Purchase College vs RPI

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 RPI is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to RPI than Purchase College.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Purchase College (1,270).
RPI has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Purchase College (28).
RPI has more students with 6,968 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while RPI's ratio is 12 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

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

Purchase College	vs.	RPI
Purchase, New York	Location	Troy, 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	$61,884
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,552

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	58.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.00 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,410
28	ACT Score	32
66 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	89 %
3,182	Student Population	6,968
180	Number of Faculties	414
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
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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