SUNY Farmingdale vs RIT

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 RIT is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
RIT has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,664) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Farmingdale than RIT.
RIT has a higher submitted SAT score (1,100) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
RIT has higher submitted ACT score (23) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
RIT has more students with 16,615 students while SUNY Farmingdale has 9,314 students.
RIT has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
RIT has more full-time faculties with 1,012 faculties while SUNY Farmingdale has 268 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Farmingdale State College and Rochester Institute of Technology.

SUNY Farmingdale	vs.	RIT
Farmingdale, New York	Location	Rochester, 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	$56,664
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$9,435	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,782

69.12 %	Acceptance Rates	71.40 %
25.65 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.64 %
1,100	SAT Score	1,370
23	ACT Score	31
54 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	85 %
9,314	Student Population	16,615
268	Number of Faculties	1,012
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), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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, On-campus daycare

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