Purchase College vs SVA

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 SVA is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,140) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Purchase College than SVA.
SVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Purchase College (1,270).
SVA has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Purchase College (28).
SVA has more students with 4,127 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
SVA has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
SVA has more full-time faculties with 188 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY at Purchase College and School of Visual Arts.

Purchase College	vs.	SVA
Purchase, New York	Location	New York, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$49,140
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	64%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$15,178

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	91.01 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.99 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,330
28	ACT Score	30
66 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
79 %	Retention Rate	86 %
3,182	Student Population	4,127
180	Number of Faculties	188
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	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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