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New Paltz, NY · Art & design

Art & design at New Paltz

New Paltz graduates about 62 art & design majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 336th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a solid program at 60 out of 100.

60/100Solid#336 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year624% of the class
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1340whole school

Around New Paltz

Photo of part of the State University of New York at New Paltz campus in in the
SUNY New Paltz campus from NY 32 (1), June 2026Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's C · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photo of part of the State University of New York at New Paltz campus in in the
SUNY New Paltz campus from NY 32 (2), June 2026Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's C · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Mckenna Theatre Interior
Mckenna2Photo: Demetri Music™ · Public domain · source
A photograph of Withers in his Union Army uniform.
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Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Fine Arts Building, Smiley Art Building, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 15 · Academic 9 · Arts 5 · Library 4 · Athletics 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Gustavus Adolphus College 60
  2. Nova Southeastern University 60
  3. Radford University 60
  4. University of Rhode Island 60
  5. North Central College 60
  6. The University of Texas–San Antonio 60
  7. Wagner College 60
  8. University of Nebraska at Omaha 59

Other strong majors at New Paltz

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares New Paltz with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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