Purchase College vs RIT

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 RIT is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
RIT has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,664) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to RIT than Purchase College.
RIT has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Purchase College (1,270).
RIT has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Purchase College (28).
RIT has more students with 16,615 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while RIT's ratio is 13 to 1.
RIT has more full-time faculties with 1,012 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY at Purchase College and Rochester Institute of Technology.

Purchase College	vs.	RIT
Purchase, New York	Location	Rochester, 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	$56,664
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,782

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	71.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.00 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,370
28	ACT Score	31
66 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	85 %
3,182	Student Population	16,615
180	Number of Faculties	1,012
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 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, On-campus daycare

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