Purchase College vs St. John's University-New York

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Purchase College is a public and St. John's University-New York is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
St. John's University-New York has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,911) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Purchase College than St. John's University-New York.
Purchase College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than St. John's University-New York (1,210).
Purchase College has higher submitted ACT score (28) than St. John's University-New York (27).
St. John's University-New York has more students with 19,663 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while St. John's University-New York's ratio is 16 to 1.
St. John's University-New York has more full-time faculties with 607 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

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

Purchase College	vs.	St. John's University-New York
Purchase, New York	Location	Queens, 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	$49,911
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	64%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$29,586

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	80.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,210
28	ACT Score	27
66 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	82 %
3,182	Student Population	19,663
180	Number of Faculties	607
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 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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