Quad

Head-to-head

SUNY at Purchase
Empire State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Empire State has 21 pts more first-gen students than SUNY at Purchase (45% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    SUNY at Purchase graduates 20 pts more of its students than Empire State (68% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Empire State has 2.4× as many undergrads as SUNY at Purchase

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Empire State grads earn $9K more ten years out than SUNY at Purchase's ($54,080 vs. $45,092)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Empire State is more diverse (index 0.71 vs. 0.68)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Empire State has 1 pts more Pell recipients than SUNY at Purchase (37% vs. 36%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

SUNY at Purchase admits 74%; Empire State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
SUNY at Purchase74%
Empire StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • SUNY at PurchaseSelective
  • Empire StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
SUNY at Purchase
1185–1380
Empire StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SUNY at PurchaseGPA and school record required
  • Empire StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Empire State has 2.4× as many undergrads as SUNY at Purchase and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
SUNY at Purchase3.2K
Empire State7.6K
Pell Grant share
SUNY at Purchase36%
Empire State37%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at both; SUNY at Purchase has 12 students per faculty member to Empire State's 17.

Students per faculty member
SUNY at Purchase12 to 1
Empire State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SUNY at PurchasePsychology, General8%
  • Empire StatePsychology, General16%

What each costs

Only SUNY at Purchase reports an average cost ($23.7K).

Average cost, all students
SUNY at Purchase$23.7K
Empire StateNot reported
Aid generosity
SUNY at Purchase24%
Empire StateNot reported

What each pays off

Empire State's former students earn more, a median $54.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 68% at SUNY at Purchase to 48% at Empire State.

Median earnings, 10 years
SUNY at Purchase$45.1K
Empire State$54.1K
Graduation rate
SUNY at Purchase68%
Empire State48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at SUNY at Purchase, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SUNY at PurchaseGrowing+13%
  • Empire StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why