Purchase Named a Top Ten Public School The college holds the #8 spot on US News & World Report’s Top Public Schools list among National Liberal Arts Colleges for 2026.

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Purchase Makes It Possible Other schools may say it, but few truly deliver— our campus culture is one of a kind. The unique energy driven by creative people, whether they’re studying visual and …

We live on a collaborative and sustainable campus, and we work to create the kind of society we want to see in the world. Purchase people are passionate—about everything. Globally, locally, and …

It also comes from the campus itself. The buildings lie clustered together in the middle of 500 protected acres of forest, fields, and wildlife. It’s a campus built for pedestrian life—your walk to class is …

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It’s how we approach everything we do. Fifty years ago, we started a grand experiment: to be a different kind of college. Blending the arts, sciences, and humanities on a single campus, our goal was to …

The Purchase College Transfer Course Equivalency site shows how courses/credits from other colleges will transfer to Purchase College. Courses not listed on this site may still be eligible for transfer, …

At Purchase College, the mix of professional conservatory training in the visual and performing arts with rigorous programs in the sciences, humanities, and liberal arts produces a unique kind of campus …