Purchase College vs Long Island 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 Long Island University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Long Island University has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,642) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Purchase College than Long Island University.
Purchase College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Long Island University (1,250).
Both Purchase College and Long Island University have the same submitted ACT scores (28).
Long Island University has more students with 15,737 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Long Island University's ratio is 13 to 1.
Long Island University has more full-time faculties with 438 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY at Purchase College and Long Island University.

Purchase College	vs.	Long Island University
Purchase, New York	Location	Brookville, 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 (high research activity)
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,642
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	46%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,152

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	90.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.00 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,250
28	ACT Score	28
66 %	Graduation Rate	47 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	36 %
79 %	Retention Rate	78 %
3,182	Student Population	15,737
180	Number of Faculties	438
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, 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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