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New Paltz, NY · Music

Music at New Paltz

New Paltz graduates about 22 music majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 296th of 749 schools we score for music, a solid program at 60 out of 100.

60/100Solid#296 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year221% 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.
Frederick Clarke WithersPhoto: upload by Gloucester1692 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where music happens

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 music ranking

  1. University of the Pacific 60
  2. Texas A&M International University 60
  3. University of Nebraska at Omaha 60
  4. Boise State University 60
  5. Barry University 60
  6. University of Colorado Denver 60
  7. Hope College 60
  8. University of South Dakota 60

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 music. 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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