Purchase College vs Bard College

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

Purchase College is a public and Bard College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Bard College has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,612) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Bard College than Purchase College.
Bard College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Purchase College (1,270).
Bard College has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Purchase College (28).
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while Bard College has 2,706 students.
Bard College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Bard College has more full-time faculties with 193 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY at Purchase College and Bard College.

Purchase College	vs.	Bard College
Purchase, New York	Location	Annandale-On-Hudson, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,612
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	69%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,591

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	52.01 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.01 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,370
28	ACT Score	31
66 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
79 %	Retention Rate	89 %
3,182	Student Population	2,706
180	Number of Faculties	193
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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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