Get Ready for Orientation 2018

The class of 2022 will soon be on campus preparing to do what they love.

This is Valerie Farrugia, part of the incoming class of 2022. As she announced on her high school graduation mortar board—she’s coming to Purchase this fall to do what she loves as a painting and drawing major. (She’s on Instagram @artbyvalfar.)

On July 17, 18, and 19, all incoming first-year students will be on campus to learn about all things Purchase—and to begin building the community in which they’ll continue to grow intellectually, socially, and emotionally for the next four years.

The Orientation pages of our website hold all the information incoming students and their families will need to know.

There’s information specifically for first-year, international, and transfer students, as well as a complete list of the Student Orientation Coordinators and Student Orientation Leaders—or SOLs—that will lead the fun.

The incoming first-year class is the largest and most diverse in Purchase College history:

They come from 31 states (plus PR and DC) and represent 10 countries
50% identify as an ethnicity other than white while 26% are Hispanic
They have an average GPA of 88 (and ACT of 25 and SAT of 1163 for those who chose to submit scores)