Purchase College vs CIA

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 CIA is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CIA has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,240) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Purchase College than CIA.
Purchase College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than CIA (1,080).
Purchase College has higher submitted ACT score (28) than CIA (22).
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while CIA has 3,124 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while CIA's ratio is 20 to 1.
Purchase College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while CIA has 130 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY at Purchase College and Culinary Institute of America.

Purchase College	vs.	CIA
Purchase, New York	Location	Hyde Park, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$37,240
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,169

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	91.99 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	34.00 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,080
28	ACT Score	22
66 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
79 %	Retention Rate	65 %
3,182	Student Population	3,124
180	Number of Faculties	130
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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