Purchase, NY
SUNY at Purchase College
https://www.purchase.eduRepayment outcome
85.6%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$18,500–$53,700
middle 50% · median $34,700
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$17,470
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$19,750
Sticker price
before any aid
$22,381
Default rate
6.2%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Math & Statistics$48,041
- Interdisciplinary$32,569
- Psychology$30,047
- Communication and Media Studies.$28,236
- Liberal Arts$26,933
- Biology$23,693
- English & Literature$20,530
- Visual & Performing Arts$19,227
- Social Sciences$18,771
- Philosophy$17,242
- History$13,702
Academics
Acceptance
33.2%
Avg SAT
1,082
Enrollment
4,017
What students study
11 fields offered
Visual & Performing Arts
43% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Liberal Arts19.6%
- 03Social Sciences9.1%
- 04Communications7.0%
- 05English & Literature5.1%
- 06Psychology4.6%
- 07Biology3.3%
- 08History2.8%
- 09Philosophy1.4%
- 10Foreign Languages1.2%
- 11Natural Resources1.0%