Colgate University vs Purchase College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Colgate University is a private (not-for-profit) and Purchase College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Colgate University has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,024) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Colgate University than Purchase College.
Colgate University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,480) than Purchase College (1,270).
Colgate University has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Purchase College (28).
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while Colgate University has 3,141 students.
Colgate University has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Colgate University has more full-time faculties with 325 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Colgate University and SUNY at Purchase College.

Colgate University	vs.	Purchase College
Hamilton, New York	Location	Purchase, 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 - Arts & Sciences
$67,024	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863
47%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$53,353	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,822

12.00 %	Acceptance Rates	73.00 %
32.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.01 %
1,480	SAT Score	1,270
33	ACT Score	28
91 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
94 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,141	Student Population	3,182
325	Number of Faculties	180
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
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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