Purchase College vs ESF

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.
ESF has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,036) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Purchase College than ESF.
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while ESF has 1,976 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while ESF's ratio is 13 to 1.
Purchase College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while ESF has 134 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY at Purchase College and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Purchase College	vs.	ESF
Purchase, New York	Location	Syracuse, 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 (high research activity)
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,206 Out-Of-State$21,036
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,496

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	83.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.98 %
1,270	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
66 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
79 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,182	Student Population	1,976
180	Number of Faculties	134
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
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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