Purchase College Comparisons

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Purchase, NY
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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for SUNY at Purchase College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$1,978 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$1,614 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$1,913 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$1,983 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$1,571 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$1,483 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$1,415 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$1,613 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$1,489 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$8,953 lower in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$201 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$46 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$420 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$1,501 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$327 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$122 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$79 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$128 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$128 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$381 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$1,463 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$122 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$364 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	$531 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$350 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$82 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY	$61 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$328 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$8,058 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for SUNY at Purchase College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$53,843 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$60,361 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$56,575 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$62,892 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$55,962 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$61,353 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$58,127 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$60,935 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$62,077 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$44,067 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$55,128 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$44,337 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$48,707 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$38,797 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$50,321 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$38,307 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$58,337 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$40,157 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$44,447 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$52,892 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$49,741 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$44,587 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$60,007 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$37,627 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$50,445 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Alfred University Alfred, NY	$32,547 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$33,479 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$57,483 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$57,909 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY	$30,837 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$60,086 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$31,377 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$56,947 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	$32,237 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$56,164 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hartwick College Oneonta, NY	$46,009 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY	$32,782 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wagner College Staten Island, NY	$44,247 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$32,522 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Canisius University Buffalo, NY	$25,547 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	$32,917 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$37,607 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$42,847 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$9,477 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$30,023 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$37,867 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$13,497 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Nazareth University Rochester, NY	$33,497 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY	$29,873 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for SUNY at Purchase College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$11,691 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$2,856 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$12,850 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$7,857 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$5,267 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$8,819 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$12,973 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$5,297 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$16,961 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$8,976 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$12,091 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$7,875 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$8,953 lower in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$10,105 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$2,361 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$7,621 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$10,679 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$4,303 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$11,021 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$5,687 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$2,131 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$10,249 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$7,824 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$8,013 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$6,955 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$7,019 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$6,751 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$1,039 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$8,811 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$7,019 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$8,953 lower in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$6,345 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$6,255 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$7,019 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$6,255 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$6,255 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$5,455 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$5,455 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$5,327 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for SUNY at Purchase College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$52,723 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$53,735 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$56,277 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$59,149 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$59,733 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$58,297 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$58,823 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$59,064 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$26,857 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$57,293 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$61,749 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$62,459 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$53,443 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$57,209 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$58,757 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$53,459 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$59,315 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$46,527 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$58,859 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$61,751 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$53,735 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$48,103 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$56,027 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$49,818 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$48,199 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$61,527 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$56,445 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$52,047 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$56,277 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$56,541 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$59,127 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$44,217 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$59,607 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$54,597 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$37,599 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$45,030 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$61,389 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$61,735 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$40,033 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$49,397 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$53,852 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$60,647 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$58,223 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$58,647 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$31,697 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$43,724 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$54,509 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$48,197 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$57,687 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for SUNY at Purchase College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$9,208 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$7,052 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN	$5,657 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$629 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$1,292 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	$1,452 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$10,170 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	$3,179 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO	$2,365 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$885 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA	$237 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$6,031 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	$217 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	$7 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=196219.

Last updated: August 2026