Colgate University vs SUNY Farmingdale

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Colgate University is a private (not-for-profit) and SUNY Farmingdale is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Colgate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,024) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to Colgate University than SUNY Farmingdale.
Colgate University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,480) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
Colgate University has higher submitted ACT score (33) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
SUNY Farmingdale has more students with 9,314 students while Colgate University has 3,141 students.
Colgate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
Colgate University has more full-time faculties with 325 faculties while SUNY Farmingdale has 268 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Colgate University and Farmingdale State College.

Colgate University	vs.	SUNY Farmingdale
Hamilton, New York	Location	Farmingdale, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$67,024	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486
47%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$53,353	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,435

12.00 %	Acceptance Rates	69.00 %
32.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.00 %
1,480	SAT Score	1,100
33	ACT Score	23
91 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
94 %	Retention Rate	81 %
3,141	Student Population	9,314
325	Number of Faculties	268
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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