SUNY—Plattsburgh is a public institution that was started in 1889. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 4,871, its environment is suburban, and the campus size is 300 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its in-state tuition/fees are $9,144; out-of-state tuition/fees are $19,190
Freshmen at SUNY—Plattsburgh are eased into college life through the school’s First-Year Student Experience program, which provides mentors, academic support and a housing community with other freshmen. In addition to the main, residential campus in Plattsburgh, the school has a branch campus in Queensbury, N.Y.

About 90 percent of SUNY—Plattsburgh learners are New York residents, and women make up more than half of the student body. learners have more than 100 clubs and organizations to consider joining. The SUNY—Plattsburgh athletic teams, the Cardinals, are Division III competitors in the Eastern College Athletic Conference and also participate in the State University of New York Athletic Conference. learners aren’t guaranteed on-campus housing, though there is usually room for all who apply. Graduate learners interested in SUNY—Plattsburgh can check out the speech-language pathology program offered through the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, among other degree programs and departments.