SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, New York · Public · 3,197 undergraduates · purchase.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
74%
of 7,845 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1198 to 1363
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,480Est.Estimate
$45,930 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at SUNY at Purchase College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
74% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$45,930
a year in 2027-28, from a $45,930 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1300
Send your score
About 92% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1140, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First Year • Admissions • SUNY Purchase · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Apr1Rolling admission · April 1, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
74%
of applicants were admitted: 5,809 of 7,845 for fall 2024.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 1/1.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 6% of them sent SAT scores and 2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1198 to 1363
Reading and Writing 620 to 710
Math 565 to 670
ACT composite 27 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160020%
- 1200 to 139957%
- 1000 to 119924%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.39
- 4.015%
- 3.75 to 3.9912%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2417%
- 2.50 to 2.9918%
- Below 2.506.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$34,480
a year, in state
$45,930
a year, out of state (tuition $19,150)
- Tuition (in state)$7,700
- Fees$2,120
- Food and housing$19,550
- Books and supplies$1,350
- Transportation and other$3,760
SUNY at Purchase College published $31,646 in state for 2024-25. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$11,745
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,884
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,439
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,035
- Over $110,000$26,988
Financial aid
53%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,532
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
38 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $770Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Design Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Sculpture elective |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | History of Art Survey I and II |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | General Biology I and II with labs Not applicable for Biology majors |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | Calculus II |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | General Chemistry I and II with labs |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Intermediate Chinese II |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Intro to Comparative Politics for BA and BS majors only |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | Computer Science I |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | Math elective |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Drawing elective |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | College Writing IF the score is 4 or better Score of 3 transfers as writing elective for BA and BS degree students. Score of 3 not accepted for BFA or MusB students. |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | Introduction to Literature |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | Introduction to Environmental Science |
| European History | 3 | 3 | Rise of Modern Europe |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Intermediate French I |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | German elective |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Intermediate Italian I |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Language & Culture elective |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | Literature elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Music Theory elective |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | Physics elective |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | Physics elective |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | Physics II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | Physics I |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | Introduction to Psychology |
| Research | 3 | 3 | Elective for BA and BS degree majors only |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Elective for BA and BS majors only |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Intermediate Spanish I |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | Introduction to Statistics |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Introduction to US Politics |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | Development of US I and II |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | Western Civilization II |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
61%
Come back for a second year
80%
Typical earnings
$53,737
a year, 10 years after starting here
- SUNY at Purchase College$52,173
- All colleges$55,386
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 21 majors here have earnings data.
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