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Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York · Large suburb

63.3%
Admit rate
$10,867
Avg net price
53%
Graduation rate
$69,781
Median earnings

Farmingdale State College is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Farmingdale, New York (large suburb setting), enrolling 9,552 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 9,552 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 63% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Farmingdale State College's admitted students.

Admit rate
63.3%
SAT (mid 50%)
1040–1240
Avg GPA
3.27

Enter a test score to see where you land against Farmingdale State College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Farmingdale State College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Farmingdale, New York

Farmingdale is an incorporated village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. The first European settler in the area was Thomas Powell, who arrived in 1687. This is known as the Bethpage Purchase and includes what is now Farmingdale – in addition to Bethpage, Melville, North Massapequa, Old Bethpage, Plainedge, and Plainview. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
30 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean
7 miles
Nearest airport
17 miles to Long Island MacArthur (ISP)

How Farmingdale State College compares

Selectivity63.3%

More selective than 73% · #48 most selective of 137 in New York

SAT average1147

Higher than 44%

Graduation rate53%

Higher than 46% · #107 of 159 in New York

First-year retention82%

Higher than 66%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$69,781

Higher than 83% · #40 of 133 in New York

Average net price$10,867

Cheaper than 88% · #39 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$14,718

Lower than 91%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment9,552

Larger than 88%

Percentiles compare Farmingdale State College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

9,584students
  • Undergraduate9,552100%
  • Graduate320%

Undergraduates by gender

9,552undergrads
  • Women4,43146%
  • Men5,12154%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White38%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic30%
  • Asian13%
  • Other or multiracial7.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
9,552
Graduate enrollment
32
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
15%
Median family income
$40,462
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$84,411
Endowment
$7,579,659

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,676 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York97%
  • Other U.S. states1.0%
  • International2.0%

Most first-years stay in state — Farmingdale State College draws overwhelmingly from New York.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
63.3%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1040–1240
SAT average
1147
SAT reading
520–620
SAT math
520–620
ACT composite
20–28
Average GPA
3.27

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,626
Out-of-state tuition
$18,536
Room & board
$14,926
Books & supplies
$1,300
Total cost of attendance
$18,966
Average net price
$10,867

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
53%
Graduated on time (4 years)
42%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
24%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$55,901
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$69,781
Median debt at graduation
$14,718
Students with federal loans
23%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
57%

About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
42%
Low-income (Pell)
54%
First-generation
55%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
495
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
5%
Housing charge (year)
$8,836
Meal plan (year)
$5,710
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
426 (245 men · 181 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Soccer69
Track and Field (Indoor)66
Track and Field (Outdoor)66
Lacrosse55
Baseball34
Basketball32
Cross Country29
Tennis27
Softball19
Volleyball19
Golf10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
12
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (10,039 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

5.3reported offenses a year
4.0 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
2.7
Fondling
1.3
Burglary
0.7
Arson
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$4,933
$30–48k
$6,985
$48–75k
$11,834
$75–110k
$14,893
$110k+
$17,919

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$51,059

$11,834/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

62%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,091
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 62% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,091. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,523 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$69,781
Typical debt at graduation
$14,718
Debt vs. one year's pay
21%
Out-earn a HS grad
70%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$63,034
Men
$75,806

Men out-earn women by $12,772 (20%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
83°F
Winter low
25°F
Annual rain
38.3″
Annual snow
18.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Farmingdale AP, NY US station (1.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.