Applying to Purchase College

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
72.83%	1,270

SUNY at Purchase College's acceptance rate is 72.83% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 7,221 students applied and 5,259 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Purchase College.

Purchase College's acceptance rate places 52nd out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,270 and the ACT score is 28 at Purchase College. Purchase College's SAT score ranks 36th out of 91 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Purchase College, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of SUNY at Purchase College is 72.83% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 14.77%. 2,686 men and 4,535 women applied to Purchase College and 1,787 men and 3,472 women students were accepted.

Among them, 307 men and 470 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Purchase College.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Purchase College
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	7,221	2,686	4,535	0	0
Admitted	5,259	1,787	3,472	0	0
Enrolled	777	307	470	0	0
Acceptance Rate	72.83%	66.53%	76.56%	-	-
Yield	14.77%	17.18%	13.54%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

SUNY at Purchase College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 74 students (10% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 12 students (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Purchase College.

The median SAT score is 1,270 with 660 SAT EBRW and 610 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 700 and the 25^th percentile is 600. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 663 and 25^th percentile is 578 .

The median ACT composite score is 28 with 75^th percentile score of 32 and 25^th percentile score of 27 at Purchase College. The median ACT math score is 27 and the ACT English score is 32.

The SAT and ACT scores at SUNY at Purchase College are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,166, ACT: 26 - public baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Purchase College
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1178	1270	1363
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	600	660	700
SAT Math	578	610	663
ACT Composite	27	28	32
ACT Math	25	27	30
ACT English	28	32	34

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

SUNY at Purchase College 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 777 first-year students enrolled in Purchase College. The proportion of full-time students is 99.36% and part-time students is 0.64%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 39.51% and women students is 60.49%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Purchase College.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Purchase College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	777	307	470
Full-time	772	304	468
Part-time	5	3	2

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Purchase College. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply SUNY at Purchase College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Purchase College Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Not Considered
Recommendations	Considered, if submitted
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $80 for graduate schools of SUNY at Purchase College. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Purchase College.

Admission Information for Applying to Purchase College
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$80
Admission Information	www.purchase.edu/admissions/
Online Application	https://www.purchase.edu/admissions/apply-to-purchase/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate

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