ESF vs Purchase College

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 College of Environmental Science and Forestry and SUNY at Purchase College.

ESF	vs.	Purchase College
Syracuse, New York	Location	Purchase, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$9,206 Out-Of-State$21,036	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$8,496	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,822

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

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