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.

Purchase College Joins UN’s University Global Coalition The move is part of the college’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and social justice.

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 …

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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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Purchase College sits in Westchester County, one of the oldest and most well-established destinations in the scenic Hudson Valley, just 30 miles from Manhattan.

News Stories that highlight the texture and dimension to the Purchase experience. Get the latest information on Purchase College and our students, faculty, and alumni whose collective stories …

We offer visits tailored to your interests and group size, with specific tours available for visual and performing artists, transfer and liberal studies student