- The Inkwell
- New York
- Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NYSuburb: largeZIP 11735Founded 1912
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1912
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.farmingdale.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
New YorkPublic
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale State College is a public college in Farmingdale, New York, with 9,552 undergraduates. It admits 63% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $6,146 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate63%
Retention82%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans24%
$6,146net price / year
63%admission rate
1147average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$75,278median earnings, 10 yrs
$14,178median debt
#275 of 1,704 for earnings#57 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,101 of 1,738 for graduation rate#424 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $15,354tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,626
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,116
- Average net price
- $6,146national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$649
$30,001–48,000$2,546
$48,001–75,000$6,514
$75,001–110,000$9,732
$110,001+$13,760
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 63%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1147
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 520–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college63%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,881
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $75,278middle 50%: $48,531–$107,366
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,178
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$107,366
Median, Farmingdale State College$75,278
Lower quarter$48,531
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 9,552
- Part-time
- 17%
- Women / men
- 41% / 59%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 36%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,379 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,226
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,579,659
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White38%
Hispanic30%
Black11%
Asian13%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.3%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Engineering technologies11%
Health professions9.7%
Computer & information sciences9.4%
Liberal arts & humanities8.6%
Psychology3.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY | $3,153 | 36% | $59,992 |
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| Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY | $11,131 | 48% | $59,509 |
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| CUNY City College New York, NY | $1,557 | 50% | $69,594 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei, HI | $8,144 | 48% | $56,319 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196042. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5435862.