SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, New York · Also known as Purchase College · Website
$45,092
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,092
median earnings, 10 years after starting
SUNY at Purchase College is a public 4-year college in Purchase, New York with 3,197 undergraduates and 76 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,913 a year (tuition and fees $8,953 in-state, $19,203 out-of-state). It admits 74% of applicants and 63% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $45,092 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,067 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,913
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,953
Out-of-state $19,203
Admission rate
74%
US median 78%
Completion rate
63%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,067
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,092
Rank 2,005 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,913
- Tuition in-state
- $8,953
- Tuition out-of-state
- $19,203
- Cost of attendance
- $29,043
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 42%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,835
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,230
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,658
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,886
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,428
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,267 in 2015-16 to $8,953 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1,312
- SAT reading, middle
- 625
- SAT math, middle
- 595
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 3,197
- Graduate students
- 76
- Part-time students
- 5.9%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 63%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 53
- Endowment
- $82.4M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,005 of 5,094 US colleges and 179 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,913 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,953 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 74% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 63% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,067 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,229 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,092 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 60% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 52% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
53 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 139 | $25,000 | $18,090 | $39,974 | $39,775 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $23,000 | $27,838 | $47,022 | $50,706 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $18,750 | $31,881 | $46,596 | $56,359 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $20,500 | $14,984 | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $20,379 | $17,887 | $41,926 | $42,892 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $19,500 | $18,079 | $51,954 | $48,240 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $25,695 | $18,128 | $43,265 | $43,765 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $20,000 | $25,197 | $47,922 | $53,072 |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $26,000 | $12,039 | $30,406 | $39,980 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $22,024 | $39,791 | $41,688 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $21,125 | $33,914 | $55,718 | $57,214 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 19 | $37,812 | $27,250 | Withheld | $48,285 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $21,500 | $22,011 | $52,859 | $56,278 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $18,971 | $35,124 | $53,042 | $52,657 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $18,125 | $23,803 | $45,661 | $50,680 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $22,846 | $16,556 | $42,372 | $48,471 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $17,750 | $34,297 | $63,207 | $82,686 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $15,250 | $18,085 | $40,048 | $46,676 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Purchase and New York on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New York
- Homes: Homes for sale in New York
Questions and answers
How much does SUNY at Purchase College cost?
$18,913 a year is the average net price at SUNY at Purchase College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,953 for in-state students and $19,203 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,043. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,835 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at SUNY at Purchase College?
74% of applicants are admitted to SUNY at Purchase College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,312 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do SUNY at Purchase College graduates earn?
$45,092 a year is the median pay of former SUNY at Purchase College students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,229 after 6 years). That ranks 2,005 of 5,094 US colleges and 179 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Sociology (Bachelor's) at $35,124.
How much student debt do SUNY at Purchase College graduates have?
$21,067 is the median federal student loan debt of SUNY at Purchase College graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 42% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at SUNY at Purchase College?
63% of first-time, full-time students at SUNY at Purchase College finish within 6 years. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at SUNY at Purchase College?
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (139 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (61 bachelor's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (59 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 53 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.