SUNY Farmingdale vs Adelphi University

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SUNY Farmingdale is a public and Adelphi University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Adelphi University has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,290) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Farmingdale than Adelphi University.
Adelphi University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,100) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
Adelphi University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
SUNY Farmingdale has more students with 9,314 students while Adelphi University has 7,252 students.
Adelphi University has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
Adelphi University has more full-time faculties with 348 faculties while SUNY Farmingdale has 268 full-time faculties.

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

SUNY Farmingdale	vs.	Adelphi University
Farmingdale, New York	Location	Garden City, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486	2024 Tuition & Fees	$47,290
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$9,435	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,126

69.12 %	Acceptance Rates	77.51 %
25.65 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.38 %
1,100	SAT Score	1,210
23	ACT Score	28
54 %	Graduation Rate	67 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
81 %	Retention Rate	85 %
9,314	Student Population	7,252
268	Number of Faculties	348
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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