SUNY Farmingdale vs Paul Smith's College

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 Paul Smith's College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Paul Smith's College has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,049) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Farmingdale than Paul Smith's College.
SUNY Farmingdale has more students with 9,314 students while Paul Smith's College has 686 students.
Paul Smith's College has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
SUNY Farmingdale has more full-time faculties with 268 faculties while Paul Smith's College has 51 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Farmingdale State College and Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science.

SUNY Farmingdale	vs.	Paul Smith's College
Farmingdale, New York	Location	Paul Smiths, 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	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,049
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,435	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,058

69.12 %	Acceptance Rates	90.73 %
25.65 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.85 %
1,100	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
54 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	69 %
9,314	Student Population	686
268	Number of Faculties	51
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
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

See Full Comparison