RIT vs SUNY Farmingdale

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

RIT is a private (not-for-profit) and SUNY Farmingdale is a public school and both are four-years schools.
RIT has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,664) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Farmingdale than RIT.
RIT has a higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
RIT has higher submitted ACT score (31) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
RIT has more students with 16,615 students while SUNY Farmingdale has 9,314 students.
RIT has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
RIT has more full-time faculties with 1,012 faculties while SUNY Farmingdale has 268 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rochester Institute of Technology and Farmingdale State College.

RIT	vs.	SUNY Farmingdale
Rochester, 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 (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$56,664	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$26,782	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,435

71.40 %	Acceptance Rates	69.12 %
17.64 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.65 %
1,370	SAT Score	1,100
31	ACT Score	23
72 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
85 %	Retention Rate	81 %
16,615	Student Population	9,314
1,012	Number of Faculties	268
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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