Purchase, NY · Public · 3,197 undergraduates · suburban
SUNY at Purchase College
Moderately selective
Purchase is built around the collision of conservatory arts training and liberal arts and sciences on one integrated SUNY campus.
Institutional profile
Well established Solid in mobility, and solid in affordability.- Admission
- 72.8% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 68%
7,221 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$45,092 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets SUNY at Purchase College apart
Academic design
Its conservatories and arts schools sit alongside humanities, liberal studies, and natural and social sciences, encouraging cross-disciplinary work.
Campus pattern
The Westchester campus is self-contained and arts-centered while keeping New York City's cultural and professional scene within reach.
Career & value signal
Every student completes a substantial Senior Project that can take the form of research, performance, exhibition, film or another original inquiry.
Can I get in?
72.8% admitted
Applicants to many visual and performing arts programs complete program-specific portfolio or audition steps in addition to the general application.
Recent applicant pool
7,221About 73 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 10% submitted an SAT, and 2% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for SUNY at Purchase College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What SUNY at Purchase College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Its conservatories and arts schools sit alongside humanities, liberal studies, and natural and social sciences, encouraging cross-disciplinary work.
Make institutional fit specific
Purchase is built around the collision of conservatory arts training and liberal arts and sciences on one integrated SUNY campus.
Use the application route carefully
Applicants to many visual and performing arts programs complete program-specific portfolio or audition steps in addition to the general application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Applicants to many visual and performing arts programs complete program-specific portfolio or audition steps in addition to the general application.
$50 application fee
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Performing and visual artsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
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Average annual cost by household income at SUNY at Purchase College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Communication and Media Studies
Admits separately
Fine and Studio Arts
Admits separately
Music
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
SUNY at Purchase College beyond the classroom
The Westchester campus is self-contained and arts-centered while keeping New York City's cultural and professional scene within reach.
A defining academic feature
Its conservatories and arts schools sit alongside humanities, liberal studies, and natural and social sciences, encouraging cross-disciplinary work.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Westchester campus is self-contained and arts-centered while keeping New York City's cultural and professional scene within reach.
Where the degree can lead
Every student completes a substantial Senior Project that can take the form of research, performance, exhibition, film or another original inquiry.