Purchase College vs NYU

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 NYU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
NYU has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,438) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to NYU than Purchase College.
NYU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Purchase College (1,270).
NYU has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Purchase College (28).
NYU has more students with 59,144 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
NYU has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
NYU has more full-time faculties with 5,908 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

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

Purchase College	vs.	NYU
Purchase, New York	Location	New York, 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 (very high research activity)
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$60,438
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	51%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$34,868

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	9.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	54.00 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,530
28	ACT Score	34
66 %	Graduation Rate	87 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
79 %	Retention Rate	95 %
3,182	Student Population	59,144
180	Number of Faculties	5,908
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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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