Welcome to Purchase College

Purchase is among top public liberal arts colleges in the nation…

That’s according to the 2019 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges.

The tools to succeed…

You have the ideas and the passion, we help you put them to use.

Award-winning faculty by your side…

With small classes and senior projects, faculty members at Purchase are more than professors, they’re mentors.

(Professor Laura Kaminsky works with a student.)

It’s easy being green at Purchase…

Did you know that Purchase has a student Green Team dedicated to making the campus more sustainable?

A city within the country, only 30 miles from the City…

Our campus offers 500 acres to spread out and breathe, but we’re so close to New York City—the best of all worlds.

Think Wide Open

Neuberger Museum of Art

Neuberger Museum of Art Receives $150,000 Grant to Broaden Access to Its Rich History of Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs

A three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will fund the “Activating Our Cultural Legacies” initiative, a project to sort and store the museum’s analogue and digital historical materials in a new information architecture for future accessibility.
News

Lisa Jean Moore Named Distinguished Professor

Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Jean Moore, professor of sociology and gender studies for her appointment as Distinguished Professor by SUNY.
Nationally Recognized

Purchase Merits Placement in Highly Selective Fiske Guide

The 2020 edition of The Fiske Guide to Colleges selected Purchase based on its strength in academics, arts and culture, social life, financial aid, campus environment, extracurricular activities, and more.
Studio Composition

Regina Spektor ’01 Debuts on Broadway

She’s playing a five-night residency featuring her early songs.
Top Ten School in the Nation

Purchase College Named a Top Public Liberal Arts College

US News and World Report ranked Purchase among the top ten in their annual Best Colleges list.
Outstanding Potential

Purchase Students Earn SUNY Arts Awards

Two Purchase seniors were recently honored with the SUNY-wide Thayer Fellowship and Patricia Kerr Ross Award.
Proof of Purchase

Jay O’Sanders ’76 Wins a Drama Desk Award

And congratulations to all the Purchase alumni and faculty who earned nominations this Broadway award season.
In the Media

Must-Read Profile: Mitski ’13

The New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot went On the Road with Mitski.

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

Jul 23

Tuesday

Currently:

72° Thunderstorms

Library hours today:

8:00am - 10:00pm

Upcoming Events:

August 30th, 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wellness’ Welcome Week Block Party
September 4th, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Career Development Open House
September 16th, 8:30am - 2:00pm
Counselor Professional Development Day at Purchase College

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Announcement:

<h4 class="lw_blurbs_title">Current Construction Advisories</h4><div class="details"><p> West 1 parking is closed; all visitors should park in West 2.</p><p> For more information on changes to parking during summer construction, visit our <a href="/offices/capital-facilities-planning/project-updates/construction-advisories/">construction advisories</a> page.</p></div>

Join Us

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/625-adam-nagourney-77-economics"><img src="/live/image/gid/25/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,171,164/1161_Adam_Nagourney.rev.1479489821.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" data-max-w="171" data-max-h="164"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/625-adam-nagourney-77-economics">Adam Nagourney ’77</a></h4><div>Los Angeles Bureau Chief of the <em>New York Times,</em> a former chief national political correspondent for the paper and an author.</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/1716-photographer-tapped-for-brooklyn-museum-exhibition"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,857,2129,2988/5471_Graves_photograph_by_jan_dams.rev.1505756990.jpg" alt="Kris Graves' 04" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,857,2129,2988/5471_Graves_photograph_by_jan_dams.rev.1505756990.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,857,2129,2988/5471_Graves_photograph_by_jan_dams.rev.1505756990.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2129" data-max-h="3200"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1716-photographer-tapped-for-brooklyn-museum-exhibition">Photographer Tapped for Brooklyn Museum Exhibition</a></h4><div>Kris Graves ’04 commissioned by EJI to create work for <em>The Legacy of Lynching</em> currently on view.</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>
<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/2174-two-from-purchase-dance-to-the-top"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,67,2000,2068/6775_DanceMagJan2018Cover.rev.1513877018.jpg" alt="Cover of Dance Magazine January 2018 issue" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,67,2000,2068/6775_DanceMagJan2018Cover.rev.1513877018.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,67,2000,2068/6775_DanceMagJan2018Cover.rev.1513877018.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2000" data-max-h="2416"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/2174-two-from-purchase-dance-to-the-top">Two Dancers Rise to the Top</a></h4><div>Dance alumnae named “25 to Watch in 2018” by <em>Dance</em> magazine.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1130-garth-greenwell-01-on-shortlist-for-penfaulkner"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,374,563/4152_Garth_Greenwell_Photo_by_Max_Freeman.rev.1489012972.jpg" alt="Garth Greenwell" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,374,563/4152_Garth_Greenwell_Photo_by_Max_Freeman.rev.1489012972.jpg 2x" data-max-w="374" data-max-h="563"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1130-garth-greenwell-01-on-shortlist-for-penfaulkner">Garth Greenwell ’01 on Shortlist for PEN/Faulkner Award</a></h4><div>His debut novel <em>What Belongs To You</em> among five chosen as finalists.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1445-leta-sobierajski-10-named-one-to-watch"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/182,0,716,534/4960_LetaSobierajski.rev.1495557914.jpg" alt="Leta Sobierajski '10" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/182,0,716,534/4960_LetaSobierajski.rev.1495557914.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/182,0,716,534/4960_LetaSobierajski.rev.1495557914.jpg 3x" data-max-w="800" data-max-h="534"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1445-leta-sobierajski-10-named-one-to-watch">Leta Sobierajski ’10 Named One to Watch</a></h4><div>Designer/art director well known for her unique style.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/973-jenna-marcus-09"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/110,0,1010,900/3646_JennaMarcus.rev.1486750073.jpg" alt="Jenna Marcus '09" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/110,0,1010,900/3646_JennaMarcus.rev.1486750073.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/110,0,1010,900/3646_JennaMarcus.rev.1486750073.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="900"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/973-jenna-marcus-09">Jenna Marcus ’09</a></h4><div>Teacher who loves opening students up to literature.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1456-doctor-and-educator-colm-mccarthy-09-named-young"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/115,28,527,440/5025_ColmMcCarthy_WhiteCoat.rev.1496241213.jpg" alt="Colm McCarthy '09" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/115,28,527,440/5025_ColmMcCarthy_WhiteCoat.rev.1496241213.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/115,28,527,440/5025_ColmMcCarthy_WhiteCoat.rev.1496241213.jpg 3x" data-max-w="640" data-max-h="480"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1456-doctor-and-educator-colm-mccarthy-09-named-young">Doctor and Educator Colm McCarthy ’09 Named Young Leader</a></h4><div>Receives award from the Canadian Medical Association</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1326-thom-widmann-90-tames-the-hairy-ape"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,224,2133,2355/4619_ThomWidmann.rev.1492543271.jpg" alt="Thom Widmann '90" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,224,2133,2355/4619_ThomWidmann.rev.1492543271.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,224,2133,2355/4619_ThomWidmann.rev.1492543271.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2133" data-max-h="3200"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1326-thom-widmann-90-tames-the-hairy-ape">Thom Widmann ’90, Stage Manager Extroidinaire</a></h4><div>One of NYC’s most sought-after stage mangers is lecturer in Purchase Design/Tech program</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2345-carlos-t-fernandez-93"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,258,258/7088_Carlos-T.-Fernandez.rev.1518558270.jpg" alt="Carlos T. Fernandez '93" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" data-max-w="258" data-max-h="258"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/2345-carlos-t-fernandez-93">Carlos T. Fernandez ’93</a></h4><div>FBI legend now global chief security officer for Viacom.</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 ’08</a></h4><div>Jazz Vocalist, Songwriter, and Actress</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/910-blue-balloon-songwriting-school-founded-by-rachel"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/92,17,747,673/3552_RachelLipson.rev.1486136295.jpg" alt="Rachel Lipson '03" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/92,17,747,673/3552_RachelLipson.rev.1486136295.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/92,17,747,673/3552_RachelLipson.rev.1486136295.jpg 3x" data-max-w="888" data-max-h="673"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/910-blue-balloon-songwriting-school-founded-by-rachel">Blue Balloon Songwriting School Founded by Rachel Lipson ’03</a></h4><div>Lipson has a unique approach to teaching music to kids and adults.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/981-frank-wartinger-07"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/41,1,639,600/3645_FrankWartinger.rev.1486750073.jpg" alt="Frank Wartinger ’07" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/41,1,639,600/3645_FrankWartinger.rev.1486750073.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/41,1,639,600/3645_FrankWartinger.rev.1486750073.jpg 3x" data-max-w="900" data-max-h="600"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/981-frank-wartinger-07">Frank Wartinger ’07</a></h4><div>Founded audiology service dedicated to the needs of musicians and music lovers.</div>

Museum hours today:

Closed

<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:

The Neuberger Museum of Art will be Closed Temporarily

August 31
The NEU is upgrading to deliver a better digital experience to its patrons. To protect the art during this summer-long upgrade, the museum’s galleries will be closed from July 1st through early September. Stay tuned for news of the September reopening.

Upcoming:

August 1st, 9:30am - 7:30pm
Members-Only ArtTrek to Brooklyn
September 12th, All Day
Student Welcome Back Party at the Neuberger
September 21st, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Members Only “First Look” Tour of Yto Barrada: The Dye Garden

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Current Exhibitions »

Featured:

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Great Innovators

November 23, 5:00pm
With bracing harmonies, infectious rhythms, and brilliant orchestration, everything that Stravinsky created in this fertile period stole the musical show of the era.

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 »