RPI vs SUNY Farmingdale

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RPI is a private (not-for-profit) and SUNY Farmingdale is a public school and both are four-years schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to RPI than SUNY Farmingdale.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
RPI has higher submitted ACT score (32) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
SUNY Farmingdale has more students with 9,314 students while RPI has 6,968 students.
RPI has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while SUNY Farmingdale has 268 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Farmingdale State College.

RPI	vs.	SUNY Farmingdale
Troy, New York	Location	Farmingdale, 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	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$61,884	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,435

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	69.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.00 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,100
32	ACT Score	23
83 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
89 %	Retention Rate	81 %
6,968	Student Population	9,314
414	Number of Faculties	268
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	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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