SUNY Geneseo vs Columbia University

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

SUNY Geneseo is a public and Columbia University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Columbia University has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,171) than SUNY Geneseo ($19,206).
It is harder to admit to Columbia University than SUNY Geneseo.
Columbia University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,290) than SUNY Geneseo (1,290).
Columbia University has higher submitted ACT score (29) than SUNY Geneseo (29).
Columbia University has more students with 34,782 students while SUNY Geneseo has 4,184 students.
Columbia University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while SUNY Geneseo's ratio is 16 to 1.
Columbia University has more full-time faculties with 4,327 faculties while SUNY Geneseo has 240 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY College at Geneseo and Columbia University in the City of New York.

SUNY Geneseo	vs.	Columbia University
Geneseo, New York	Location	New York, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$8,966 Out-Of-State$19,206	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,171
69%	% Receiving Financial Aid	57%
$8,798	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$49,638

64.00 %	Acceptance Rates	4.00 %
11.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	62.99 %
1,290	SAT Score	1,540
29	ACT Score	35
74 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	98 %
4,184	Student Population	34,782
240	Number of Faculties	4,327
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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