Five Towns College vs Purchase College

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

Five Towns College is a private (for-profit) and Purchase College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Five Towns College has more expensive tuition & fees ($29,950) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Five Towns College than Purchase College.
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while Five Towns College has 546 students.
Five Towns College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Purchase College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while Five Towns College has 25 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Five Towns College and SUNY at Purchase College.

Five Towns College	vs.	Purchase College
Dix Hills, New York	Location	Purchase, New York
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
School of art, music, and design	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$29,950	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$13,962	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,822

72.03 %	Acceptance Rates	73.00 %
49.12 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	28
40 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
30 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
67 %	Retention Rate	79 %
546	Student Population	3,182
25	Number of Faculties	180
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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