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Purchase, New York · Public ·Suburb

SUNY at Purchase College

C
Exceptional Investment ROI grade · Top 68% value
74.1% Acceptance $18,913 Avg net price 62.8% Graduate $45,092 Median earnings 3,197 Students

At a glance

Basics

Type
Public
Setting
Suburb
Enrollment
3,197 students
Women / Men
58.4% / 41.6%

Admissions

Acceptance rate
74.1%
SAT (mid 50%)
1185–1380
ACT (mid 50%)
27–30

Cost

Avg net price
$18,913
Sticker price
$29,043
Tuition (in-state)
$8,953
Tuition (out-of-state)
$19,203

Outcomes

Graduation rate
62.8%
Retention rate
80.3%
Median earnings (10y)
$45,092
Median debt
$21,067 (~$229/mo)

Financial aid

On Pell grants
35.5%
Take federal loans
41.9%

All majors at SUNY at Purchase College

41 programs listed in federal data. Every row opens a school-specific page; listings without a positive program signal stay available for users but out of Google's index.

Major
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Communication and Media Studies
Music
Fine and Studio Arts
Psychology, General
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Dance
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
History
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Design and Applied Arts
Literature
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Sociology
Journalism
English Language and Literature, General
Biology, General
Mathematics
Economics
Anthropology
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Political Science and Government
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Chemistry
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Philosophy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Area Studies
Education, General
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
Physics
Social Sciences, Other
Visual and Performing Arts, Other

Cost & ROI

Is SUNY at Purchase College worth it?

Pay $18,913/yr after aid. Graduates earn a median of $45,092 ten years out — about 2.4× the annual cost. Value grade: C.

Avg net price
$18,913/yr
Median earnings
$45,092/yr (10y out)
Median debt
$21,067~$229/mo
4-year est. cost
$75,652net of aid

Frequently asked questions

What is SUNY at Purchase College's acceptance rate?

SUNY at Purchase College admits 74.1% of applicants — accessible on admissions, compared to the national average of 72.3%. Most admitted students score in the 1185–1380 range on the SAT.

How much does SUNY at Purchase College cost per year?

The average annual net price — what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — is $18,913. The sticker price before any aid is $29,043, so most students receive substantial discounts. Over four years that net cost adds up to roughly $75,652.

How much debt do SUNY at Purchase College graduates have?

Graduates leave SUNY at Purchase College with a median federal student loan balance of $21,067, which works out to about $229 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. About 41.9% of students take federal loans.

Is SUNY at Purchase College worth the cost?

Ten years after enrolling, SUNY at Purchase College graduates earn a median of $45,092 per year (national median: $50,834). That's about 2.4× the annual net price. EduGradify assigns SUNY at Purchase College a value grade of C.

What SAT score do you need for SUNY at Purchase College?

Admitted students score 1185–1380 on the SAT (middle 50% range, out of 1600). That means a quarter of admits scored above the high end of that range, and a quarter scored below it.

What is the graduation rate at SUNY at Purchase College?

62.8% of full-time undergraduates graduate from SUNY at Purchase College within six years of enrolling — national average is 49.9%. First-year retention is 80.3%.

What are the most popular majors at SUNY at Purchase College?

41 programs are listed in federal data; 33 have positive share data. The largest reported major at SUNY at Purchase College is Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (14.4%), followed by Communication and Media Studies (7.7%).

What percent of SUNY at Purchase College students receive financial aid?

35.5% of SUNY at Purchase College students receive a federal Pell Grant — the main need-based federal aid program. 41.9% take federal student loans.

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