Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY · Public · Large suburb · FSC · SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale
Public institution in Farmingdale, NY · 9,117 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $69,781 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
- Top 13%Undergraduates
- Top 14%Average net price
- Top 14%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $9,173280th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,576433rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,486748th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,146235th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,718298th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,781282nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,901323rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.1%873rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.9%622nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 69.1%580th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1104672nd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24420th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9,117279th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.8%893rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 20 mi (JFK)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $91,966 | $93,439 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $74,576 | $69,338 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $65,320 | $60,358 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,005 | — |
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $62,154 | $58,221 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $59,846 | $51,035 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $55,693 | $54,463 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $53,358 | $40,485 |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | $49,832 | $42,123 |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $49,058 | $43,798 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $47,260 | $45,529 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $41,937 | $36,668 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1912source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #00493F and #FFFFFFsource
- Athletic nickname: "Rams"source
- Mascot: Ram-bosource
- Motto: "Let Each Become All One Is Capable of Being"source
- Campus size: about 380 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* New York State School of Agriculture on Long Island" (1912–1920)source
- Formerly known as "* New York State School of Applied Agriculture on Long Island" (1920–1924)source
- Formerly known as "* State Institute of Applied Agriculture" (1924–1939)source
- Formerly known as "* State Institute of Agriculture" (1939–1946)source
- Formerly known as "* Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute" (1946–1953)source
- Formerly known as "* SUNY Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute at Farmingdale" (1953–1966)source
- Formerly known as "* Agricultural and Technical College at Farmingdale" (1966–1987)source
- Formerly known as "* SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale" (1987–1993)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: Skyline, ECACsource
- Notable alum: William Fichtnersource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Farmingdale State College’s 9,117 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · 8,899 undergrads
- College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, NY · 9,387 undergrads
- St. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY · 9,742 undergrads
- Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · 10,239 undergrads
- CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY · 10,438 undergrads
- CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY · 10,443 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH · 9,077 undergrads
- Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, TX · 9,065 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, WI · 9,180 undergrads
- University of West FloridaPensacola, FL · 9,042 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, WI · 9,194 undergrads
- Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, TX · 9,038 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitefarmingdale.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 196042)
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