SUNY at Purchase College
About
Purchase College, officially the State University of New York College at Purchase and also commonly referred to as SUNY Purchase, is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. Established in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Purchase College is one of 13 comprehensive colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 39 Title IV programs, 19 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 19 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing19 · 48.7%
- No Data19 · 48.7%
- Failing1 · 2.6%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 3
- Jun 2022Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Nov 2017Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation · Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,342 students received $7.8M in Pell grants, alongside $17.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 951 borrowers who entered repayment, 28 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at SUNY at Purchase College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus20
Includes 14 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion2
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- WayBack1 fireDamage $1,000-$9,999
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
SUNY at Purchase College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions SUNY at Purchase College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSUNY at Purchase College | 63% | — | 3,333 | $19,067 | Baccalaureate |
Charter Oak State College | 100% | — | 2,012 | $15,663 | Baccalaureate |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | 41% | — | 617 | $9,837 | Baccalaureate |
CUNY Medgar Evers College | 20% | 86.1% | 3,736 | $5,881 | Baccalaureate |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 56% | 89.7% | 896 | $18,707 | Baccalaureate |
New College of Florida | 67% | 73.2% | 881 | $4,536 | Baccalaureate |
St. Mary's College of Maryland | 70% | 68.6% | 1,630 | $18,362 | Baccalaureate |
University of Mary Washington | 66% | 79.8% | 3,826 | $21,108 | Baccalaureate |
University of Minnesota-Morris | 63% | 74.9% | 981 | $9,110 | Baccalaureate |
University of New Hampshire at Manchester | 59% | 80.9% | 663 | $13,302 | Baccalaureate |
University of North Carolina Asheville | 54% | 91.9% | 3,056 | $12,865 | Baccalaureate |
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 40% | 95.2% | 1,321 | $17,034 | Baccalaureate |
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | 44% | 65.8% | 1,027 | $8,543 | Baccalaureate |
University of Virginia's College at Wise | 47% | 28.5% | 2,167 | $11,180 | Baccalaureate |
Virginia Military Institute | 76% | 71.2% | 1,527 | $18,849 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 59% | 77.4% | 1,527 | $13,302 |
SUNY at Purchase College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Our mission is to provide official, accurate, and timely data and analysis to promote understanding and in support of institutional planning, reporting, decision making, and assessment activities.
Visit IR office page- Barbara MooreDirector of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookData and Reports - Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment - Purchase CollegeThe page provides a repository of data and reports maintained by the Office of Institutional Research at SUNY Purchase College. It includes public information and documents accessible to students, faculty, and staff. Contact information is provided for those seeking further assistance.purchase.edu
- Strategic planThe Purchase College Strategic Plan 2021-20272021The Purchase College Strategic Plan 2021-2027 outlines a bold vision for the future, emphasizing creativity, inclusion, and sustainability as core values in education and community engagement. It includes five pillars aimed at empowering students, transforming curricula, nurturing inclusion, sustaining resources, and expanding community engagement. Key initiatives include integrating diversity into campus life, fostering innovative academic programs, and leveraging partnerships to enrich the campus and wider community.purchase.edu
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