2019-2020

Buzzfeed - Best Small Towns in America

• New Paltz, NY-#3

Business First - Best Colleges & Ranking List

• Best College in Nation-#83
• Best College in the East-#24

Forbes Magazine - America's Best Value Colleges

• Top Public College Nationwide-#113
• Top 20% in Northeast

Niche.com - Best Colleges in the Nation Rankings

• Top Public University in New York-#16
• Best Colleges for Education-#11
• College with Best Student Life-#25
• Best College Campus in New York-#28
• Hardest Colleges to Get Into in New York-#29

 2018 - 2019

Princeton Review - Best Colleges & Ranking List

• Best Colleges in the Northeast
• Top Green Colleges Nationwide

US News & World Report - Best Colleges & Ranking List

• Top Public Schools-#10
• Best College for Veterans-#22
• Best Value Schools-#60
• Best Fine Arts Programs-#82
• Best Metals/Jewelry-#3
• Best Undergraduate Engineering Program-#134
• Best in Speech-Language Pathology-#183

Sierra Club "Cool Schools" - #137 Nationwide 

Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education - College Rankings

• Top Colleges in the Northeast-#156
• Top Colleges Nationwide-#424

Zippia.com-The Career Expert - Best College for Digital Media Majors in New York State - #2

Accountingedu.org - Best Value MBA Accounting program - #1 New York State

OnStageBlog.com - Top B.A. Theatre Programs - #10

Niche.com - Best College for Business in New York State - #25

Forbes Magazine - America's Best Value/Top Colleges

• Top Public Colleges-#113
• Top Colleges in the Northeast-#130

Money Magazine - Best Colleges Nationally - #240

BestColleges.com - Best Colleges in New York State - #20

Student Loan Hero.com - Most Affordable Colleges in the Northeast - #14

Niche.com - Hardest Colleges to Get Into - #170 national; #9 New York State

Niche.com - Best Public College and Universities - #195 national; #15 New York State                                     

US Department of State - Noted as one of the top colleges (tied for 4th) in the nation for students receiving the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for overseas study.

Victory Media - Military Friendly Schools - Top Ten - Gold Award

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education - STARS Silver Rating

Buffalo Business First - 2018 Rankings of US Public Colleges & Universities - #86 (#25 East)

CollegeSimply.com - Best Colleges  #140 national; #15 New York State.

CollegeNET, Inc. Social Mobilty Index - Top 3% nationwide (#45 of 1,363 colleges and universities)

Kiplinger's Personal Finance - "Best College Values" #76 public colleges and universities nationwide; #240 all private and public colleges and universities nationwide

2017 - 2018

Victory Media - Military Friendly Schools - Top Ten - Gold Award

Zippia.com-The Career Expert -10 Best Colleges for Music Majors in New York #10

The Princeton Review - Guide to 375 Green Colleges

AffordableColleges.com - #25 of 50 most affordable in-state public universities in the US

Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings - #424 (top 25%) of 2,304 total colleges and universities in the US

US News & World Report-Best Colleges Rankings & List

• Public Regional Universities-North #7
• All Regional Universities-North #28
• Best A+ Schools for B Students-North #20
• Best Colleges for Veterans-North #13
• Best Value Schools-North #54
• Best Freshman Retention Rates-North-#16 (88%)
• Campus Ethnic Diversity-North #66
• Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (at schools where a doctorate is not offered)- National #118
• Best Graduate Fine Arts Programs-National #82
• Best Graduate Metal/Jewelry Programs-National #3
• Best Speech-Language Pathology Programs-National #183

Colleges of Distinction - SUNY New Paltz

Sierra Magazine - "Cool Schools" 227 Greenest Colleges in America

Niche.com - Hardest Colleges to Get into in America #138, in New York State # 18

Kiplinger's Personal Finance - "Best College Values" #75 US public colleges & universities, #193 all US colleges & universities

Forbes Magazine - "America's Top Colleges" #95 US public colleges & universities, #305 all US colleges & universities

The Princeton Review - "229 Best Colleges & Universities in the Northeast"

Buffalo Business First - Top 100 National Public Colleges #77

BestColleges.com - Best Colleges in New York State - #19

2016 - 2017

CollegeNet 2016 SMI (Social Mobility Index) rankings - #72 of 900 US colleges & universities

Kiplinger's Personal Finance - 100 Best Values in Public Colleges & Universities

Victory Media - Military Friendly Schools - Top Ten - Gold Award

IHAVENET.COM/Education - 25 Best Schools Under $25K #17

The Princeton Review - Guide to 361 Green Colleges

US News & World Report - Public Regional Universities-North #5

• Public & Private Regional Universities-North #20
• A+ Schools for B Students

Sierra Magazine - "Coolest Schools" - 201 Greenest Colleges in America

The Princeton Review - Best Colleges: Region by Region (Northeast)

Forbes Magazine - America's Top Colleges

Master's in Special Education Program Guide - Music Therapy Program #1

BestColleges.com - Best Colleges in New York State - #20