State University of New York at Purchase
universitypublic, liberal arts
| State University of New York at Purchase link () Website | |
|---|---|
.jpg){kind=logo} | |
| Motto | Think Wide Open |
| Formation | 1967 |
| Headquarters | New York,USA |
| Type | public, liberal arts |
| New York university with heavy focus on the arts | |
State University of New York at Purchase (commonly Purchase College or SUNY Purchase) is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. It is one of 13 comprehensive colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. It was founded by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1967 as "the cultural gem of the SUNY system."
As of 2021, Purchase College had 3,695 undergraduate students with freshman enrollment of 647.[1] Purchase College confers the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), and the Master of Music (MM).