SUNY Farmingdale vs SUNY Albany

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
SUNY Albany has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,998) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Farmingdale than SUNY Albany.
SUNY Albany has more students with 16,658 students while SUNY Farmingdale has 9,314 students.
SUNY Albany has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
SUNY Albany has more full-time faculties with 649 faculties while SUNY Farmingdale has 268 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Farmingdale State College and University at Albany.

SUNY Farmingdale	vs.	SUNY Albany
Farmingdale, New York	Location	Albany, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
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	In-State$10,408 Out-Of-State$28,998
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$9,435	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,782

69.00 %	Acceptance Rates	70.00 %
26.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,100	SAT Score	-
23	ACT Score	-
54 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
24 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
81 %	Retention Rate	83 %
9,314	Student Population	16,658
268	Number of Faculties	649
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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, On-campus daycare

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