Purchase College vs EC

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 EC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
EC has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,932) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Purchase College than EC.
Purchase College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than EC (1,239).
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while EC has 657 students.
EC has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Purchase College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while EC has 60 full-time faculties.

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

Purchase College	vs.	EC
Purchase, New York	Location	Elmira, 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	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$37,932
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$25,718

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	90.99 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	9.02 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,239
28	ACT Score	-
66 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
79 %	Retention Rate	74 %
3,182	Student Population	657
180	Number of Faculties	60
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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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