SUNY Farmingdale vs Long Island University

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SUNY Farmingdale is a public and Long Island University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Long Island University has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,642) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Farmingdale than Long Island University.
Long Island University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,100) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
Long Island University has higher submitted ACT score (23) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
Long Island University has more students with 15,737 students while SUNY Farmingdale has 9,314 students.
Long Island University has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
Long Island University has more full-time faculties with 438 faculties while SUNY Farmingdale has 268 full-time faculties.

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

SUNY Farmingdale	vs.	Long Island University
Farmingdale, New York	Location	Brookville, 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 (high research activity)
In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,642
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	46%
$9,435	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,152

69.00 %	Acceptance Rates	90.00 %
26.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
1,100	SAT Score	1,250
23	ACT Score	28
54 %	Graduation Rate	47 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	36 %
81 %	Retention Rate	78 %
9,314	Student Population	15,737
268	Number of Faculties	438
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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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