Purchase College vs Barnard 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 Barnard College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Barnard College has more expensive tuition & fees ($66,246) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Barnard College than Purchase College.
Barnard College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Purchase College (1,270).
Barnard College has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Purchase College (28).
Barnard College has more students with 3,442 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Barnard College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Barnard College has more full-time faculties with 253 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

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

Purchase College	vs.	Barnard College
Purchase, New York	Location	New York, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$66,246
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	41%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,484

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	8.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	75.95 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,510
28	ACT Score	33
66 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	96 %
3,182	Student Population	3,442
180	Number of Faculties	253
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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