RPI vs SUNY Geneseo 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 SUNY Geneseo is a public school and both are four-years schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than SUNY Geneseo ($19,206).
It is harder to admit to RPI than SUNY Geneseo.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than SUNY Geneseo (1,290).
RPI has higher submitted ACT score (32) than SUNY Geneseo (29).
RPI has more students with 6,968 students while SUNY Geneseo has 4,184 students.
RPI has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SUNY Geneseo's ratio is 16 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while SUNY Geneseo has 240 full-time faculties.

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

RPI	vs.	SUNY Geneseo
Troy, New York	Location	Geneseo, 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$8,966 Out-Of-State$19,206
86%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$35,552	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,798

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	64.00 %
16.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	11.00 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,290
32	ACT Score	29
83 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
89 %	Retention Rate	86 %
6,968	Student Population	4,184
414	Number of Faculties	240
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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