RPI 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.

RPI is a private (not-for-profit) and Purchase College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to RPI than Purchase College.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Purchase College (1,270).
RPI has higher submitted ACT score (32) than Purchase College (28).
RPI has more students with 6,968 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while RPI's ratio is 12 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and SUNY at Purchase College.

RPI	vs.	Purchase College
Troy, New York	Location	Purchase, 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 - Arts & Sciences
$61,884	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,822

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	73.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.01 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,270
32	ACT Score	28
83 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
89 %	Retention Rate	79 %
6,968	Student Population	3,182
414	Number of Faculties	180
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
ROTC, 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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