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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Purchase, NY
Population 9,000,000
Website https://www.purchase.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (25%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,145
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 80%
From Region 9%
Athletes 8.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Hispanic 28%
Black 13%
Mixed 6%
Asian 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2012 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2013 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2014 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2015 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2016 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2017 Men: 40.2% 40.2% 2018 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2019 Men: 37.3% 37.3% 2020 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2021 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2022 Men: 40.2% 40.2% 2023 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2024 Men: 40.0% 40.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2017 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2013 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2014 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 Asian: 10.2% 10.2% 2020 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2024 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2011 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2012 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2013 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2014 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2015 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2016 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2017 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2018 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2019 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2020 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2021 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2022 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2023 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2024 Black: 13.4% 13.4% 2011 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2012 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2013 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2014 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0% 2015 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2016 Hispanic: 15.2% 15.2% 2017 Hispanic: 15.1% 15.1% 2018 Hispanic: 17.3% 17.3% 2019 Hispanic: 20.1% 20.1% 2020 Hispanic: 20.2% 20.2% 2021 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2022 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2023 Hispanic: 23.8% 23.8% 2024 Hispanic: 27.0% 27.0% 2011 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2012 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2013 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2014 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2015 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2016 White: 53.9% 53.9% 2017 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2018 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2019 White: 51.5% 51.5% 2020 White: 54.3% 54.3% 2021 White: 55.0% 55.0% 2022 White: 51.4% 51.4% 2023 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2024 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2011 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2019 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 International: 1.2% 1.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2021 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2023 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2025 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2020 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2021 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2022 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2023 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2024 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2025 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2020 Hispanic: 25.2% 25.2% 2021 Hispanic: 27.3% 27.3% 2022 Hispanic: 26.4% 26.4% 2023 Hispanic: 25.8% 25.8% 2024 Hispanic: 25.1% 25.1% 2025 Hispanic: 28.4% 28.4% 2020 White: 50.3% 50.3% 2021 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2022 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2023 White: 49.1% 49.1% 2024 White: 49.6% 49.6% 2025 White: 46.7% 46.7% 2020 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 International: 2.0% 2.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
SUNY at Purchase College 741 43% / 57% 2% $39,857 22 92%
Chemistry 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $51,755 56 —
Mathematics 13 — 54% / 46% 15% $64,997 80 —
Biochemistry 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $51,928 57 —
Biology 19 — 42% / 58% 0% $55,547 65 96%
Environmental Studies 9 +1 56% / 44% 0% $40,380 24 95%
Economics 19 — 79% / 21% 0% $65,796 80 90%
Anthropology 10 +8 40% / 60% 0% $36,527 15 92%
Communication 37 — 57% / 43% 3% $45,591 39 100%
Creative Writing 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $30,950 7 100%
Digital Communication 24 +1 54% / 46% 0% $44,914 37 —
English 15 +4 47% / 53% 7% $39,596 22 —
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $40,922 25 —
History 15 +3 73% / 27% 0% $41,076 26 100%
Humanities 11 — 64% / 36% 0% — — —
Journalism 15 — 27% / 73% 0% $44,594 36 96%
Latin American Studies — +1 — — $41,703 27 —
Media Studies 11 +2 64% / 36% 0% $45,591 39 100%
Philosophy 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $43,014 31 —
Political Science 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $51,472 56 —
Psychology 59 — 27% / 73% 0% $48,708 48 92%
Sociology 15 — 20% / 80% 0% $43,464 33 89%
Women's Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $40,885 25 —
General Education 23 +1 43% / 57% 0% $41,137 26 87%
Acting 12 — 42% / 58% 0% $39,278 21 94%
Art History 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $27,986 5 87%
Arts Management 26 +2 46% / 54% 0% $38,464 19 90%
Dance 38 — 16% / 84% 5% $20,200 2 94%
Film Production 25 — 52% / 48% 0% $34,245 11 91%
Film Studies 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $34,245 11 91%
Graphic Design 24 — 29% / 71% 8% $45,660 39 —
Jazz Studies 13 — 85% / 15% 15% $28,594 5 84%
Music Performance 11 — 64% / 36% 0% $28,594 5 84%
Music Theory and Composition 24 — 62% / 38% 0% $28,594 5 84%
Musical Theatre 23 — 83% / 17% 4% $39,278 21 94%
Painting 23 — 35% / 65% 0% $27,986 5 87%
Photography 17 — 41% / 59% 0% $34,245 11 91%
Printmaking 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $27,986 5 87%
Screenwriting 35 +1 46% / 54% 0% $39,278 21 94%
Sculpture 16 — 38% / 62% 0% $27,986 5 87%
Theater 29 — 24% / 76% 3% $39,278 21 94%
Theatre Design and Technology 23 — 30% / 70% 0% $39,278 21 94%
Visual and Performing Arts 31 — 23% / 77% 0% $35,916 14 81%
Voice and Opera 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $28,594 5 84%
Legal Studies 10 +2 50% / 50% 0% $45,856 40 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,406
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,429
Est. In-State Cost $12,168
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,427
ROI Percentile 22th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5% 2012 Graduated: 58.6% 58.6% 2013 Graduated: 59.7% 59.7% 2014 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4% 2015 Graduated: 57.9% 57.9% 2016 Graduated: 61.9% 61.9% 2017 Graduated: 66.5% 66.5% 2018 Graduated: 62.8% 62.8% 2019 Graduated: 61.2% 61.2% 2020 Graduated: 61.3% 61.3% 2021 Graduated: 63.5% 63.5% 2022 Graduated: 66.9% 66.9% 2023 Graduated: 61.6% 61.6% 2024 Graduated: 62.8% 62.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 55.0% 55.0% 2012 Men: 59.7% 59.7% 2013 Men: 57.2% 57.2% 2014 Men: 68.0% 68.0% 2015 Men: 58.6% 58.6% 2016 Men: 58.5% 58.5% 2017 Men: 62.2% 62.2% 2018 Men: 56.7% 56.7% 2019 Men: 55.1% 55.1% 2020 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2021 Men: 57.9% 57.9% 2022 Men: 67.0% 67.0% 2023 Men: 58.6% 58.6% 2024 Men: 59.8% 59.8% 2011 Women: 55.9% 55.9% 2012 Women: 57.6% 57.6% 2013 Women: 61.4% 61.4% 2014 Women: 67.0% 67.0% 2015 Women: 57.4% 57.4% 2016 Women: 64.2% 64.2% 2017 Women: 69.4% 69.4% 2018 Women: 66.8% 66.8% 2019 Women: 65.5% 65.5% 2020 Women: 64.4% 64.4% 2021 Women: 67.0% 67.0% 2022 Women: 66.9% 66.9% 2023 Women: 63.5% 63.5% 2024 Women: 64.6% 64.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 38.9% 38.9% 2012 Asian: 53.1% 53.1% 2013 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 Asian: 52.4% 52.4% 2015 Asian: 63.6% 63.6% 2016 Asian: 64.3% 64.3% 2017 Asian: 72.4% 72.4% 2018 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 Asian: 65.8% 65.8% 2020 Asian: 62.5% 62.5% 2021 Asian: 62.1% 62.1% 2022 Asian: 69.6% 69.6% 2023 Asian: 63.6% 63.6% 2024 Asian: 74.2% 74.2% 2011 Black: 46.8% 46.8% 2012 Black: 53.0% 53.0% 2013 Black: 56.9% 56.9% 2014 Black: 64.8% 64.8% 2015 Black: 56.7% 56.7% 2016 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Black: 76.0% 76.0% 2018 Black: 61.9% 61.9% 2019 Black: 54.2% 54.2% 2020 Black: 73.7% 73.7% 2021 Black: 59.8% 59.8% 2022 Black: 71.2% 71.2% 2023 Black: 56.5% 56.5% 2024 Black: 54.2% 54.2% 2011 Hispanic: 55.3% 55.3% 2012 Hispanic: 50.8% 50.8% 2013 Hispanic: 58.0% 58.0% 2014 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2016 Hispanic: 70.6% 70.6% 2017 Hispanic: 62.4% 62.4% 2018 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2019 Hispanic: 61.9% 61.9% 2020 Hispanic: 52.7% 52.7% 2021 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2022 Hispanic: 56.6% 56.6% 2023 Hispanic: 53.9% 53.9% 2024 Hispanic: 62.2% 62.2% 2011 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2012 White: 61.2% 61.2% 2013 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2014 White: 67.6% 67.6% 2015 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2016 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2017 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2018 White: 63.7% 63.7% 2019 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2020 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2021 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2022 White: 71.9% 71.9% 2023 White: 67.1% 67.1% 2024 White: 65.0% 65.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Arts 54.3% 402 41% / 59% 2% $33,956 11 90%
Humanities & Social Sciences 32.0% 237 42% / 58% 1% $44,517 36 95%
Education 3.1% 23 43% / 57% 0% $41,137 26 87%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.1% 23 39% / 61% 0% $54,918 64 96%
Business & Economics 2.6% 19 79% / 21% 0% $65,796 80 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 18 50% / 50% 11% $61,319 75 —
Professional 1.3% 10 50% / 50% 0% $45,856 40 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 9 56% / 44% 0% $40,380 24 95%

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 33.6% 33.6% 2012 Acceptance: 33.4% 33.4% 2013 Acceptance: 33.2% 33.2% 2014 Acceptance: 40.8% 40.8% 2015 Acceptance: 40.8% 40.8% 2016 Acceptance: 43.5% 43.5% 2017 Acceptance: 74.0% 74.0% 2018 Acceptance: 65.0% 65.0% 2019 Acceptance: 51.5% 51.5% 2020 Acceptance: 73.7% 73.7% 2021 Acceptance: 75.4% 75.4% 2022 Acceptance: 74.7% 74.7% 2023 Acceptance: 72.8% 72.8% 2024 Acceptance: 74.0% 74.0% 2011 Yield: 26.5% 26.5% 2012 Yield: 23.4% 23.4% 2013 Yield: 27.8% 27.8% 2014 Yield: 26.7% 26.7% 2015 Yield: 24.2% 24.2% 2016 Yield: 24.9% 24.9% 2017 Yield: 25.4% 25.4% 2018 Yield: 27.8% 27.8% 2019 Yield: 23.9% 23.9% 2020 Yield: 19.1% 19.1% 2021 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2022 Yield: 16.0% 16.0% 2023 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2024 Yield: 12.9% 12.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 8,949 8,949 2012 Applicants: 8,907 8,907 2013 Applicants: 8,405 8,405 2014 Applicants: 6,955 6,955 2015 Applicants: 7,928 7,928 2016 Applicants: 6,762 6,762 2017 Applicants: 4,056 4,056 2018 Applicants: 4,944 4,944 2019 Applicants: 6,486 6,486 2020 Applicants: 4,594 4,594 2021 Applicants: 4,047 4,047 2022 Applicants: 5,747 5,747 2023 Applicants: 7,221 7,221 2024 Applicants: 7,845 7,845 2011 Admitted: 3,011 3,011 2012 Admitted: 2,971 2,971 2013 Admitted: 2,790 2,790 2014 Admitted: 2,839 2,839 2015 Admitted: 3,235 3,235 2016 Admitted: 2,942 2,942 2017 Admitted: 3,002 3,002 2018 Admitted: 3,216 3,216 2019 Admitted: 3,341 3,341 2020 Admitted: 3,386 3,386 2021 Admitted: 3,052 3,052 2022 Admitted: 4,292 4,292 2023 Admitted: 5,259 5,259 2024 Admitted: 5,809 5,809 2011 Enrolled: 797 797 2012 Enrolled: 694 694 2013 Enrolled: 775 775 2014 Enrolled: 758 758 2015 Enrolled: 783 783 2016 Enrolled: 732 732 2017 Enrolled: 763 763 2018 Enrolled: 894 894 2019 Enrolled: 798 798 2020 Enrolled: 647 647 2021 Enrolled: 680 680 2022 Enrolled: 687 687 2023 Enrolled: 777 777 2024 Enrolled: 750 750

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 1180 – 1380
SAT Math Range 560 – 670
SAT RW Range 620 – 710

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 980 980 2012 25th: 980 980 2013 25th: 980 980 2014 25th: 990 990 2015 25th: 960 960 2016 25th: 970 970 2017 25th: 1020 1020 2018 25th: 1060 1060 2019 25th: 1060 1060 2020 25th: 1100 1100 2021 25th: 1120 1120 2022 25th: 1190 1190 2023 25th: 1178 1178 2024 25th: 1185 1185 2011 75th: 1200 1200 2012 75th: 1180 1180 2013 75th: 1180 1180 2014 75th: 1210 1210 2015 75th: 1180 1180 2016 75th: 1180 1180 2017 75th: 1200 1200 2018 75th: 1270 1270 2019 75th: 1260 1260 2020 75th: 1280 1280 2021 75th: 1320 1320 2022 75th: 1350 1350 2023 75th: 1363 1363 2024 75th: 1380 1380

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 480 480 2014 25th: 490 490 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 470 470 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 520 520 2020 25th: 540 540 2021 25th: 540 540 2022 25th: 570 570 2023 25th: 578 578 2024 25th: 565 565 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 580 580 2014 75th: 590 590 2015 75th: 570 570 2016 75th: 570 570 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 620 620 2020 75th: 620 620 2021 75th: 650 650 2022 75th: 650 650 2023 75th: 663 663 2024 75th: 670 670

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 500 500 2012 25th: 500 500 2013 25th: 500 500 2014 25th: 500 500 2015 25th: 490 490 2016 25th: 500 500 2017 25th: 530 530 2018 25th: 550 550 2019 25th: 540 540 2020 25th: 560 560 2021 25th: 580 580 2022 25th: 620 620 2023 25th: 600 600 2024 25th: 620 620 2011 75th: 620 620 2012 75th: 610 610 2013 75th: 600 600 2014 75th: 620 620 2015 75th: 610 610 2016 75th: 610 610 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 650 650 2019 75th: 640 640 2020 75th: 660 660 2021 75th: 670 670 2022 75th: 700 700 2023 75th: 700 700 2024 75th: 710 710

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 44.0% 44.0% 2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2016 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2017 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2018 Submitted: 53.0% 53.0% 2019 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0% 2020 Submitted: 33.0% 33.0% 2021 Submitted: 14.0% 14.0% 2022 Submitted: 13.0% 13.0% 2023 Submitted: 12.0% 12.0% 2024 Submitted: 60.0% 60.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.