Conference championships have been won in men's cross country, women's cross country, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, and men's ice hockey. Each year athletes are selected for athletic and academic All America honors. The college operates two main athletic facilities. Memorial Hall hosts basket ball, swimming and volleyball, while the Field House is home to cross country, soccer, tennis, ice hockey, track, lacrosse, and softball. Participation in intramural competition is very popular, with a high percentage of students taking part in one or more sports activities each semester.
Coeducational competition is offered as are separate activities for men and women.
The ISS staff assists these students with the application, orientation, advisement, registration and integration processes. The ISS Office is located in Kehoe 313. The Claude J. Clark Learning Center is located in Feinberg Library, Room 103. The center provides academic skills support for Plattsburgh State's students. Each semester, peer tutors provide individual and group tutoring on an appointment basis in over 175 courses.