SUNY Stony Brook vs Fisher

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

SUNY Stony Brook is a public and Fisher is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Fisher has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,666) than SUNY Stony Brook ($30,350).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Stony Brook than Fisher.
SUNY Stony Brook has a higher submitted SAT score (1,410) than Fisher (1,195).
SUNY Stony Brook has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Fisher (28).
SUNY Stony Brook has more students with 25,710 students while Fisher has 3,621 students.
Fisher has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SUNY Stony Brook's ratio is 19 to 1.
SUNY Stony Brook has more full-time faculties with 1,986 faculties while Fisher has 216 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Stony Brook University and St. John Fisher University.

SUNY Stony Brook	vs.	Fisher
Stony Brook, New York	Location	Rochester, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$10,560 Out-Of-State$30,350	2024 Tuition & Fees	$39,666
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$10,225	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,003

49.01 %	Acceptance Rates	67.80 %
14.47 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.59 %
1,410	SAT Score	1,195
31	ACT Score	28
77 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
88 %	Retention Rate	83 %
25,710	Student Population	3,621
1,986	Number of Faculties	216
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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