Purchase College vs SUNY Stony Brook

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
SUNY Stony Brook has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,350) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Stony Brook than Purchase College.
SUNY Stony Brook has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Purchase College (1,270).
SUNY Stony Brook has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Purchase College (28).
SUNY Stony Brook has more students with 25,710 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while SUNY Stony Brook's ratio is 19 to 1.
SUNY Stony Brook has more full-time faculties with 1,986 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY at Purchase College and Stony Brook University.

Purchase College	vs.	SUNY Stony Brook
Purchase, New York	Location	Stony Brook, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
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	In-State$10,560 Out-Of-State$30,350
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,225

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	49.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.00 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,410
28	ACT Score	31
66 %	Graduation Rate	77 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	11 %
79 %	Retention Rate	88 %
3,182	Student Population	25,710
180	Number of Faculties	1,986
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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, On-campus daycare

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