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SUNY at Purchase College

SUNY at Purchase College is a public campus in suburban Purchase, NY.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$12,320

family income
under $30k

$15,753

$30–48k

$21,148

$48–75k

$22,454

$75–110k

$26,346

over $110k

Average net price

$18,9132023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at SUNY at Purchase College rose from $14,543 (2008) to $18,913 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,543
2009	$17,245
2010	$16,290
2011	$17,473
2012	$17,470
2013	$19,103
2014	$19,510
2015	$18,597
2016	$19,205
2017	$18,376
2018	$18,326
2019	$17,701
2020	$19,559
2021	$19,598
2022	$19,067
2023	$18,913

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$29,0432024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at SUNY at Purchase College rose from $18,116 (2009) to $29,043 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$18,116
2010	$20,665
2011	$20,892
2012	$21,615
2013	$22,381
2014	$23,719
2015	$24,561
2016	$25,310
2017	$25,763
2018	$26,352
2019	$26,982
2020	$27,991
2021	$28,021
2022	$28,021
2023	$28,541
2024	$29,043

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,997	$8,897
2001	$4,127	$9,027
2002	$4,227	$9,127
2003	$4,350	$10,300
2004	$4,350	$10,610
2005	$5,608	$10,610
2006	$5,709	$11,969
2007	$5,997	$12,257
2008	$5,801	$12,061
2013	$7,573	$17,023
2014	$7,933	$17,583
2015	$8,267	$18,117
2016	$8,298	$18,148
2017	$8,498	$18,148
2018	$8,698	$18,478
2019	$8,923	$18,833
2020	$8,953	$18,863
2021	$8,953	$18,863
2022	$8,953	$18,863
2023	$8,953	$18,863

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

SUNY at Purchase College reports tuition of $8,953 for in-state students and $19,203 for out-of-state students. Check SUNY at Purchase College’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,197 undergrads, SUNY at Purchase College is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

62.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at SUNY at Purchase College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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62.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at SUNY at Purchase College rose from 40.8% (entered 1996) to 62.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	36.4%
1992 cohort	40.2%
1993 cohort	43.3%
1996 cohort	40.8%
1997 cohort	42.4%
1998 cohort	42.4%
1999 cohort	46.3%
2000 cohort	47.2%
2001 cohort	51%
2002 cohort	50.6%
2003 cohort	48.6%
2004 cohort	54.9%
2005 cohort	55.5%
2006 cohort	58.6%
2007 cohort	59.7%
2008 cohort	67.4%
2009 cohort	57.9%
2010 cohort	61.9%
2011 cohort	66.5%
2012 cohort	62.8%
2013 cohort	61.2%
2014 cohort	61.3%
2015 cohort	63.5%
2016 cohort	66.9%
2017 cohort	61.6%
2018 cohort	62.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,314	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,691	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,625	$4,240
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,375	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,349	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,625	$5,740
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,000	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,285	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,124	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,008	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$7,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,500	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,628	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,500	$6,843
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,875	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,500	$9,378
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,575	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,067	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$31,229

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$40,518

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$45,092

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

SUNY at Purchase College admitted 5,809 of 7,845 applicants in Fall 2024. The 74% rate describes that application pool.

74%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,953 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,197 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1185–13801600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, SUNY at Purchase College received 7,845 applications and admitted 5,809 (74%), with 750 enrolling.

SUNY at Purchase College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For SUNY at Purchase College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 620–710 and Math was 565–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1185–1380 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	620	670	710
SAT Math	565	630	670
ACT Composite	27	29	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

74.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	32.9%
Fall 2002	37.5%
Fall 2003	33.8%
Fall 2004	40.8%
Fall 2005	30.8%
Fall 2006	30.1%
Fall 2007	29.3%
Fall 2008	24.2%
Fall 2009	26.7%
Fall 2010	30.9%
Fall 2011	33.7%
Fall 2012	33.4%
Fall 2013	33.2%
Fall 2014	40.8%
Fall 2015	40.8%
Fall 2016	43.5%
Fall 2017	74%
Fall 2018	65%
Fall 2019	51.5%
Fall 2020	73.7%
Fall 2021	75.4%
Fall 2022	74.7%
Fall 2023	72.8%
Fall 2024	74.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1185–1380Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	980	1300
Fall 2002	990	1190
Fall 2003	1000	1160
Fall 2004	1010	1210
Fall 2005	990	1200
Fall 2006	990	1210
Fall 2007	980	1200
Fall 2008	1010	1210
Fall 2009	1000	1210
Fall 2010	990	1200
Fall 2011	980	1200
Fall 2012	980	1180
Fall 2013	980	1180
Fall 2014	990	1210
Fall 2015	960	1180
Fall 2016	970	1180
Fall 2017	1020	1200
Fall 2018	1060	1270
Fall 2019	1060	1260
Fall 2020	1100	1280
Fall 2021	1120	1320
Fall 2022	1190	1350
Fall 2023	1178	1363
Fall 2024	1185	1380

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–30Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	22	26
Fall 2007	21	25
Fall 2008	22	26
Fall 2009	21	25
Fall 2010	22	26
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	21	26
Fall 2014	19	25
Fall 2015	22	27
Fall 2016	20	27
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	21	28
Fall 2019	23	30
Fall 2020	24	30
Fall 2021	27	31
Fall 2022	29	31
Fall 2023	27	32
Fall 2024	27	30

IPEDS Fall 2005–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,197Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at SUNY at Purchase College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 4,024 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 3,197.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,307
Fall 2003	3,747
Fall 2004	3,319
Fall 2005	3,396
Fall 2006	3,480
Fall 2007	3,764
Fall 2008	3,790
Fall 2009	3,830
Fall 2010	3,817
Fall 2011	3,883
Fall 2012	3,900
Fall 2013	4,017
Fall 2014	3,925
Fall 2015	3,914
Fall 2016	3,901
Fall 2017	3,968
Fall 2018	4,024
Fall 2019	3,967
Fall 2020	3,528
Fall 2021	3,369
Fall 2022	3,050
Fall 2023	3,110
Fall 2024	3,197

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

80%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at SUNY at Purchase College rose from 71% (Fall 2002) to 80% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	71%
Fall 2003 cohort	81%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	76%
Fall 2006 cohort	82%
Fall 2007 cohort	79%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	80%
Fall 2010 cohort	81%
Fall 2011 cohort	83%
Fall 2012 cohort	82%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	81%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	83%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	81%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	79%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	79%
Fall 2023 cohort	80%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about SUNY at Purchase College

35.5% of SUNY at Purchase College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes SUNY at Purchase College as a primarily residential campus of 3,197 undergraduates — and 80.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

SUNY at Purchase College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1185–1380 — their midpoint is above the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on SUNY at Purchase College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How SUNY at Purchase College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

SUNY at Purchase College74%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

SUNY at Purchase College$8,953

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

SUNY at Purchase College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

SUNY at Purchase College$45,092

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

SUNY at Purchase College, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	SUNY at Purchase College	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	74%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,953	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$45,092	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For SUNY at Purchase College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

SUNY at Purchase College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 20 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	$72,237
Economics	$63,207
Biology, General	$55,718
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	$53,100
Sociology	$53,042
Journalism	$52,859
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	$51,954
Literature	$49,153
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$47,922
Psychology, General	$47,022
Communication and Media Studies	$46,596
History	$45,661
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$43,265
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$42,372
Music	$41,926
Anthropology	$40,048
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$39,974
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$39,791
Social Sciences, Other	$36,895
Dance	$30,406

These 20 fields listed for SUNY at Purchase College measure earnings after completion. The $45,092 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 19 additional SUNY at Purchase College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does SUNY at Purchase College report?

SUNY at Purchase College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1185–1380 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is SUNY at Purchase College's acceptance rate?

74% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,809 admitted from 7,845 applicants.

How much does SUNY at Purchase College cost?

In-state tuition is $8,953; out-of-state students pay $19,203. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does SUNY at Purchase College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $45,092. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

SUNY Old Westbury — 83.6% admitted
SUNY College at Potsdam — 77.7% admitted
State University of New York at Oswego — 80.5% admitted
State University of New York at Plattsburgh — 78.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.