Purchase College, SUNY (also known as SUNY Purchase) is a distinguished public liberal arts college located in Purchase, New York. Founded in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, it is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and is recognized as a top-10 public liberal arts and sciences college with world-class arts conservatories. It is the only four-year SUNY college in Westchester County, situated 35 miles north of New York City, on a 500-acre campus.