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Purchase College Demographics & Diversity Report

Who is the typical student at Purchase College? College Factual wanted to know the facts so we crunched the numbers. We analyzed racial diversity, gender ratios, age and geographic origins of college campuses accross the U.S. The results of the Purchase College <nil> diversity report are below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Purchase College Student Population

How Many Students Attend Purchase College?

Purchase College total enrollment is approximately 3,685 students. 3,248 are undergraduates and 68 are graduate students.

Purchase College Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Purchase College undergraduate population is made up of 61% women, and 39% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Purchase College Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,564
Hispanic	871
Black or African American	447
Multi-Ethnic	170
Asian	130
International	46
Unknown	11
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Purchase College Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 49% of full-time grad students are women, and 51% men.

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Purchase College Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	37
International	15
Hispanic	5
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Multi-Ethnic	3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
Unknown	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Purchase College Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,816
Hispanic	949
Black or African American	487
Multi-Ethnic	191
Asian	150
International	67
Unknown	16
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Purchase College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	778
Black or African American	79
Asian	46
Multi-Ethnic	21
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

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Purchase College Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 2,202 female students and 1,483 male students at Purchase College.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Purchase College is unknown or unavailable.

There are more male teachers than female teachers at this school.

More about Purchase College faculty.

There are approximately 528 female teachers and 558 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

Purchase College ranks 788 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

16.95% of Purchase College students come from out of state, and 2.07% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 30 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
New York	586
Connecticut	22
New Jersey	18
Massachusetts	9
California	8

International Students at Purchase College

Students from 41 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, South Korea, and Japan.

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Above Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Purchase College, 69.74% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
20-21	1,572
18-19	1,334
22-24	769
25-29	280
35 and over	123
30-34	78
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Image Credit: By Rschaming under License

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.