Purchase College vs Vassar College

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 Vassar College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Vassar College has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,805) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Vassar College than Purchase College.
Vassar College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,270) than Purchase College (1,270).
Vassar College has higher submitted ACT score (28) than Purchase College (28).
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while Vassar College has 2,459 students.
Vassar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Vassar College has more full-time faculties with 291 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

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

Purchase College	vs.	Vassar College
Purchase, New York	Location	Poughkeepsie, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$67,805
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,475

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	18.00 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.02 %
1,270	SAT Score	1,510
28	ACT Score	34
66 %	Graduation Rate	91 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	5 %
79 %	Retention Rate	94 %
3,182	Student Population	2,459
180	Number of Faculties	291
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	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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