CIA vs SUNY Farmingdale

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CIA is a private (not-for-profit) and SUNY Farmingdale is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CIA has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,240) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Farmingdale than CIA.
SUNY Farmingdale has a higher submitted SAT score (1,080) than CIA (1,080).
SUNY Farmingdale has higher submitted ACT score (22) than CIA (22).
SUNY Farmingdale has more students with 9,314 students while CIA has 3,124 students.
SUNY Farmingdale has a lower number of students per faculty with 18 to 1 while CIA's ratio is 20 to 1.
SUNY Farmingdale has more full-time faculties with 268 faculties while CIA has 130 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Culinary Institute of America and Farmingdale State College.

CIA	vs.	SUNY Farmingdale
Hyde Park, 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
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$37,240	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$19,169	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,435

91.99 %	Acceptance Rates	69.00 %
34.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.00 %
1,080	SAT Score	1,100
22	ACT Score	23
70 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
65 %	Retention Rate	81 %
3,124	Student Population	9,314
130	Number of Faculties	268
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	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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