SUNY Purchase

Be a New York State resident for the 12 months before enrolling. Require alternate admissions consideration — EOP is for students who show promise but may not otherwise be offered admission. Qualify as economically disadvantaged: household income must not exceed a limit set annually by household size, unless your circumstances meet a published exception (the family receives Family Assistance, Safety Net or Family Day Care payments; the student is in foster care; or the student is a ward of the court or county). Open to first-time, full-time, matriculated students. A transfer student must have been enrolled in EOP, College Discovery, SEEK, HEOP or a similar program at their previous college. Admission is subject to program capacity, and priority goes to applicants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Provides personal counseling, academic advisement, tutoring, skill development workshops, supplemental instruction and mentoring, plus modest financial aid toward non-tuition costs such as books and supplies. SUNY publishes no per-campus dollar amounts. Applicants may qualify for application fee waivers on their first seven campus choices. Students found ineligible for EOP may still qualify for admission and financial aid through the ordinary processes.

New York State resident OR otherwise eligible for in-state tuition. Complete FAFSA/TAP and receive at least $1 in federal Pell or NYS TAP/Excelsior aid; mixed-status families may use the alternative NYS aid path without FAFSA; students ineligible to file FAFSA must still complete the José Peralta NYS DREAM Act application. Maintain full-time enrollment of at least 15 credits per semester in an approved major. Freshmen: all majors eligible. Transfers: Acting, Dance, Theater Design/Technology and Film BFA excluded. Entry categories are first-year (high-school college credits allowed), transfer with associate degree able to finish in four semesters, transfer with 21 or fewer degree-applicable credits, or continuing student with 21 or fewer credits excluding high-school credits. Previous ASAP/ACE transfers are invited to contact the campus regardless of credit/degree completion; this is a staff-review exception, not automatic acceptance. EOP students cannot also participate. Maintain good academic standing, take winter/summer courses if required for four-year completion, and participate in required advising, tutoring and career workshops. Current interest form is a Spring 2027 waitlist; eligible students may be accepted January 4–February 10,2027 as space becomes available. Confirm eligibility and acceptance with ACE.

Purchase explicitly publishes up to $1,250 per year to help pay for textbooks, campus dining and cost of attendance. This is an independently published combined annual ceiling, but no component breakdown or annual stipend amount is supplied: annual attendance, textbook and stipend fields stay unknown, and a component-derived combined total remains unknown. Do not allocate the $1,250 using another campus package or describe dining assistance as unrestricted cash. Separate winter/summer scholarships may be available but are unquantified and excluded from the stated package. The page does not state an award effective year. The current interest form invites the Spring 2027 waitlist, with eligible students considered January 4–February 10,2027 only as space becomes available; the form does not promise acceptance or open places. July 7/July 23 information sessions list no year and do not establish current intake. Confirm the component schedule, delivery, intended-term eligibility and capacity with campus staff.