UB vs SUNY Farmingdale

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.
UB has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,572) than SUNY Farmingdale ($18,486).
It is harder to admit to SUNY Farmingdale than UB.
UB has a higher submitted SAT score (1,290) than SUNY Farmingdale (1,100).
UB has higher submitted ACT score (30) than SUNY Farmingdale (23).
UB has more students with 32,099 students while SUNY Farmingdale has 9,314 students.
UB has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while SUNY Farmingdale's ratio is 18 to 1.
UB has more full-time faculties with 1,672 faculties while SUNY Farmingdale has 268 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University at Buffalo and Farmingdale State College.

UB	vs.	SUNY Farmingdale
Buffalo, New York	Location	Farmingdale, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
In-State$10,782 Out-Of-State$30,572	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,576 Out-Of-State$18,486
60%	% Receiving Financial Aid	52%
$9,401	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$8,049

69.30 %	Acceptance Rates	69.12 %
16.13 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	25.65 %
1,290	SAT Score	1,100
30	ACT Score	23
73 %	Graduation Rate	57 %
16 %	Transfer-out Rate	10 %
84 %	Retention Rate	81 %
32,099	Student Population	9,314
1,672	Number of Faculties	268
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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