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History at New Paltz

New Paltz graduates about 50 history majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 361st of 692 schools we score for history, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 104 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 70% of the schools we've counted.

49/100Solid#361 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year503% of the class
Courses in the catalog104more than 70% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$20,000
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.
Frederick Clarke WithersPhoto: upload by Gloucester1692 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Sojourner Truth Library, Old Library, Humanities Classroom Building.

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 history ranking

  1. Lycoming College 50
  2. Rollins College 50
  3. Beloit College 50
  4. Patrick Henry College 50
  5. Georgia State University 49
  6. Worcester State University 49
  7. University of South Alabama 49
  8. University of Nebraska at Kearney 49

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 history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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