Inside Academics at SUNY at Purchase College

The Academic Picture

Whats the point of going to college without academics? Below is an overview of academic life at SUNY at Purchase College — the faculty and staff who teach, the majors and fields of study on offer, and the online and distance options available.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

The student-to-faculty ratio at SUNY at Purchase College is about average at 11 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. 41% of the instructors at SUNY at Purchase College are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

SUNY at Purchase College offers 29 majors with reported completions across 15 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at SUNY at Purchase College are shown below:

The most popular majors at SUNY at Purchase College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at SUNY at Purchase College:

• Need flexibility? Check whether SUNY at Purchase College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 778 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well SUNY at Purchase College retains and graduates its students — 80% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further at SUNY at Purchase College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at SUNY at Purchase College in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at SUNY at Purchase College — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at SUNY at Purchase College — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at SUNY at Purchase College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at SUNY at Purchase College — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at SUNY at Purchase College — the schools accreditation and what it means