Purchase College Included in the Fiske Guide to Colleges

Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY), has been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Fiske Guide to Colleges based on the college’s strength in academics, arts and culture, social life, financial aid, campus environment, extracurricular activities, and more.

The highly selective guide, compiled by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske, includes more than 300 colleges and universities out of several thousand higher education institutions in the U.S.

According to the description in the 2019 guide, Purchase College has an “academic environment that provides a strong sense of community and support, yet celebrates individuals for their unique talents and contributions.”

Quoting a literature major, the guide says: “There’s a raw energy that exists on campus – in the students and professors – that I don’t think many colleges have."

“We’re pleased that once again Purchase has been nationally recognized for its excellent academic and artistic offerings and its engaged faculty,” said Caitlin Read, Dean of Enrollment Management at Purchase College. “We’re proud to offer a high quality, affordable education in the liberal arts, sciences, and performing and visual arts while providing what Fiske calls ‘a personalized, diverse education unique within the SUNY system.”

The Fiske Guide to Colleges, which has been published for 35 years, provides a subjective and systematic look at colleges, giving readers the real personality of the institutions based on a wide range of subjects. Research, accompanied by testimonials from students, offers helpful and honest information about academic climates and courses.

In addition to the Fiske recognition, Purchase College has recently been included on other significant college ranking lists. The Princeton Review named Purchase College in its Best 382 Colleges, 2018 Edition, which praised Purchase’s faculty members who “bring the material [to] life and take learning outside the classroom,” in addition to its “artsy, unique, passionate, intelligent,” student body. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance named Purchase College to its 2018 list of “Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges.”

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.