CW 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.

CW is a private (for-profit) and Purchase College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
CW has more expensive tuition & fees ($24,705) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Purchase College than CW.
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while CW has 828 students.
Purchase College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while CW's ratio is 20 to 1.
Purchase College has more full-time faculties with 180 faculties while CW has 18 full-time faculties.

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

CW	vs.	Purchase College
White Plains, New York	Location	Purchase, New York
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$24,705	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863
85%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$12,275	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,822

94.57 %	Acceptance Rates	72.83 %
23.68 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.77 %
-	SAT Score	1,270
-	ACT Score	28
41 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
71 %	Retention Rate	79 %
828	Student Population	3,182
18	Number of Faculties	180
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College	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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