SUNY at Purchase College, NY

Public 4-Year • Medium • Highly Residential Baccalaureate College Selective • High Transfer-In Main Campus
place
735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase, NY 10577
phone
(914) 251-6000

SUNY at Purchase College Rankings

Affordability65
Selectivity44
Retention51
Graduation37
Earnings15
Diversity72
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Academics

Academics at SUNY at Purchase College

88% Bachelor’s
- Associate’s
12% Certificate
Grad Highest Degree

Share of Graduates by Field of Study

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender Studies<1%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences3%
Communication, Journalism5%
English Language and Literature3%
Foreign Languages, Linguistics<1%
History2%
Human, Family and Consumer Sciences1%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities21%
Mathematics and Statistics1%
Natural Resources and Conservation1%
Philosophy and Religious Studies1%
Physical Sciences1%
Psychology6%
Social Sciences9%
Visual and Performing Arts46%

Admissions

Getting into SUNY at Purchase College

65% Admission Rate
565 Median SAT Math
600 Median SAT Reading
25 Median ACT Composite

Typical Test Scores

SAT Math (25–75%)510–620
200 800
SAT Reading (25–75%)550–650
200 800
ACT Composite (25–75%)21–28
1 36

Cost

Cost of Attending SUNY at Purchase College

$9K In-State Tuition
$18K Out-of-State Tuition
$26K Average Total Cost
$18K Average Net Cost

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family Income School NY US
$0–$30K $13K $15K $14K
$30K–$48K $17K $16K $15K
$48K–$75K $20K $19K $17K
$75K–$110K $21K $21K $19K
>$110K $25K $24K $21K

Debt

Typical Debt after SUNY at Purchase College

51% Receive Federal Loans
$17K Median Federal Debt
60% Repayment Rate
$223 Median Payment

Received Financial Aid

Family Income School NY US
$0–$30K 35% 54% 57%
$30K–$48K 13% 16% 16%
$48K–$75K 14% 13% 12%
$75K–$110K 13% 10% 9%
>$110K 25% 15% 11%

Student Debt

Category School NY US
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K $18K $11K $11K
The median debt for family income between $30K–$75K $15K $12K $12K
The median debt for students with family income >$75K $16K $12K $12K
The median debt for Pell students $18K $12K $12K
The median debt for no-Pell students $15K $12K $11K
Cumulative loan debt at the 90th percentile $31K $22K $25K
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile $26K $17K $18K
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile $8K $6K $6K
Cumulative loan debt at the 10th percentile $5K $4K $3K

Repayment Rates

Period School NY US
1-year after entering repayment 55% 48% 43%
3-years after entering repayment 60% 53% 46%
5-years after entering repayment 72% 57% 50%
7-years after entering repayment 73% 61% 55%

Completion

Completion Rates at SUNY at Purchase College

81% Retention Rate
26% Transfer Rate
9% Withdrawal Rate
65% Graduation Rate

Graduation Rates by Time Taken

Time Taken School NY US
Within 4 Years 54% 45% 38%
Within 6 Years 65% 58% 55%
Within 8 Years 61% 61% 56%

Graduation Rates by Ethnicity

Ethnicity and Nativity School NY US
Asian 67% 56% 53%
Black 62% 46% 39%
Caucasian 64% 54% 52%
Hispanic or Latino 58% 48% 47%
Native American or Alaskan Native 100% 46% 40%
Non-US citizens/residents 81% 55% 50%
Two or more races 59% 48% 44%
Other race 62% 52% 44%

Outcomes

Outcomes after SUNY at Purchase College

93% Employment Rate
$27K Median Salary
$14K 25 Pctl Salary
$44K 75 Pctl Salary

Employment over Time

Period School NY US
Employed 6 years after enrollment 93% 84% 85%
Employed 7 years after enrollment 88% 83% 84%
Employed 8 years after enrollment 88% 84% 84%
Employed 9 years after enrollment 87% 83% 83%
Employed 10 years after enrollment 88% 84% 83%

Distribution of Earnings after Graduation

Percentile School NY US
10th percentile of earnings $5K $9K $7K
25th percentile of earnings $14K $20K $17K
50th percentile of earnings $27K $34K $29K
75th percentile of earnings $44K $49K $43K
90th percentile of earnings $55K $64K $57K

Median Earnings over Time

Period School NY US
Earnings 6 years after enrollment $27K $34K $29K
Earnings 8 years after enrollment $33K $38K $32K
Earnings 10 years after enrollment $35K $43K $35K

Students

Students at SUNY at Purchase College

4,024 Undergraduates
70% Full-time Undergrads
21 Avg Entry Age
100 Graduate Students

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School NY US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 58% 58% 64%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 42% 41% 35%

Enrollment by Race and Nativity

Race and Nativity School NY US
Asian 4% 6% 4%
Black 12% 16% 18%
Caucasian 52% 54% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 24% 14% 18%
Native American or Alaskan Native <1% <1% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1% <1% <1%
Non-US citizens/residents 2% 3% 2%
Two or more races 5% 2% 3%
Other race <1% 4% 4%

Enrollment by Family Income

Family Income School NY US
$0–$30K 29% 41% 43%
$30K–$48K 12% 17% 18%
$48K–$75K 18% 16% 16%
$75K–$110K 19% 13% 14%

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