SVA 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.

SVA is a private (for-profit) and Purchase College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
SVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,140) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Purchase College than SVA.
SVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,330) than Purchase College (1,270).
SVA has higher submitted ACT score (30) than Purchase College (28).
SVA has more students with 4,127 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
SVA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
SVA has more full-time faculties with 188 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - School of Visual Arts and SUNY at Purchase College.

SVA	vs.	Purchase College
New York, New York	Location	Purchase, 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 - Arts & Sciences
$49,140	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863
64%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$15,178	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,822

91.01 %	Acceptance Rates	73.00 %
23.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.01 %
1,330	SAT Score	1,270
30	ACT Score	28
73 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
86 %	Retention Rate	79 %
4,127	Student Population	3,182
188	Number of Faculties	180
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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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