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Purchase College Ranked Among Best Liberal Arts Colleges
Purchase is included in the annual U.S. News & World Report list of top colleges
Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY), is listed as one of the top National Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report in the 2020 edition of their college guide. Purchase is also listed as a top performer on social mobility, which ranks how well the college serves low-income students.
“We’re pleased that Purchase has been nationally recognized for academic excellence and for the college’s ability to provide a supportive academic, cultural, and social environment for low income students,” said Caitlin Read, Dean of Enrollment Management at Purchase College. “We hope the guide inspires prospective students who are looking for the best place for them to learn and to grow as scholars and artists.”
In addition to the U.S. News & World Report recognition, Purchase College has recently been included on other significant college ranking lists. The Princeton Review ranked Purchase as a Best Northeastern College and a Best Value College for 2020. Home to the acclaimed Performing Arts Center, Purchase was ranked on the list of Best College Theaters by Princeton Review as well. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance named Purchase College to its 2019 list of “Best Values in Public Colleges,” while The Fiske Guide to Colleges praised Purchase in its 2020 edition as “a perfect place to study the arts and still be able to indulge in academics of all kinds, or vice versa.”
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About Purchase College, SUNY
Purchase College, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) network of 64 universities and colleges, was founded in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller. His aspiration for Purchase was to create a dynamic campus that combined conservatory training in the visual and performing arts with programs in the liberal arts and sciences, in order to inspire an appreciation for both intellectual and artistic talents in all students. Today, Purchase College, SUNY is a community of students, faculty, and friends where open-minded engagement with the creative process leads to a lifetime of intellectual growth and professional opportunity. For more information about the College, visit www.purchase.edu.