SUNY Geneseo vs RPI Academic Comparison

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 RPI is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
RPI has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,884) than SUNY Geneseo ($19,206).
It is harder to admit to RPI than SUNY Geneseo.
RPI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,290) than SUNY Geneseo (1,290).
RPI has higher submitted ACT score (29) than SUNY Geneseo (29).
RPI has more students with 6,968 students while SUNY Geneseo has 4,184 students.
RPI has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SUNY Geneseo's ratio is 16 to 1.
RPI has more full-time faculties with 414 faculties while SUNY Geneseo has 240 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY College at Geneseo and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

SUNY Geneseo	vs.	RPI
Geneseo, New York	Location	Troy, 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	$61,884
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$7,948	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$39,546

63.53 %	Acceptance Rates	58.45 %
11.47 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.31 %
1,290	SAT Score	1,410
29	ACT Score	32
72 %	Graduation Rate	83 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
86 %	Retention Rate	89 %
4,184	Student Population	6,968
240	Number of Faculties	414
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	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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