SVA 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.

SVA is a private (for-profit) and SUNY Farmingdale is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,140) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Farmingdale than SVA.
SVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
SVA has higher submitted ACT score (30) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
SUNY Farmingdale has more students with 9,314 students while SVA has 4,127 students.
SVA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
SUNY Farmingdale has more full-time faculties with 268 faculties while SVA has 188 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - School of Visual Arts and Farmingdale State College.

SVA	vs.	SUNY Farmingdale
New York, New York	Location	Farmingdale, New York
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$49,140	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486
64%	% Receiving Financial Aid	54%
$15,178	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,435

91.01 %	Acceptance Rates	69.00 %
23.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	26.00 %
1,330	SAT Score	1,100
30	ACT Score	23
73 %	Graduation Rate	54 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	24 %
86 %	Retention Rate	81 %
4,127	Student Population	9,314
188	Number of Faculties	268
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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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