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SUNY at Purchase College is a public liberal arts college located in Purchase, New York. SUNY at Purchase College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at SUNY at Purchase College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,289 10 years after enrolling, 100th in New York, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, SUNY at Purchase College bachelor students earn 6% less than the national average. SUNY at Purchase College is ranked 79th in New York.
SUNY at Purchase College’s median net annual cost of $17,701 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at SUNY at Purchase College sorted by number of graduates - Drama, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Fine & Studio Arts, Comms & Media Studies, Psychology, FIlm, Video & Photography - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$17,701
Average years to graduate
4.2
Biology
Rank: #97
Economic score: 3.67
Journalism
Rank: #72
Economic score: 5.84
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #149
Economic score: 10
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Rank: #19
Economic score: 10.54
Literature.
Rank: #4
Economic score: 12.35
Sociology
Rank: #338
Economic score: 17.9
Economics
Rank: #352
Economic score: 36.92
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #80
Economic score: 135.27
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at SUNY at Purchase College - Music - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 66% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at SUNY at Purchase College is 1% lower than the state average, and 3% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At SUNY at Purchase College, Pell Grant recipients represent 36% of the measured graduating class, 1% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at SUNY at Purchase College graduates within 4.3 years.
SUNY at Purchase College is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
SUNY at Purchase College’s economic mobility score of 22.61 is calculated by adjusting the 2.87 economic score of lower-income students by the 36% pell grant recipients within the student body. SUNY at Purchase College’s EMS of 22.61 ranks in the top 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 25%
The average Title IV recipient at SUNY at Purchase College pays $17,701 a year, $10,320 less than the $28,021 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $17,701
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At SUNY at Purchase College, 76% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $17,701 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 40% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,849. This is 14% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,040
Pell grants
$4,925
State grants
$3,937
Institutional grants
$2,970
SUNY at Purchase College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 75% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,047 applicants, of which 3,052 were admitted and 680 enrolled. SUNY at Purchase College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
59%
59%
First time
57%
59%
In-state
81%
68%
1st generation
24%
35%
White
49%
52%
Black
13%
14%
Hispanic
26%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%