SUNY Farmingdale vs CIA

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

SUNY Farmingdale is a public and CIA is a private (not-for-profit) 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 (1,100) than CIA (1,080).
SUNY Farmingdale has higher submitted ACT score (23) 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 - Farmingdale State College and Culinary Institute of America.

SUNY Farmingdale	vs.	CIA
Farmingdale, New York	Location	Hyde Park, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486	2024 Tuition & Fees	$37,240
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,435	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,169

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