SUNY New Paltz
The State University of New York at New Paltz is an academically rigorous public university in the heart of New York State’s scenic Hudson Valley, 90 minutes north of metropolitan New York City. SUNY New Paltz offers more than 100 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs across five academic schools (Business; Education; Science & Engineering; Liberal Arts & Sciences; Fine & Performing Arts). With about 8,000 enrolled students, it is a mid-size school where professors know their students’ names.