Purchase College vs Columbia University

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 Columbia University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Columbia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,171) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Columbia University than Purchase College.
Columbia University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Purchase College (1,270).
Columbia University has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Purchase College (28).
Columbia University has more students with 34,782 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Columbia University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Columbia University has more full-time faculties with 4,327 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY at Purchase College and Columbia University in the City of New York.

Purchase College	vs.	Columbia University
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	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,171
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,638

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	4.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.99 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,540
28	ACT Score	35
66 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	98 %
3,182	Student Population	34,782
180	Number of Faculties	4,327
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
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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