RPI vs York College Academic Comparison

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 York College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than York College ($15,308).
It is harder to admit to RPI than York College.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than York College (1,100).
RPI has more students with 6,968 students while York College has 6,446 students.
RPI has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while York College's ratio is 14 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while York College has 184 full-time faculties.

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

RPI	vs.	York College
Troy, New York	Location	Jamaica, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$61,884	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,358 Out-Of-State$15,308
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$5,875

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	59.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.00 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,100
32	ACT Score	-
83 %	Graduation Rate	33 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	38 %
89 %	Retention Rate	61 %
6,968	Student Population	6,446
414	Number of Faculties	184
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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