Purchase College vs Fisher

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 Fisher is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Fisher has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,666) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Fisher than Purchase College.
Purchase College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Fisher (1,195).
Both Purchase College and Fisher have the same submitted ACT scores (28).
Fisher has more students with 3,621 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Fisher's ratio is 12 to 1.
Fisher has more full-time faculties with 216 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY at Purchase College and St. John Fisher University.

Purchase College	vs.	Fisher
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	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$39,666
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,003

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	68.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,195
28	ACT Score	28
66 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
79 %	Retention Rate	83 %
3,182	Student Population	3,621
180	Number of Faculties	216
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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

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