SUNY Poly vs Fisher 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 Poly is a public and Fisher is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Fisher has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,666) than SUNY Poly ($20,228).
It is harder to admit to Fisher than SUNY Poly.
SUNY Poly has a higher submitted SAT score (1,250) than Fisher (1,195).
Fisher has higher submitted ACT score (25) than SUNY Poly (25).
Fisher has more students with 3,621 students while SUNY Poly has 2,842 students.
Fisher has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SUNY Poly's ratio is 13 to 1.
Fisher has more full-time faculties with 216 faculties while SUNY Poly has 135 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY Polytechnic Institute and St. John Fisher University.

SUNY Poly	vs.	Fisher
Utica, New York	Location	Rochester, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$8,578 Out-Of-State$20,228	2024 Tuition & Fees	$39,666
75%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$9,526	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,003

78.00 %	Acceptance Rates	68.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
1,250	SAT Score	1,195
25	ACT Score	28
61 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
27 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
79 %	Retention Rate	83 %
2,842	Student Population	3,621
135	Number of Faculties	216
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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