Stats and Rankings
We’re a Top Ten Public Liberal Arts College.
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Fiske Guide to Colleges 2025: “Unique Within the SUNY System”
Purchase noted for academics, sense of community, engaged professors, and raw energy.
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Billboard Magazine Touts Studio Production Program
Purchase ranks among some of “the best academic programs” for audio engineering.
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The 25 Best Drama Schools in the World
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Purchase named among best in the world.
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Feeling Top Ten
U.S. News & World Report places Purchase College on its list of Top Ten Public Liberal Arts Colleges for 2024 and among the best 139 National Liberal Arts Colleges in the nation.
3,257
Total Student Enrollment
11:1
Average Student-to-Faculty Ratio
55% / 40% / 5%
Undergraduate Students in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences / School of the Arts / Undeclared
18.2%
Incoming First-year Students who are First-generation College Students
70%
Undergrad Students Receiving Aid
$2.2m
Total of Merit and Talent Scholarships to Academically Qualified New and Returning Students
47 / 32 / 4
Majors / Minors / Graduate Programs
82%
New York State Residents
17
NCAA Division III Athletic Teams
Life After Purchase: Class of 2022
92%
Employed, enrolled in graduate or professional school, or both
12.5%
Enrolled in graduate or professional school
86%
Employed full or part-time including self-employment, performance, or artistic freelancing
66.2%
Working in a field directly or somewhat related to their academic study
Statistics gathered in our most recent Life After Purchase: First Destination Survey,