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    Total Student Enrollment

  • $10,826

    Average Award for New and Continuing Students

  • 90%

    Of 2023 Graduates Employed, Enrolled in Grad or Professional School, or Both

  • 17

    Average Class Size

  • 11:1

    Student to Faculty Ratio

 

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Dec
4

Visual and Performing Arts Information Session & Tour

11:00am - 1:00pm
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Dec
6

General Information Session and Campus Tour

10:00am - 11:30am
Bubble P
Dec
6

General Information Session and Campus Tour

2:00pm - 3:30pm

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Claribel Ortega '10

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Claribel Ortega ’10

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Claribel A. Ortega ’10 (journalism) is a former reporter who writes middle-grade and young adult fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage.

When she’s not busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic, and video games into books, she’s co-hosting her podcast Bad Author Book Club. Claribel is a Marvel contributor and has been featured on Buzzfeed, Bustle, Good Morning America and Deadline.

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Other schools may say it, but few truly deliver—our campus culture is one of a kind.  The unique energy driven by creative people, whether they’re studying visual and performing arts or digging into the liberal arts and sciences, lends itself to an open and collaborative vibe and an unapologetic freedom of expression. 

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Latest Stories

Samara Joy '21 (Photo: Meredith Truax)

Nominations for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards Announced

Purchase boasts four nominees in five categories.

Conservatory of Dance students take part in a film to announce the launch of Mugler Creators to support talented contemporary dance and m...

MUGLER CREATORS Program Shines a Light on Purchase

Purchase College is incredibly honored to be part of the newly launched MUGLER CREATORS: LIGHTS ON CREATIVE PEOPLE.

Winners of the inaugural Purchase College Excellence in High School Journalism Awards.

Congratulations to Budding High School Journalists

Three students from the region were honored for their reporting in the inaugural Purchase College Awards for Excellence in High School Journalism.

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