Plaza College vs SUNY Farmingdale

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Plaza College is a private (for-profit) and SUNY Farmingdale is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SUNY Farmingdale has more expensive tuition & fees ($18,486) than Plaza College ($15,450).
It is harder to admit to Plaza College than SUNY Farmingdale.
SUNY Farmingdale has more students with 9,314 students while Plaza College has 807 students.
SUNY Farmingdale has a lower number of students per faculty with 18 to 1 while Plaza College's ratio is 28 to 1.
SUNY Farmingdale has more full-time faculties with 268 faculties while Plaza College has 20 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Plaza College and Farmingdale State College.

Plaza College	vs.	SUNY Farmingdale
Forest Hills, New York	Location	Farmingdale, New York
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate/Associate's College	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$15,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$8,850	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,435

30.00 %	Acceptance Rates	69.00 %
55.08 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,100
-	ACT Score	23
69 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
-	Retention Rate	81 %
807	Student Population	9,314
20	Number of Faculties	268
28 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
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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