Purchase College vs Elim

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 Elim is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Purchase College has more expensive tuition & fees ($18,863) than Elim ($9,678).
It is harder to admit to Purchase College than Elim.
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while Elim has 114 students.
Elim has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Purchase College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while Elim has 4 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY at Purchase College and Elim Bible Institute and College.

Purchase College	vs.	Elim
Purchase, New York	Location	Lima, 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	Associate's - Private Not-for-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$9,678
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	71%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,012

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	100.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	51.72 %
1,270	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
66 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	100 %
3,182	Student Population	114
180	Number of Faculties	4
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
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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