Purchase College
Location and Contact Information
735 Anderson Hill RdPurchase, NY 10577-1400
USA
Main Tel: (914) 251-6000
Web Site
The campus is in a large suburb.
Overview
School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in music, drama and performing arts, art studies, fine arts, mathematics, photography and commercial art, liberal arts, and media.
- Selective admissions.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High faculty salary.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- Large number of students.
- Racially diverse student body.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High male/female ratio.
- High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
School characteristics:
- The school is public.
- Academic calender: Semester.
- Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.
Features of note:
- The school offers a faculty tenure system.
- There are one or more libraries on-campus.
- Campus housing is available.
- Students have meal (board) plans.
- Students may study abroad.
- Weekend study is an option.
- Part-time classes are available.
Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| State Tuition and fees | $ 6,465 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 14,365 |
| Room | $ 6,490 |
| Board | $ 3,740 |
| Books and supplies | $ 1,100 |
| Other | $ 1,900 |
Financial Aid
Purchase participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
In 2009-2010, 81% of students received financial aid of some sort.
| Grants | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grant | 51% | $4,494 |
| Institutional Grant | 9% | $2,843 |
| Federal Grant | 25% | $3,868 |
| Pell Grant | 25% | $3,184 |
| Other Federal Grant | 20% | $898 |
| State or Local Grant | 47% | $2,249 |
| Loans | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Student Loan | 17% | $5,202 |
| Federal Loan | 16% | $4,248 |
| Other Loan | 2% | $9,858 |
(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)
Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Purchase College:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheaton College | Wheaton, IL | 2,915 |
| 2 | Manhattanville College | Purchase, NY | 2,823 |
| 3 | Belmont University | Nashville, TN | 4,991 |
| 4 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | Laie, HI | 2,424 |
| 5 | Lebanon Valley College | Annville, PA | 1,965 |
| 6 | Butler University | Indianapolis, IN | 4,438 |
| 7 | DePauw University | Greencastle, IN | 2,298 |
| 8 | Rollins College | Winter Park, FL | 3,259 |
| 9 | SUNY College at Potsdam | Potsdam, NY | 4,325 |
| 10 | Ithaca College | Ithaca, NY | 6,448 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 905 | 40 |
| Master | 62 | 5 |
| Post-master's certificate | 13 | 1 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 97 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 41 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 16 |
Students
Student enrollment was 4,251 in 2009-2010 (4,454 full-time equivalent).
About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.
Undergrads are 97% of enrolled students and graduate students are 3%.
Students under 25 years old represent 86% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Admissions Summary (2009-2010)
Applicants Admitted Men 26% Women 27% All 27%
SAT Test Scores:
SAT Middle 50% Verbal 510-630 Math 490-580 Writing 500-620
Room and Board
Purchase provides on-campus housing for 2,627 of its 4,454 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).
Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.
Athletics
The school is in the Skyline Conference for major sports.
International Study
About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.
International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.
Graduate School Focus
Purchase offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.
Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Fields Other Than Education And Business).
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
ART STUDIES
- Arts Management
- Visual and Performing Arts
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Natural Resources/Conservation
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Playwriting and Screenwriting
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
FINE ARTS
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine Arts and Art Studies
- Painting
- Sculpture
LIBERAL ARTS
- Anthropology
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- History
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS
- Mathematics
MEDIA
- Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Journalism
- Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
MUSIC
- Jazz/Jazz Studies
- Music Performance
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music
- Voice and Opera
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
- Commercial and Advertising Art
- Printmaking
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
- Philosophy
SCIENCE
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Psychology