Admissions Decisions
All admissions decisions are rendered by the Office of Admissions and formally communicated via the application portal. Notification of a successful interview, portfolio review, or audition does not constitute an offer of admission.
If a candidate is offered admission, the College reserves the right to withdraw that offer if:
- There is a significant drop in the candidate’s academic performance or if they fail to graduate high school.
- We discover the candidate has misrepresented themselves during the application process.
- The candidate incurs any disciplinary action or is involved in criminal activity at the institution they are enrolled in prior to matriculating at Purchase. We further reserve the right to require the applicant to provide additional information (and/or authorization for the release of information) regarding such matters.
The admissions offer is contingent upon the completion of your current academic work with the same quality you exhibited in your application. As soon as you finish your classes, we require you to submit your final high school and/or college transcript(s) to our Office of Admissions. Final transcripts must be submitted within two weeks after the completion of your academic work.
Please be advised that our policy prohibits us from offering personal critiques or feedback on application decisions and/or talent reviews beyond the information communicated in your decision letter.
Non-Discrimination Statement:
Purchase College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to service, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual’s race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the Purchase community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
Deferred Admission:
If you wish to defer your admission to a later semester, please refer to our Deferred Admission Policy for details on how to submit your deferral request.
Appeals Process Policy:
If you would like to appeal an admissions decision or a decision to rescind an offer of admission, please refer to our Admissions Appeals Process for instructions on how to file an appeal.