- Welcome to Purchase College
a college as unique as you A diverse community of unconventional thinkers have found a home for their big ideas at Purchase College We bet you’ll fit right in
- Current Students • Portals • Purchase College
Purchase College Joins UN’s University Global Coalition The move is part of the college’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and social justice
- Purchase College 2025 Commencement Program
Purchase College is committed to celebrating its interconnectedness to the world and learning across borders This year, 12 international graduates will wear sashes representing their 10 countries at Commencement: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, and Turkmenistan
- Admissions • Purchase College
Apply to Purchase and start creating your future Ready to Apply? If you’re an undergraduate, graduate, or transfer student, determine your program’s application deadline and requirements, then choose your application status to get started
- 2025-26 • Office of the Registrar • Purchase College
Academic Calendar: 2025–26 at a Glance Fall 2025 Classes begin: Mon , Aug 25 Labor Day: Mon , Sept 1 (no classes) Election Day: Tues , Nov 4 (no classes) Rosh
- Sophomore SummerQuest: Finding the Right Fit for Success
Project Director Peggy Kelly cites the successful outcome for students who remained enrolled at Purchase after participating in last year’s SSQ “Of the 24 students who participated, 22 returned to Purchase in the fall, for a 91 percent retention rate That is far above the first-year retention rate of the college as a whole,” says Kelly
- backstory: Reclaim • Neuberger Museum of Art • Purchase College
In Reclaim, Heap of Birds uses the visual authority of a highway sign to question the naming and claiming of land—particularly the irony embedded in the word “Purchase ” The work invites reflection on colonial displacement and the enduring presence of Indigenous cultures
- Zaire Andersen ’19 • Printmaking • Purchase College
She is passionate about learning and building community through artmaking and self-expression, a passion she attributes to a comprehensive, well-rounded Visual Arts program at Purchase
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