SUNY Farmingdale vs Columbia University

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SUNY Farmingdale is a public and Columbia University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Columbia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,171) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to Columbia University than SUNY Farmingdale.
Columbia University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,100) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
Columbia University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
Columbia University has more students with 34,782 students while SUNY Farmingdale has 9,314 students.
Columbia University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
Columbia University has more full-time faculties with 4,327 faculties while SUNY Farmingdale has 268 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Farmingdale State College and Columbia University in the City of New York.

SUNY Farmingdale	vs.	Columbia University
Farmingdale, New York	Location	New York, 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	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,171
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$9,435	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,638

69.00 %	Acceptance Rates	4.00 %
26.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.99 %
1,100	SAT Score	1,540
23	ACT Score	35
54 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	98 %
9,314	Student Population	34,782
268	Number of Faculties	4,327
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
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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