SUNY Purchase College is a public liberal arts and arts conservatory in Purchase, New York (in Westchester County, ~30 miles north of NYC), founded in 1967. With about 4,300 undergraduates, Purchase is unique within SUNY for combining a traditional liberal arts curriculum with major conservatories in dance, music, theater arts, film, and visual arts. Notable strengths include the School of the Arts (one of the most respected public-school arts conservatories in the United States), the Neuberger Museum of Art on campus, and the Performing Arts Center. The Panthers compete in NCAA Division III i…