What will Purchase make possible for you?
Welcome to
a college as
unique
as you.
A diverse community of unconventional thinkers have found a home for their big ideas at Purchase College. We bet you’ll fit right in.
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What we value
Sustainability
Ranging in scale—from light bulbs and plastic bottles to entire buildings—our sustainability efforts represent a core value.
Recent Efforts
Culture of Inclusivity
Feel the raw energy created by the amazing blend of people who unabashedly express themselves as they choose, in a judgment-free environment.
Campus Life
Upcoming Admissions Event
November 13
Please join us at the SUNY Global Center in New York City to meet with Admissions representatives and select faculty to learn more about our School of the Arts programs.
Upcoming Events
Exhibition: Photography is How we See; An exhibition of Photo-Books
Photography is How We See takes you on a journey through the visual and textual narratives crafted by the students of Purchase College’s Photobook Class.
Arts Sessions in NYC
Please join us at the SUNY Global Center in New York City to meet with Admissions representatives and select faculty to learn more about our School of the Arts programs.
Lecture by Elle Pérez
Each semester, weekly visiting artist lectures host noted artists, curators, critics, and historians to share their perspectives, expertise, and current work, and to give insight into contemporary issues facing artists and designers.