SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY · Public research
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Acceptance rate
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5,020 admitted
SAT · 50th
1300
Range 1198–1363
6-yr grad
62.8%
Retention 80.3%
Undergrads
3,197
12:1 S-F
Admissions
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69.4% / 83.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications7,645
In-state admit rate69.4%
Out-of-state admit rate83.4%
Enrolled750 · 14.9% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Talent
Important factorsCharacter, Class rank, Rigor of HS record
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1300
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1198–1363 · 6.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W620670710
Math565630670
Comp119813001363
ACT
255075
Comp272930
Cost & aid
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$7,070
in-state tuition
out-of-state $16,980
Tuition (in-state)$7,070
Tuition (out-of-state)$16,980
Fees$1,883
Room & board$14,948
Books$1,240
Academics
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12 : 1
student-faculty ratio
80.3% retention
Student-faculty12 : 1
Retention80.3%
4-year graduation51.8%
6-year graduation62.8%
Enrollment
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3,197
undergraduates
Total undergraduates3,197
First-year750
Rankings
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#30
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#3026
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#13126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceSkyline Conference2
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$50
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1-Jul → 1-Mar → 1-May
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action15-Nov → 1-Jan
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot required for admission, but considered if submitted
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 1 SciLab, 3 FL, 4 SS, 2 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.purchase.edu/admissions/
Admissions emailadmissions@purchase.edu
Admissions phone(914) 251-6314
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Bard College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Bard College NY · Private (nonprofit)52.1%—2K
Sarah Lawrence College NY · Private (nonprofit)66.0%1320—
Bennington College VT · Private (nonprofit)37.2%1410708
Ithaca College NY · Private (nonprofit)67.1%13004K
Skidmore College NY · Private (nonprofit)23.8%14002K
Hampshire College MA · Private (nonprofit)75.3%—839
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — SUNY at Purchase College

6 years of SUNY at Purchase College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.