Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    SUNY at Purchase graduates 40 pts more of its students than Cameron (68% vs. 28%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Cameron has 23 pts more first-gen students than SUNY at Purchase (47% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Cameron costs about $6.5K less per year on average than SUNY at Purchase ($17,202 vs. $23,665, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Cameron's grants cover 31% of its full price on average, vs. 24% at SUNY at Purchase

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Cameron is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.68)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    SUNY at Purchase grads earn $5K more ten years out than Cameron's ($45,092 vs. $40,118)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

SUNY at Purchase admits 74%; Cameron doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
SUNY at Purchase74%
CameronNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • SUNY at PurchaseSelective
  • CameronNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
SUNY at Purchase
1185–1380
CameronNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SUNY at PurchaseGPA and school record required
  • CameronNot reported

Who's on each campus

SUNY at Purchase is a bit larger than Cameron (3,197 vs. 2,492 undergrads); Cameron has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
SUNY at Purchase3.2K
Cameron2.5K
Pell Grant share
SUNY at Purchase36%
Cameron39%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at SUNY at Purchase, and Business Administration and Management at Cameron; SUNY at Purchase has 12 students per faculty member to Cameron's 18.

Students per faculty member
SUNY at Purchase12 to 1
Cameron18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SUNY at PurchasePsychology, General8%
  • CameronBusiness Administration and Management, General12%

What each costs

Cameron costs about $6.5K less a year than SUNY at Purchase on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
SUNY at Purchase$23.7K
Cameron$17.2K
Aid generosity
SUNY at Purchase24%
Cameron31%

What each pays off

SUNY at Purchase's former students earn more, a median $45.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 68% at SUNY at Purchase to 28% at Cameron.

Median earnings, 10 years
SUNY at Purchase$45.1K
Cameron$40.1K
Graduation rate
SUNY at Purchase68%
Cameron28%

How each has changed

Applications grew at SUNY at Purchase, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SUNY at PurchaseGrowing+13%
  • CameronNot reported
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