RIT 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.

RIT is a private (not-for-profit) and Purchase College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
RIT has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,664) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to RIT than Purchase College.
RIT has a higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than Purchase College (1,270).
RIT has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Purchase College (28).
RIT has more students with 16,615 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while RIT's ratio is 13 to 1.
RIT has more full-time faculties with 1,012 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rochester Institute of Technology and SUNY at Purchase College.

RIT	vs.	Purchase College
Rochester, 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 (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$56,664	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863
76%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$26,782	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,822

71.40 %	Acceptance Rates	72.83 %
17.64 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.77 %
1,370	SAT Score	1,270
31	ACT Score	28
72 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
85 %	Retention Rate	79 %
16,615	Student Population	3,182
1,012	Number of Faculties	180
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
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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