Purchase College vs Five Towns College

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Purchase College is a public and Five Towns College is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Five Towns College has more expensive tuition & fees ($29,950) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Five Towns College than Purchase College.
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while Five Towns College has 546 students.
Five Towns College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Purchase College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while Five Towns College has 25 full-time faculties.

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

Purchase College	vs.	Five Towns College
Purchase, New York	Location	Dix Hills, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor'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	$29,950
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,962

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.03 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	49.12 %
1,270	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
66 %	Graduation Rate	40 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	30 %
79 %	Retention Rate	67 %
3,182	Student Population	546
180	Number of Faculties	25
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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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