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Purchase College Overview

Located in Purchase, New York, Purchase College is a public institution. Purchase College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Purchase College Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$29,421 Avg Cost After Aid
75% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Purchase College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Purchase College.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 41% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Purchase College makes roughly $44,940 a year. This is 10% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Purchase College to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Purchase College?

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Contact details for Purchase College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase, NY 10577-1400
Phone: 914-251-6000
Website: www.purchase.edu

How Do I Get Into Purchase College?

You can apply to Purchase College online at: https://www.purchase.edu/admissions/apply-to-purchase/

Admission Requirements for Purchase College

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Purchase College?

75% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Purchase College is 75%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to Purchase College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 670. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Purchase College  ( 580 to 670 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Purchase College  ( 540 to 650 )
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800
Purchase College received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 29 and 34. Math scores were between 22 and 29. Composite scores were between 27 and 31.

ACT English Scores for Purchase College  ( 29 to 34 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Purchase College  ( 22 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Purchase College  ( 27 to 31 )
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36

Can I Afford Purchase College?

$29,421 Net Price
40% Take Out Loans
2.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Purchase College is $29,421. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Purchase College, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,849 a year. That adds up to $23,396 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Purchase College is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Purchase College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,145 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,439 undergraduate students at Purchase College, with 3,145 being full-time and 294 being part-time.

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There are also 83 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,145 full-time undergraduates at Purchase College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Purchase College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 133
Black or African American 395
Hispanic or Latino 818
White 1,560
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 196

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Purchase College. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 41 countries are represented at Purchase College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Japan.

Online Learning at Purchase College

428 Took All Classes Online
2,944 Took At Least One Class Online
14,816.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 2,944 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Purchase College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Purchase College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Purchase College was 14,816.1%. This is the #26 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Purchase College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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