Union College vs SUNY Albany

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Union College is a private (not-for-profit) and SUNY Albany is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Union College has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,071) than SUNY Albany ($28,998).
It is harder to admit to Union College than SUNY Albany.
SUNY Albany has more students with 16,658 students while Union College has 970 students.
Union College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while SUNY Albany's ratio is 17 to 1.
SUNY Albany has more full-time faculties with 649 faculties while Union College has 48 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Union College and University at Albany.

Union College	vs.	SUNY Albany
Barbourville, Kentucky	Location	Albany, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$31,071	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,408 Out-Of-State$28,998
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	81%
$23,170	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,564

55.04 %	Acceptance Rates	69.87 %
43.14 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.20 %
1,020	SAT Score	-
17	ACT Score	-
36 %	Graduation Rate	64 %
34 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
59 %	Retention Rate	83 %
970	Student Population	16,658
48	Number of Faculties	649
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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