Vassar College 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.

Vassar College is a private (not-for-profit) and Purchase College is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Vassar College has more expensive tuition & fees ($67,805) than Purchase College ($18,863).
It is harder to admit to Vassar College than Purchase College.
Vassar College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,510) than Purchase College (1,270).
Vassar College has higher submitted ACT score (34) than Purchase College (28).
Purchase College has more students with 3,182 students while Vassar College has 2,459 students.
Vassar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while Purchase College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Vassar College has more full-time faculties with 291 faculties while Purchase College has 180 full-time faculties.

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

Vassar College	vs.	Purchase College
Poughkeepsie, New York	Location	Purchase, New York
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$67,805	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$8,953 Out-Of-State$18,863
63%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$49,475	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,822

18.00 %	Acceptance Rates	73.00 %
32.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	15.01 %
1,510	SAT Score	1,270
34	ACT Score	28
91 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
94 %	Retention Rate	79 %
2,459	Student Population	3,182
291	Number of Faculties	180
7 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad
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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