Purchase College vs SUNY Albany

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 Albany has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,998) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Albany than Purchase College.
SUNY Albany has more students with 16,658 students while Purchase College has 3,182 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while SUNY Albany's ratio is 17 to 1.
SUNY Albany has more full-time faculties with 649 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

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

Purchase College	vs.	SUNY Albany
Purchase, New York	Location	Albany, 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$10,408 Out-Of-State$28,998
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,782

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	70.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,270	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
66 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
79 %	Retention Rate	83 %
3,182	Student Population	16,658
180	Number of Faculties	649
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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, On-campus daycare

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