CIA 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.

CIA is a private (not-for-profit) and Purchase College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CIA has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,240) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Purchase College than CIA.
Purchase College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,080) than CIA (1,080).
Purchase College has higher submitted ACT score (22) than CIA (22).
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while CIA has 3,124 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while CIA's ratio is 20 to 1.
Purchase College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while CIA has 130 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Culinary Institute of America and SUNY at Purchase College.

CIA	vs.	Purchase College
Hyde Park, 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
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$37,240	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$19,169	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,822

91.99 %	Acceptance Rates	73.00 %
34.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.01 %
1,080	SAT Score	1,270
22	ACT Score	28
70 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
65 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,124	Student Population	3,182
130	Number of Faculties	180
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	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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