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Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale State College is a public campus in suburban Farmingdale, NY.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$3,865

family income
under $30k

$6,366

$30–48k

$10,730

$48–75k

$13,143

$75–110k

$16,356

over $110k

Average net price

$10,8672023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Farmingdale State College rose from $7,213 (2008) to $10,867 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$7,213
2009	$7,151
2010	$7,227
2011	$9,259
2012	$10,590
2013	$9,516
2014	$9,182
2015	$9,784
2016	$9,443
2017	$9,268
2018	$8,638
2019	$9,002
2020	$6,934
2021	$8,973
2022	$9,173
2023	$10,867

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$18,9662024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Farmingdale State College rose from $11,653 (2009) to $18,966 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$11,653
2010	$12,116
2011	$12,149
2012	$14,218
2013	$15,258
2014	$14,257
2015	$14,718
2016	$15,256
2017	$15,794
2018	$16,091
2019	$16,113
2020	$16,856
2021	$15,236
2022	$16,521
2023	$17,146
2024	$18,966

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,885	$5,685
2001	$3,939	—
2002	$4,036	$5,836
2003	$5,211	$11,161
2004	$5,231	$11,181
2005	$5,267	$11,527
2006	$5,297	$11,557
2007	$5,340	$11,600
2008	$5,375	$11,635
2013	$7,125	$16,575
2014	$7,483	$17,133
2015	$7,808	$17,658
2016	$7,860	$17,710
2017	$8,076	$17,726
2018	$8,306	$18,086
2019	$8,538	$18,448
2020	$8,395	$18,305
2021	$8,576	$18,486
2022	$8,576	$18,486
2023	$8,576	$18,486

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Farmingdale State College reports published tuition by residency: $8,626 in-state versus $18,536 out-of-state — a $9,910 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Farmingdale State College reports 9,552 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

52.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Farmingdale State College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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52.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Farmingdale State College rose from 26.2% (entered 1996) to 52.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	26.2%
1997 cohort	25.5%
1998 cohort	22.3%
1999 cohort	24.2%
2000 cohort	23%
2001 cohort	23.6%
2002 cohort	15.3%
2003 cohort	26.5%
2004 cohort	16.4%
2005 cohort	37.1%
2006 cohort	43.4%
2007 cohort	45.7%
2008 cohort	44.6%
2009 cohort	48.1%
2010 cohort	48.7%
2011 cohort	52.2%
2012 cohort	49.7%
2013 cohort	52.1%
2014 cohort	53.2%
2015 cohort	53.5%
2016 cohort	54.2%
2017 cohort	57.1%
2018 cohort	52.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$5,250	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$5,250	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$5,688	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$5,600	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$5,250	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$5,373	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,113	$3,714
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$8,113	$4,200
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	—	$4,687
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	—	$4,891
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	—	$5,572
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$9,603	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$14,099	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$14,978	$8,151
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$14,000	$7,769
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$14,049	$7,749
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$15,577	$7,653
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$15,875	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$15,888	$7,225
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$15,700	$7,880
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$15,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$14,889	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$14,718	$7,012

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$55,901

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$63,080

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$69,781

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Farmingdale State College admitted 6,802 of 10,748 applicants in Fall 2024. The 63.3% rate describes that application pool.

63.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,576 in-state tuition · 2023–24 9,552 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1040–12401600

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Admissions

Farmingdale State College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Farmingdale State College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 520–620 and Math was 520–620 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1040–1240 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	520	570	620
SAT Math	520	570	620
ACT Composite	20	25	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Farmingdale State College received 10,748 applications and admitted 6,802 (63.3%), with 1,822 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

63.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	61.6%
Fall 2002	61.6%
Fall 2003	47.7%
Fall 2004	55.2%
Fall 2005	57.7%
Fall 2006	61.2%
Fall 2007	60.8%
Fall 2008	51.8%
Fall 2009	39.8%
Fall 2010	40.5%
Fall 2011	41.3%
Fall 2012	45.9%
Fall 2013	52.6%
Fall 2014	46.7%
Fall 2015	44%
Fall 2016	58%
Fall 2017	59%
Fall 2018	46.1%
Fall 2019	54.9%
Fall 2020	60.2%
Fall 2021	72.5%
Fall 2022	73.2%
Fall 2023	69.1%
Fall 2024	63.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1040–1240Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	810	1030
Fall 2002	820	1040
Fall 2003	860	1070
Fall 2004	870	1065
Fall 2005	887	1083
Fall 2006	887	1083
Fall 2007	875	1078
Fall 2008	870	1050
Fall 2009	875	1070
Fall 2010	950	1090
Fall 2011	930	1090
Fall 2012	970	1070
Fall 2013	880	1050
Fall 2014	900	1060
Fall 2015	910	1080
Fall 2016	880	1060
Fall 2017	980	1140
Fall 2018	1010	1160
Fall 2019	990	1150
Fall 2020	990	1150
Fall 2021	1010	1190
Fall 2022	1000	1178
Fall 2023	1020	1200
Fall 2024	1040	1240

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2012	19	21
Fall 2013	19	23
Fall 2014	19	23
Fall 2015	19	23
Fall 2016	19	23
Fall 2017	19	23
Fall 2018	20	24
Fall 2019	19	24
Fall 2020	19	24
Fall 2021	20	27
Fall 2022	19	24
Fall 2023	19	27
Fall 2024	20	28

IPEDS Fall 2012–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

9,552Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Farmingdale State College rose from 4,601 (Fall 2002) to 9,552 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,601
Fall 2003	4,709
Fall 2004	4,927
Fall 2005	5,280
Fall 2006	5,350
Fall 2007	5,569
Fall 2008	5,951
Fall 2009	6,147
Fall 2010	6,238
Fall 2011	6,753
Fall 2012	7,257
Fall 2013	7,455
Fall 2014	7,768
Fall 2015	7,977
Fall 2016	8,591
Fall 2017	9,005
Fall 2018	9,394
Fall 2019	9,400
Fall 2020	9,462
Fall 2021	8,918
Fall 2022	8,915
Fall 2023	9,117
Fall 2024	9,552

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

82%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Farmingdale State College rose from 68% (Fall 2003) to 82% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	66%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	74%
Fall 2007 cohort	77%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	80%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	82%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	83%
Fall 2017 cohort	84%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	83%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	81%
Fall 2022 cohort	81%
Fall 2023 cohort	82%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Farmingdale State College

Faculty pay at Farmingdale State College averages $112,548 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Farmingdale State College as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 9,552 undergraduates live off campus, and 81.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Farmingdale State College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1040–1240 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Farmingdale State College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Farmingdale State College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Farmingdale State College63.3%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Farmingdale State College$8,626

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Farmingdale State College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Farmingdale State College$69,781

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

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Farmingdale State College, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	Farmingdale State College	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	63.3%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,626	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$69,781	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Farmingdale State College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Farmingdale State College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 20 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$108,029
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$104,169
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$91,941
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	$89,913
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$87,895
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$81,036
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$78,267
Air Transportation	$72,195
Computer Programming	$71,665
Biology, General	$71,533
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$70,853
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$62,608
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,497
Security Science and Technology	$60,464
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$58,570
Science, Technology and Society	$54,746
International Business	$54,007
Design and Applied Arts	$53,896
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$51,580
Applied Mathematics	$50,388

These 20 fields listed for Farmingdale State College measure earnings after completion. The $69,781 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 17 additional Farmingdale State College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Farmingdale State College report?

Farmingdale State College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1040–1240 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Farmingdale State College's acceptance rate?

63.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,802 admitted from 10,748 applicants.

How much does Farmingdale State College cost?

In-state tuition is $8,626; out-of-state students pay $18,536. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Farmingdale State College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $69,781. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill — 84% admitted
University at Albany — 69.1% admitted
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred — 75.7% admitted
University at Buffalo — 74.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.