Skidmore College vs Fordham University

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Skidmore College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,880) than Fordham University ($61,567).
It is harder to admit to Skidmore College than Fordham University.
Fordham University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than Skidmore College (1,370).
Both Skidmore College and Fordham University have the same submitted ACT scores (32).
Fordham University has more students with 16,556 students while Skidmore College has 2,758 students.
Skidmore College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Fordham University's ratio is 14 to 1.
Fordham University has more full-time faculties with 747 faculties while Skidmore College has 288 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Skidmore College and Fordham University.

Skidmore College	vs.	Fordham University
Saratoga Springs, New York	Location	Bronx, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$64,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	$61,567
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	87%
$48,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$32,676

22.92 %	Acceptance Rates	56.28 %
26.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.87 %
1,370	SAT Score	1,400
32	ACT Score	32
84 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
88 %	Retention Rate	88 %
2,758	Student Population	16,556
288	Number of Faculties	747
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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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