Facts and Stats
Just like you, we’re so much more than a number.
But here are the stats* for fall 2024.
3,360
Total student enrollment
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3,283 undergraduate students and 77 graduate students.
81%
New York residents
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The remainder hail from 41 states and 35 foreign countries.
88.9%
Average GPA of the incoming class
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98% of students who chose to submit their standardized test scores had a combined SAT score of 1000 or higher (Read our Test-Optional Policy).
14%
Incoming freshmen are first-generation college students
11.5:1
Average Student-to-Faculty Ratio
- Averages vary by program.
48 + 38
Majors and Minors
- And four graduate majors, plus artist diplomas and performers certificates
86% + 73%
Live on Campus
- 84% of first-year students and 73% of all matriculated students
17.8
Average Class Size
More Stats
Rankings
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Nationally Ranked for Graduates Who Earn PhDs
According to the National Science Foundation survey.
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Billboard Magazine Touts Studio Production Program
Purchase ranks among some of “the best academic programs” for audio engineering.
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Princeton Review’s Best 389 Colleges for 2024 And More
Including nods by Backstage, The Hollywood Reporter, and Money.
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Purchase Noted as a Green College
Purchase College is happy to once again be included in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges.
*These numbers are updated every December by the Office of Institutional Research.