SUNY Farmingdale vs RPI

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 RPI is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to RPI than SUNY Farmingdale.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,100) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
RPI has higher submitted ACT score (23) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
SUNY Farmingdale has more students with 9,314 students while RPI has 6,968 students.
RPI has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while SUNY Farmingdale has 268 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Farmingdale State College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

SUNY Farmingdale	vs.	RPI
Farmingdale, New York	Location	Troy, 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	$61,884
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$9,435	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,552

69.00 %	Acceptance Rates	58.00 %
26.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,100	SAT Score	1,410
23	ACT Score	32
54 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	89 %
9,314	Student Population	6,968
268	Number of Faculties	414
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	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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