The State University of New York at New Paltz is a public university in New Paltz, New York. It traces its origins to the New Paltz Classical School, a secondary institution founded in 1828 and reorganized as an academy in 1833.
Former names: New Paltz Classical School (1828–1833) · New Paltz Academy (1833–1884) · New Paltz Normal School (1885–1942) · State Teachers College at New Paltz (1942–1959) · State University College of Education at New Paltz (1959–1961) · State University of New York College of Arts and Science New Paltz (1961–1994)