Skidmore College vs SUNY Albany

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Skidmore College is a private (not-for-profit) and SUNY Albany is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Skidmore College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,880) than SUNY Albany ($28,998).
It is harder to admit to Skidmore College than SUNY Albany.
SUNY Albany has more students with 16,658 students while Skidmore College has 2,758 students.
Skidmore College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while SUNY Albany's ratio is 17 to 1.
SUNY Albany has more full-time faculties with 649 faculties while Skidmore College has 288 full-time faculties.

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

Skidmore College	vs.	SUNY Albany
Saratoga Springs, New York	Location	Albany, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$64,880	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,408 Out-Of-State$28,998
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$48,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,782

22.92 %	Acceptance Rates	69.87 %
26.40 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.20 %
1,370	SAT Score	-
32	ACT Score	-
84 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
88 %	Retention Rate	83 %
2,758	Student Population	16,658
288	Number of Faculties	649
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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, On-campus daycare

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