Welcome to Purchase College

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Push your career in the arts to the next level…

Learn more about our selective graduate degree programs in the arts to help you articulate ideas that matter.

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Andrew Buckland ’94 brings home an Oscar…

Read more about his win in the category of Best Film Editing on Ford v Ferrari.

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Hands on, minds on…

At Purchase, we know students learn by doing and encourage active learning opportunities within the curriculum and beyond.

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Your success is our best metric …

Citing academics, affordability, and strong career prospects, the Princeton Review named Purchase a Top 200 Best Value College.

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Satisfy your insatiable curiosity…

Whatever your major, we encourage you to pose big questions, then discover big answers.

Think Wide Open

Erin Sullivan ’12 Delivers a TED Talk

Travel photographer, writer, and advocate talks about putting down the camera and being present.
Purchase Named Top 385 by The Princeton Review

Praised for excellent academics, committed faculty, and proximity to New York City.
Super Bowl Internship a “Dream Come True”

Says Design/Tech Senior Marissa Michaels
New Novel by Garth Greenwell ’01 Released

Author compares Cleanness to a song cycle.
Sophomores Andres Hernandez- Rodriguez and Brian Farez Win StartUp Purchase

They’ll receive $5,000 for finishing first in the Third Annual Startup Pitching Competition.
Samara McLendon ’21 Wins Prestigious Sassy Award

She competed to win the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.
Jon Samson ’03 Wins a Grammy

For Best Children’s Album
SUNYWide Film Festival

Hosted by the School of Film and Media Studies, April 17-19

Today at Purchase Apply for Admission Neuberger Museum of Art The Performing Arts Center

Feb 21

Friday

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Library hours today:

8:00am - 10:00pm

Upcoming Events:

February 26th, 7:00pm
Soul Voices: Lift Ev’ry Voice
February 27th, 8:00pm
Purchase New Music
February 28th, 7:00pm
Purchase Symphony Orchestra: From the Old World to the New

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Purchase attracts students with a passion to change the world. Our idyllic campus located just outside NYC appeals to dreamers, visionaries and change makers alike. Our dynamic curriculum, classes, faculty and student body, clubs and organizations create a campus culture rich in diversity and intellectual curiosity. We welcome applications from students with a desire to contribute to our collaborative and creative community and above all want to think wide open.

We look forward to learning about your accomplishments, talents, goals and interests.

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Alumni Outcomes:

<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2641-alex-smith-12-mm-jazz-studies"><img src="/live/image/gid/19/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,564,354/5310_LadyGaga_AlexSmith.rev.1500920687.gif" alt="Pianist Alex Smith ’12 and Lady Gaga at SuperBowl 50" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/19/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,564,354/5310_LadyGaga_AlexSmith.rev.1500920687.gif 2x" data-max-w="564" data-max-h="354"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/2641-alex-smith-12-mm-jazz-studies">Alex Smith ’12 (MM, jazz studies)</a></h4><div>Accompanied Lady Gaga during the National Anthem to open Superbowl 50 in 2016.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2777-cyrille-aimee-08"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/178,0,566,388/7965_cyrilleaimee.rev.1529596078.jpg" alt="Cyrille Aimée '08" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/178,0,566,388/7965_cyrilleaimee.rev.1529596078.jpg 2x" data-max-w="600" data-max-h="388"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/2777-cyrille-aimee-08">Cyrille Aimée ’09</a></h4><div>Jazz Vocalist, Songwriter, and Actress</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/958-peter-powchik-79"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/19,33,399,412/3619_PeterPowchik.rev.1486589849.jpg" alt="Peter Powchik ’79" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/19,33,399,412/3619_PeterPowchik.rev.1486589849.jpg 2x" data-max-w="413" data-max-h="550"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/958-peter-powchik-79">Peter Powchik ’79</a></h4><div>On the leadership team at United Neuroscience of Dublin, Ireland.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1419-christine-hennessey-04"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,299,299/4883_Christine_Hennessey.rev.1494951268.jpg" alt="Christine Hennessey '04" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" data-max-w="299" data-max-h="448"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1419-christine-hennessey-04">Christine Hennessey ’04</a></h4><div>Digital marketer by day and blogger and author by early morning.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2719-jason-hanasik-03"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,625/7134_JasonHanasik.rev.1519229976.jpg" alt="Jason Hanasik ’03" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,625/7134_JasonHanasik.rev.1519229976.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,625/7134_JasonHanasik.rev.1519229976.jpg 3x" data-max-w="500" data-max-h="625"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/2719-jason-hanasik-03">Jason Hanasik ’03</a></h4><div>An Artist Approaches Dark Content</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/911-kat-griefen-04-wins-award-for-art-and-activism"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,6,248,255/3553_KatGriefen.rev.1486137515.jpg" alt="Kat Griefen '04" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" data-max-w="274" data-max-h="380"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/911-kat-griefen-04-wins-award-for-art-and-activism">Kat Griefen ’04 Wins Award for Art and Activism</a></h4><div>The Women’s Caucus for Art honored her with their President’s Award.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1543-julia-dixon-05-creative-economy-specialist"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,19,2354,2374/5156_JDixon_2017.rev.1498668235.jpg" alt="Julia Dixon '05" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,19,2354,2374/5156_JDixon_2017.rev.1498668235.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,19,2354,2374/5156_JDixon_2017.rev.1498668235.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2354" data-max-h="3200"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1543-julia-dixon-05-creative-economy-specialist">Julia Dixon ’05: Creative Economy Specialist</a></h4><div>The artist and entrepreneur shapes her career in North Adams, MA.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2683-stephen-ferri-13"><img src="/live/image/gid/41/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/99,0,632,533/7783_15-stephen-a801512c.rev.1526917965.jpg" alt="Stephen Ferri ’13" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/41/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/99,0,632,533/7783_15-stephen-a801512c.rev.1526917965.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/41/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/99,0,632,533/7783_15-stephen-a801512c.rev.1526917965.jpg 3x" data-max-w="800" data-max-h="533"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/2683-stephen-ferri-13">Stephen Ferri ’13</a></h4><div>Associate Producer/Resident Music Director, White Plains Performing Arts Center</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/514-david-graeber-82-ba-anthropology"><img src="/live/image/gid/25/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,80,189,269/527_david_graeber.rev.1476213415.jpg" alt="David Graeber" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" data-max-w="189" data-max-h="272"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/514-david-graeber-82-ba-anthropology">David Graeber ’82</a></h4><div>A renowned anthropologist, credited with having coined the slogan “We are the 99 percent” and currently based in London.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/808-donald-margulies-76"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/44,12,560,528/2705_DonaldMargulies_EthanHill.rev.1483714379.jpg" alt="Donald Margulies ’76" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/44,12,560,528/2705_DonaldMargulies_EthanHill.rev.1483714379.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/44,12,560,528/2705_DonaldMargulies_EthanHill.rev.1483714379.jpg 3x" data-max-w="600" data-max-h="528"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/808-donald-margulies-76">Donald Margulies ’76</a></h4><div>Playwright whose play <em>Dinner with Friends</em> earned Pulitzer Prize for Drama.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/533-wham-city-comedy"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/199,122,1062,985/608_tumblr_nuis6skh4u1r3skiao1_1280.rev.1476822621.jpg" alt="Wham City Comedy is Alan Resnick '08, Ben O'Brien '06, and Robby Rackleff" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/199,122,1062,985/608_tumblr_nuis6skh4u1r3skiao1_1280.rev.1476822621.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/199,122,1062,985/608_tumblr_nuis6skh4u1r3skiao1_1280.rev.1476822621.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1280" data-max-h="985"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/533-wham-city-comedy">Wham City Comedy</a></h4><div>Bringing weird and irreverent humor to a new level.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/986-david-bianciardi-91"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/5,5,252,252/3636_DavidBianciardi.rev.1486749850.jpg" alt="David Bianciardi ’91" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" data-max-w="254" data-max-h="254"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/986-david-bianciardi-91">David Bianciardi ’91</a></h4><div>Entrepreneur working with major brands and architects to create digital installations in the physical world.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/518-chris-wedge-81-bfa-film"><img src="/live/image/gid/25/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,259,349/532_chris_wedge.rev.1476295553.jpg" alt="Chris Wedge" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" data-max-w="259" data-max-h="349"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/518-chris-wedge-81-bfa-film">Chris Wedge ’81</a></h4><div>Academy Award winning writer and director, currently the Creative Director and one of the founders of Blue Sky Studios.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1415-luis-a-croquer-ma-03"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/75,0,488,413/4881_LuisCroquer.rev.1494946845.jpg" alt="Luis A. Croquer '03" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/75,0,488,413/4881_LuisCroquer.rev.1494946845.jpg 2x" data-max-w="620" data-max-h="413"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1415-luis-a-croquer-ma-03">Luis A. Croquer MA ’03</a></h4><div>Named Director of Brandeis University’s Rose Art Museum</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/969-sean-dunne-03"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1232,1232/3635_SeanDunneF1000014.rev.1486681048.JPG" alt="Sean Dunne '03" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1232,1232/3635_SeanDunneF1000014.rev.1486681048.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1232,1232/3635_SeanDunneF1000014.rev.1486681048.JPG 3x" data-max-w="1840" data-max-h="1232"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/969-sean-dunne-03">Sean Dunne ’03</a></h4><div>Documentary filmmaker has carved a niche profiling offbeat figures hiding in plain sight.</div>

Museum hours today:

12:00pm – 5:00pm

<h4 class="lw_blurbs_title">Free Admission to Purchase College Community</h4><div class="details"><p> Purchase College faculty, staff, and students always enjoy free admission. Free admission for all on first Saturday of every month and Wednesdays 5–8 p.m.</p><p><a class="button1" href="/neuberger-museum-of-art/">The Neuberger</a></p></div>

Featured:

Queer Icons: Pasolini’s Perverse Religiosities

February 27
Led by Professor Shaka McGlotten with panelists Brian Paccione and Johanna Markert, this roundtable discussion will explore the intersection of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s homosexuality and his complex relationship to religiosity; highlights from Pasolini’s films will be shown.

Upcoming:

February 26th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Purchase Happenings
March 4th, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Wellness Wednesday: Gentle Yoga
March 6th, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Art Sandwiched-In: Curator-led Exhibition Tour

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Current Exhibitions »

Featured:

The Pete Malinverni Trio: Reimagining the Classics

February 21, 6:00pm
A nightclub-style evening of heartfelt, approachable Jazz in The PAC’s Black Box theatre.

Box Office Hours:

- Sunday
  Closed
- Monday
  Closed
- Tuesday
  Closed
- Wednesday
  12–6pm
- Thursday
  12–6pm
- Friday
  12–6pm
- Saturday
  Closed

<h4 class="lw_blurbs_title">Elevator Access During Construction</h4><div class="details"><p> For elevator access to the upper level of the PAC (including the Recital Hall and PepsiCo and Repertory Theatres) during construction of the new Center for Media, Film, and Theatre, please use the elevator to the left of the Passage Gallery, across from the PAC main entrance. <a class="file file_1565 lw_files_pdf" title="Campus Map" href="/live/files/1565-campus-map" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Park in the West 2 lot</a>.</p></div>

Performing Arts Center »

Push your career in the arts to the next level…

Andrew Buckland ’94 brings home an Oscar…

Hands on, minds on…

Your success is our best metric …

Satisfy your insatiable curiosity…

Think Wide Open

Erin Sullivan ’12 Delivers a TED Talk

Purchase Named Top 385 by The Princeton Review

Super Bowl Internship a “Dream Come True”

New Novel by Garth Greenwell ’01 Released

Sophomores Andres Hernandez- Rodriguez and Brian Farez Win StartUp Purchase

Samara McLendon ’21 Wins Prestigious Sassy Award

Jon Samson ’03 Wins a Grammy

SUNYWide Film Festival

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