Purchase College Teaching Programs

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

Where Is Purchase College?

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	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Purchase College?

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 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 11% 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 620 and 700. Math scores were between 570 and 650.

Purchase College received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 29 and 31.

Can I Afford Purchase College?

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 0.1%. 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

There are 3,439 undergraduate students at Purchase College, with 3,145 being full-time and 294 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

In 2022-2023, 1,205 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.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Rschaming under License

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