Purchase College vs Wells 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 Wells College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Wells College has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,166) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Wells College than Purchase College.
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while Wells College has 357 students.
Wells College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Purchase College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while Wells College has 31 full-time faculties.

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

Purchase College	vs.	Wells College
Purchase, New York	Location	Aurora, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,166
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$10,822	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$27,772

73.00 %	Acceptance Rates	69.97 %
15.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	12.03 %
1,270	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
66 %	Graduation Rate	50 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
79 %	Retention Rate	46 %
3,182	Student Population	357
180	Number of Faculties	31
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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