Student Population at Purchase College

Total Enrollment

3,182

Undergraduate

3,107

Graduate

Online Enrollment

Men Students

1,336

Women Students

1,846

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,182 students have enrolled at SUNY at Purchase College - 3,107 undergraduate and 75 graduate.

By gender, 1,336 male and 1,846 female students are attending SUNY at Purchase College. By attendance status, there are 2,917 full-time students and 265 part-time students.

The number of students at SUNY at Purchase College is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York.

SUNY at Purchase College offers online degree/certificate programs and 60 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between SUNY at Purchase College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,336 male and 1,846 female students attending Purchase College. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Purchase College.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Purchase College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,107	2,855	252
Men	1,297	1,187	110
Women	1,810	1,668	142

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Purchase College
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	75	62	13
Men	39	35	4
Women	36	27	9

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,569 White students (49.31%) and 824 Hispanic students (25.90%) at SUNY at Purchase College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at SUNY at Purchase College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at SUNY at Purchase College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	132	51	81
Black or African American	396	177	219
Hispanic	815	323	492
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,528	661	867
Two or More Races	180	67	113
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	14	8	6
Total	3,107	1,297	1,810

Population by Race/Ethnicity at SUNY at Purchase College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	1	1	0
Black or African American	8	5	3
Hispanic	9	5	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	41	20	21
Two or More Races	1	0	1
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	75	39	36

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,913 students whose age under twenty five and 123 students whose age is over thirty years old at SUNY at Purchase College.

Especially, 152 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at SUNY at Purchase College.

Population by Student Age at SUNY at Purchase College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,107	1,297	1,810
Under 18	152	55	97
18-19	1,202	485	717
20-21	1,104	440	664
22-24	440	222	218
25-29	120	56	64
30-34	33	20	13
35-39	16	5	11
40-49	16	6	10
50-64	21	6	15
65 and over	3	2	1
Total	3,107	1,297	1,810

Population by Student Age at SUNY at Purchase College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	75	39	36
22-24	15	8	7
25-29	26	16	10
30-34	12	7	5
35-39	7	3	4
40-49	9	4	5
50-64	5	1	4
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	75	39	36

Online Student Population

At SUNY at Purchase College, 1,205 students (37.87% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 60 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 59 students live in New York where SUNY at Purchase College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.