RPI vs Lehman College

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

RPI is a private (not-for-profit) and Lehman College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than Lehman College ($15,360).
It is harder to admit to Lehman College than RPI.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Lehman College (1,010).
Lehman College has more students with 13,015 students while RPI has 6,968 students.
RPI has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Lehman College's ratio is 15 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while Lehman College has 372 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and CUNY Lehman College.

RPI	vs.	Lehman College
Troy, New York	Location	Bronx, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$61,884	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,410 Out-Of-State$15,360
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,816

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	55.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.00 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,010
32	ACT Score	-
83 %	Graduation Rate	53 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
89 %	Retention Rate	71 %
6,968	Student Population	13,015
414	Number of Faculties	372
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
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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