrition rates for the total (overall) number of undergraduates, the full-time matriculated undergraduate students, the first-time (first year), and transfer students.
- Retention/Attrition Longitudinal Summary 2014–2024
Student Right-To-Know Graduation Data
The following series of reports lists six-year graduation rates about SUNY Plattsburgh first-time, full-time matriculated cohorts. The data are disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, and financial aid types (Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, and neither).

The source for the data is listed below each chart.

IPEDS Reports

These official IPEDS reports are pursuant to terms of the federal Student Right-To-Know Act and include the disclosure of completion, persistence and transfer rates for full-time, first-time baccalaureate-level SUNY Plattsburgh students. The data included below represent the most recent cohort for which 6-year graduation rate data are available. For cohorts where 8-year graduation rate data are available, outcome measures and 8-year graduation rates are also provided.

Year Student Entered as a First-Time, Full-Time Matriculated First-Year