SUNY at Purchase College Student Population

How many students at Purchase College?

For the academic year 2024-2025, SUNY at Purchase College has a total enrollment of 3,333 students, including 3,257 undergraduate and 76 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,394 male students (41.8%) and 1,939 female students (58.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,577 White students (47.3%) and 935 Hispanic students (28.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,257 undergraduate students (97.7%) and 76 graduate students (2.3%).
• Class Delivery: 29 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 765 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 2,009 - Purchase College's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,394 male (41.82%) and 1,939 female (58.18%) students are attending SUNY at Purchase College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 71.89.

By class level, 3,257 (97.72%) are undergraduate students and 76 (2.28%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.63% are male and 58.37% are female, while among graduate students, 50.00% are male and 50.00% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,577 White, 402 Black, and 135 Asian students out of a total of 3,333 are attending at SUNY at Purchase College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

SUNY at Purchase College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Purchase College has 161 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 3,106 students under 25 years old, and 227 students over 25 years old out of 3,333 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 161 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Purchase College has 3,073 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 184 students aged 25 and over.

It has 33 graduate students aged under 25 and 43 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At SUNY at Purchase College, 29 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 765 students are enrolled in some online courses.

26 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,257 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 244 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.49%.226 students have transferred in as full-time status and 18 students transferred in as part-time status.