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  • 3,283

    Total Student Enrollment

  • $10,826

    Average Award for New and Continuing Students

  • 90%

    Of 2023 Graduates Employed, Enrolled in Grad or Professional School, or Both

  • 18

    Average Class Size

  • 12:1

    Student to Faculty Ratio

 

Upcoming Events

Accepted Students Days
Apr
16

Accepted Students Day

9:30am - 2:30pm
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Apr
23

Purchase in NYC: FAFSA FAQ

Please join us at the SUNY Global Center in NYC to hear more about the FAFSA application process for Fall 2025 students. Students and their guests will be able to connect with Admissions and Student Financial Services representatives about any questions they may have regarding the application process, financial award packages and Purchase College. 

5:00pm

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Find them through our clubs, athletics, the Stood, or any of our not-so-traditional traditions.

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Claribel Ortega '10

Proof of Purchase

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Claribel A. Ortega ’10 (journalism) is a former reporter who writes middle-grade and young adult fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage.

When she’s not busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic, and video games into books, she’s co-hosting her podcast Bad Author Book Club. Claribel is a Marvel contributor and has been featured on Buzzfeed, Bustle, Good Morning America and Deadline.

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Purchase Makes It Possible

Other schools may say it, but few truly deliver—our campus culture is one of a kind.  The unique energy driven by creative people, whether they’re studying visual and performing arts or digging into the liberal arts and sciences, lends itself to an open and collaborative vibe and an unapologetic freedom of expression. 

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Latest Stories

Math and Computer Science Club Visits IBM Research with Associate Professor of New Media and Computer Science Lee Tusman.

Math & Comp Sci Club Visits IBM Research

Led by Associate Professor Lee Tusman, the group witnessed IBM’s quantum computer systems up close.

Samara Joy '21 (Photo: AB+DM)

2025 Grammy Awards: Big Night for Jazz Studies

Samara Joy ’21 continues her Grammy streak, and Jaylen Petinaud ’20 played drums on the award-winning Hell’s Kitchen Original Broadway Cast Recording.

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