SUNY Farmingdale vs SVA

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 SVA is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,140) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Farmingdale than SVA.
SVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,100) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
SVA has higher submitted ACT score (23) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
SUNY Farmingdale has more students with 9,314 students while SVA has 4,127 students.
SVA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
SUNY Farmingdale has more full-time faculties with 268 faculties while SVA has 188 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Farmingdale State College and School of Visual Arts.

SUNY Farmingdale	vs.	SVA
Farmingdale, New York	Location	New York, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,140
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	64%
$9,435	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,178

69.00 %	Acceptance Rates	91.01 %
26.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.99 %
1,100	SAT Score	1,330
23	ACT Score	30
54 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
81 %	Retention Rate	86 %
9,314	Student Population	4,127
268	Number of Faculties	188
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	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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