Get my odds
Purchase, NY · Theater & drama

Theater & drama at SUNY Purchase

SUNY Purchase graduates about 144 theater majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 216th of 642 schools we score for theater, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $40,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

62/100Solid#216 of 642 for theater →
Graduates a year14416% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$40,0000.99× the same major nationally
Admit rate74%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1350whole school

Where theater happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 25 · Academic 21 · Dorm 9 · Arts 1.

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the theater ranking

  1. Northern Illinois University 63
  2. East Carolina University 63
  3. Texas State University 63
  4. University of North Dakota 63
  5. Gustavus Adolphus College 62
  6. Illinois State University 62
  7. DeSales University 62
  8. University of Evansville 62

Other strong majors at SUNY Purchase

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SUNY Purchase with every school we score in theater. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

See your odds at SUNY Purchase Everything about SUNY Purchase