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Facts and figures about students, academic retention, costs, and outcomes
RETENTION
National average freshman retention rate per
IPEDS/U.S. Department of Education is 60.6%
* as of 2020
Freshman
Retention
Rate*
83%
Six-Year
Graduation
Rate*
56%
CURRENT COSTS
$4,197
per semester
NYS RESIDENTS
$9,152
per semester
OUT OF STATE
OUTCOMES
within six months of graduation
Working full-time or part-time
82%
Applied or accepted into graduate school
or additional educational program
39%
Working in their degree of study
81%
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
20:1
Student-to-Faculty
Ratio
23
Average Class Size
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
STUDENT PROFILE
Students who joined Farmingdale State College
community in Fall 2020
Average for enrolled bachelor
degree
—
seeking freshman
1,105
SAT
89.5
GPA
22
ACT
11,080
Applications
8,229
Freshman
2,851
Transfer
2,807
Incoming Students
1,626
Freshman
1,181
Transfer
STUDENT BODY
10,018
Our student body includes:
47%
of students from
minority populations
62%
of students
About
203
active duty
or
veteran military
Students
UNDERGRADUATE
& GRADUATE
58%
Men
42%
Women
Our students come from all over Long Island
4,068
Nassau
4,848
Suffolk
536
Queens
INTERNATIONAL STUDY
1,000+
Programs offered
through SUNY
46
Degree Programs
7 CERTIFICATES
40
Bachelor’s
Degrees
31
Minors
5
Associate
Degrees
1
Masters
Degree
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT FARMINGDALE
No. 2
in SUNY for lowest
student-loan debt
at the time of
graduation.*
Our nursing
students had a
100%
Pass Rate
in the NCLEX-RN
licensing exam.*
Forbes ranked
Farmingdale State
College a
“Best Value
College”
*
FSC students graduate
with the
Lowest Debt
in the
SUNY System
*
Placed among the
Top 25%
of public colleges
& universities in
the US*
INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETICS
63
Skyline
Championships
Winner of Four
Presidents’ Cups
15
Division III
All-Americans
Division III
Intercollegiate
Women’s Sports
9
Division III
Intercollegiate
Men’s Sports
9
STUDENT LIFE
70+
Student Clubs and
Organizations
Academic, Performing
Arts, Cultural,
Social Justice, and Greek
FRATERNITIES
39
Intramural
Teams
5
SORORITIES
4
ALUMNI
100,000+
Graduates Worldwide
*1st quarter – 2020
*Business First – 2017
*LendEDU
–
2019
*Forbes Magazine
–
2019
*LendEDU – 2018
NEW DEGREE PROGRAMS
Applied
Gerontology
Business
Analytics
Cannabis
Production &
Management
Civil
Engineering
Technology
Computer
Science
Computer
Security
Technology
Criminal Justice:
Police, Courts, and
Corrections
Geographic
Information
Systems
Health Promotion
and Wellness
Interaction
Design
Nutrition
Science
Wind Turbine
Technology
Farmingdale State
College ranked
Last Modified 9/30/26