Purchase College may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.
Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.
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The award collection
These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.
Amount not published
Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Amount not published
Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
$1,000–$12,500
Published rangeNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Amount not published
Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
$1,000–$50,000
Published rangeNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
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Selection beyond grades and scores
These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.
Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.
Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.
The fine print / Three questions to carry forward
Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.
Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.
Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.
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Prospective students with strong artistic portfolios or creative academic interests should explore Purchase's scholarship options, especially those pursuing visual arts, music, theater, or film.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $7,070 for 2026-2027. Source
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Purchase College, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $11,835 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $15,230 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $19,658 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $20,886 |
| $110,001+ | $25,428 |
| All income levels (average) | $18,913 |
That works out to roughly a 35% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $29,043 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Purchase College is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.
These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.
Think Wide Open Scholarship submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis while funding is available.
Applications for the Empire State Diversity Honors Scholarship for the 2025/26 academic year are closed, and applications for 2026/27 are currently unavailable until further notice.
Every claim is checked against Purchase College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
