Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Purchase College is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.9% of undergraduate students being women and 41.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,439, with 2,027 women and 1,412 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Purchase College is slightly skewed towards men students, with 51.8% of undergraduate students being men and 48.2% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 83, with 40 women and 43 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 41.1% 1,412 students
- women 58.9% 2,027 students
Graduate Students
- men 51.8% 43 students
- women 48.2% 40 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 49.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,716 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 25.5% of the student body, with 877 students. African American students represent 12.8% of the population, with 439 students, while Mixed race students account for 5.7%, with 195 students. Asian students account for 4.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 143 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 3 students.
International students make up 1.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 48 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.5% of the population, totaling 16 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Purchase College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 49.9% 1,716 students
- Hispanic 25.5% 877 students
- African American 12.8% 439 students
- Mixed race 5.7% 195 students
- Asian 4.2% 143 students
- International students 1.4% 48 students
- Unknown race 0.5% 16 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 3 students
Graduate Students
- White 55.4% 46 students
- International students 21.7% 18 students
- Hispanic 10.8% 9 students
- African American 6.0% 5 students
- Asian 4.8% 4 students
- Mixed race 1.2% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 59.4% 133 students
- Hispanic 22.8% 51 students
- African American 7.1% 16 students
- Mixed race 5.4% 12 students
- Asian 3.1% 7 students
- International students 1.3% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 1 students
- Unknown race 0.4% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 40% 1,360 students
- 18-19 35% 1,202 students
- 22-24 14% 498 students
- 25-29 4% 150 students
- 30-34 1% 37 students
- 50-64 1% 29 students
- 35-39 1% 22 students
- 40-49 0% 11 students
- 25-29 41% 34 students
- 22-24 17% 14 students
- 30-34 16% 13 students
- 35-39 10% 8 students
- 40-49 10% 8 students
- 50-64 6% 5 students
- 20-21 1% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at SUNY at Purchase College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 564 | 83.93% | |
| New Jersey | 18 | 2.68% | |
| Connecticut | 16 | 2.38% | |
| Florida | 10 | 1.49% | |
| Mississippi | 9 | 1.34% | |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 1.19% | |
| California | 7 | 1.04% | |
| Maryland | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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