SUNY Ulster
Students
6,086
In-state/yr
$8,572
Completion
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Audit cost
Free 60+
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Among 22 New York community colleges with current course data, SUNY Ulster ranks 14th by section count, with around 500 sections this term. Music (MUS), Mathematics (MAT), and Biology (BIO) are the most-offered subjects at SUNY Ulster this term, with Music (MUS) the largest at 44 sections. 89% of SUNY Ulster's sections this term run online, above the state-system median of 30%.
For students who missed the main registration window, SUNY Ulster offers around 60 late-start sections this term — 9th of 22 in the CUNY + SUNY. For students planning to transfer, suny-empire-state, suny-new-paltz, and suny-cortland hold the most course equivalencies with SUNY Ulster per the state transfer registry — suny-empire-state leads with 60 accepted courses. Per the federal College Scorecard, the ten-year-after-entry median earnings for SUNY Ulster alumni is $58,073, $6,231 above the CUNY + SUNY median.
SUNY Ulster participates in the state senior tuition waiver — residents 60+ enroll without paying tuition, per N.Y. Education Law § 6304(5).
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Federal data on tuition, financial aid, and student outcomes at SUNY Ulster.
How cost adds up to net price
Sticker tuition only covers tuition and fees. Federal “average net price” adds the full cost of attendance and subtracts average aid — which is why it’s usually larger.
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $8,572
- Room & board(off-campus, estimate)
- $16,684
- Books & supplies
- $1,250
- Other (transportation, personal)(estimate)
- $1,922
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,428
- Less: average grants & scholarships
- −$9,619
- Average net price after aid
- $18,809
Net price by family income
What students actually paid per year, after grants and scholarships, grouped by household income.
Earnings & debt
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, reporting year ~2025.
Audit policy
verified 2026-05-29Auditing allowed. New York State residents aged 60+ may audit undergraduate courses at SUNY community colleges on a space-available basis with tuition waived under N.Y. Education Law § 6304(5). Standard tuition applies to all other audit students, and regular fees may still apply.
Free for residents 60+ (space-available).
- · Complete a non-degree application
- · Contact the Registrar about the Senior Citizen Audit Program
- · Register after matriculated students during the late-registration window
Course Offering Profile
What SUNY Ulster is offering for 2026FA — 503 sections across 4 delivery modes.
Format mix
- online448 (89%)
- hybrid39 (8%)
- in person14 (3%)
- zoom2 (0%)
Section start dates
Sections begin on 3 distinct dates this term. 57 late-start sections begin more than two weeks after the term starts.