Hamilton 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.

Hamilton College is a private (not-for-profit) and Purchase College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Hamilton College has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,740) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Hamilton College than Purchase College.
Hamilton College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than Purchase College (1,270).
Hamilton College has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Purchase College (28).
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while Hamilton College has 2,072 students.
Hamilton College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Hamilton College has more full-time faculties with 207 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

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

Hamilton College	vs.	Purchase College
Clinton, New York	Location	Purchase, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$62,740	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863
54%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$48,241	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,822

12.00 %	Acceptance Rates	73.00 %
40.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.01 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,270
33	ACT Score	28
92 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
6 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
95 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,072	Student Population	3,182
207	Number of Faculties	180
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Study Abroad	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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