Purchase College Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At SUNY at Purchase College, the graduation rates was 66.94% (482 students out of 720 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time. For example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree.). By gender, 203 male and 279 female students have graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at SUNY at Purchase College. Last year, the graduation rate was 66.94%. where 482 students out of 720 candidate completed their degree.

415 students completed their course in 4 years and 51 finished there bachelor's (or equivalent) degree. Additional 16 students graduated within 6 years, usually referred as 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At SUNY at Purchase College, 13 of 14 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 92.86%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at SUNY at Purchase College is 22.22% (160 out of 720 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At SUNY at Purchase College, the retention rate is 79%.