Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Farmingdale State grads earn $15.7K more ten years out than Empire State's ($69,781 vs. $54,080)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Farmingdale State graduates 13 pts more of its students than Empire State (62% vs. 48%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Empire State has 5 pts more first-gen students than Farmingdale State (45% vs. 40%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Farmingdale State is a bit larger (9,552 vs. 7,585)

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Farmingdale State is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.71)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Empire State has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Farmingdale State (37% vs. 36%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.