Quad

Head-to-head

SUNY at Purchase
Rogers State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    SUNY at Purchase graduates 39 pts more of its students than Rogers State (68% vs. 29%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Rogers State has 18 pts more first-gen students than SUNY at Purchase (43% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    SUNY at Purchase's grants cover 24% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Rogers State

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Rogers State costs about $3.8K less per year on average than SUNY at Purchase ($19,846 vs. $23,665, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Rogers State has 5 pts more Pell recipients than SUNY at Purchase (40% vs. 36%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    SUNY at Purchase is a bit larger (3,197 vs. 2,657)

    Undergrads

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%; Rogers State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

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

Who's on each campus

SUNY at Purchase is a bit larger than Rogers State (3,197 vs. 2,657 undergrads); Rogers State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
SUNY at Purchase3.2K
Rogers State2.7K
Pell Grant share
SUNY at Purchase36%
Rogers State40%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at SUNY at Purchase, and Business Administration and Management at Rogers State.

Students per faculty member
SUNY at Purchase12 to 1
Rogers State18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SUNY at PurchasePsychology, General8%
  • Rogers StateBusiness Administration and Management, General21%

What each costs

Rogers State costs about $3.8K less a year than SUNY at Purchase on average; SUNY at Purchase's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
SUNY at Purchase$23.7K
Rogers State$19.8K
Aid generosity
SUNY at Purchase24%
Rogers State19%

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 29% at Rogers State.

Median earnings, 10 years
SUNY at Purchase$45.1K
Rogers State$43.2K
Graduation rate
SUNY at Purchase68%
Rogers State29%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • SUNY at PurchaseGrowing+13%
  • Rogers StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why