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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Farmingdale, NY
Population 7,000,000
Website https://www.farmingdale.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 245 (46%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,571
Men / Women 59% / 41%
From State 96%
From Region 1%
Athletes 5.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 36%
Hispanic 31%
Asian 14%
Black 11%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 61.4% 61.4% 2012 Men: 59.9% 59.9% 2013 Men: 59.7% 59.7% 2014 Men: 62.2% 62.2% 2015 Men: 60.1% 60.1% 2016 Men: 54.2% 54.2% 2017 Men: 59.5% 59.5% 2018 Men: 59.6% 59.6% 2019 Men: 59.5% 59.5% 2020 Men: 59.9% 59.9% 2021 Men: 61.1% 61.1% 2022 Men: 58.5% 58.5% 2023 Men: 61.8% 61.8% 2024 Men: 60.0% 60.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2012 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2013 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2014 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2015 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2016 Asian: 6.3% 6.3% 2017 Asian: 6.6% 6.6% 2018 Asian: 7.1% 7.1% 2019 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2020 Asian: 8.6% 8.6% 2021 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2022 Asian: 10.3% 10.3% 2023 Asian: 8.5% 8.5% 2024 Asian: 9.7% 9.7% 2011 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2012 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2013 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2014 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2015 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2016 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2017 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2018 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2019 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2020 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2021 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2023 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2024 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2011 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2012 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2013 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2014 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2015 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2016 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6% 2017 Hispanic: 13.6% 13.6% 2018 Hispanic: 16.6% 16.6% 2019 Hispanic: 18.0% 18.0% 2020 Hispanic: 15.6% 15.6% 2021 Hispanic: 17.8% 17.8% 2022 Hispanic: 21.3% 21.3% 2023 Hispanic: 22.7% 22.7% 2024 Hispanic: 22.7% 22.7% 2011 White: 55.9% 55.9% 2012 White: 58.9% 58.9% 2013 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2014 White: 55.0% 55.0% 2015 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2016 White: 67.9% 67.9% 2017 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2018 White: 60.8% 60.8% 2019 White: 61.2% 61.2% 2020 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2021 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2022 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2023 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2024 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2011 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2019 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 International: 1.9% 1.9%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 9.9% 9.9% 2021 Asian: 10.8% 10.8% 2022 Asian: 12.0% 12.0% 2023 Asian: 12.5% 12.5% 2024 Asian: 13.6% 13.6% 2025 Asian: 13.8% 13.8% 2020 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2021 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2022 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2023 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2024 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2025 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2020 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2021 Hispanic: 24.3% 24.3% 2022 Hispanic: 26.4% 26.4% 2023 Hispanic: 28.1% 28.1% 2024 Hispanic: 29.1% 29.1% 2025 Hispanic: 31.1% 31.1% 2020 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2021 White: 50.2% 50.2% 2022 White: 45.9% 45.9% 2023 White: 43.1% 43.1% 2024 White: 39.8% 39.8% 2025 White: 36.4% 36.4% 2020 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2025 International: 3.0% 3.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Farmingdale State College 1,718 60% / 40% 2% $62,643 77 94%
Computer Programming 82 — 84% / 16% 1% $64,486 79 95%
Computer Science 79 — 81% / 19% 6% $88,741 96 —
Cyber Forensics 36 — 83% / 17% 0% $57,947 70 94%
Cybersecurity 28 — 79% / 21% 4% $70,675 85 —
Applied Mathematics 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $46,876 44 94%
Biology 61 — 54% / 46% 5% $54,841 64 90%
Horticulture 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,753 59 —
Nutrition Sciences 19 — 53% / 47% 0% $55,153 65 —
Clinical Laboratory Science 16 +1 25% / 75% 0% $86,162 95 96%
Dental Hygiene 22 — 5% / 95% 0% $63,345 78 95%
Health and Wellness 32 — 50% / 50% 0% $63,853 79 —
Nursing 87 — 21% / 79% 1% $102,204 98 94%
Applied Economics 12 — 67% / 33% 0% $61,817 76 —
Business Administration 313 — 62% / 38% 2% $58,084 70 95%
Business Analytics 44 — 77% / 23% 2% $62,040 76 —
Engineering Management 8 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
International Business 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $48,437 48 100%
Sports Management 46 — 93% / 7% 0% $54,347 63 100%
Applied Psychology 65 — 22% / 78% 0% $45,631 40 97%
Communication 38 — 29% / 71% 0% $52,020 58 92%
Geographic Information Science 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $58,445 71 —
Gerontology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $52,336 58 —
Science, Technology and Society 207 — 41% / 59% 2% $51,620 57 93%
Visual Communication Design 50 — 50% / 50% 2% $47,398 45 94%
Architectural Engineering Technology 19 — 79% / 21% 0% $67,449 82 94%
Aviation 15 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,760 62 91%
Aviation Management 49 — 76% / 24% 4% $53,760 62 91%
Civil Engineering Technology 37 — 81% / 19% 14% $75,533 89 —
Computer Engineering Technology 10 +4 100% / 0% 0% $72,832 87 96%
Construction Engineering Technology 21 — 90% / 10% 5% $82,128 93 100%
Electrical Engineering Technology 33 +2 100% / 0% 0% $77,586 90 94%
Forensic Science and Technology 89 — 51% / 49% 2% $57,947 70 94%
Industrial Technology — — — — $70,344 85 96%
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis 76 — 46% / 54% 0% $57,947 70 94%
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 13 — 100% / 0% 0% $70,344 85 96%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 66 — 92% / 8% 3% $78,809 91 92%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,062
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,720
Est. In-State Cost $11,723
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,510
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 37.1% 37.1% 2012 Graduated: 43.4% 43.4% 2013 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7% 2014 Graduated: 44.6% 44.6% 2015 Graduated: 48.1% 48.1% 2016 Graduated: 48.7% 48.7% 2017 Graduated: 52.2% 52.2% 2018 Graduated: 49.7% 49.7% 2019 Graduated: 52.1% 52.1% 2020 Graduated: 53.2% 53.2% 2021 Graduated: 53.5% 53.5% 2022 Graduated: 54.2% 54.2% 2023 Graduated: 57.1% 57.1% 2024 Graduated: 52.8% 52.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 34.6% 34.6% 2012 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2013 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2014 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2015 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2016 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2017 Men: 50.7% 50.7% 2018 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2019 Men: 49.2% 49.2% 2020 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2021 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2022 Men: 53.5% 53.5% 2023 Men: 53.1% 53.1% 2024 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2011 Women: 41.5% 41.5% 2012 Women: 50.1% 50.1% 2013 Women: 49.0% 49.0% 2014 Women: 48.8% 48.8% 2015 Women: 54.3% 54.3% 2016 Women: 53.9% 53.9% 2017 Women: 54.5% 54.5% 2018 Women: 54.9% 54.9% 2019 Women: 56.0% 56.0% 2020 Women: 59.1% 59.1% 2021 Women: 59.7% 59.7% 2022 Women: 55.0% 55.0% 2023 Women: 62.8% 62.8% 2024 Women: 58.5% 58.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 37.5% 37.5% 2012 Asian: 42.1% 42.1% 2013 Asian: 51.5% 51.5% 2014 Asian: 43.9% 43.9% 2015 Asian: 52.0% 52.0% 2016 Asian: 43.6% 43.6% 2017 Asian: 49.2% 49.2% 2018 Asian: 48.2% 48.2% 2019 Asian: 58.4% 58.4% 2020 Asian: 62.2% 62.2% 2021 Asian: 46.2% 46.2% 2022 Asian: 57.0% 57.0% 2023 Asian: 62.0% 62.0% 2024 Asian: 57.5% 57.5% 2011 Black: 35.5% 35.5% 2012 Black: 39.6% 39.6% 2013 Black: 32.3% 32.3% 2014 Black: 44.3% 44.3% 2015 Black: 55.8% 55.8% 2016 Black: 48.6% 48.6% 2017 Black: 44.4% 44.4% 2018 Black: 49.2% 49.2% 2019 Black: 51.4% 51.4% 2020 Black: 54.9% 54.9% 2021 Black: 51.4% 51.4% 2022 Black: 52.0% 52.0% 2023 Black: 54.6% 54.6% 2024 Black: 43.8% 43.8% 2011 Hispanic: 31.6% 31.6% 2012 Hispanic: 36.9% 36.9% 2013 Hispanic: 47.6% 47.6% 2014 Hispanic: 35.8% 35.8% 2015 Hispanic: 39.1% 39.1% 2016 Hispanic: 45.0% 45.0% 2017 Hispanic: 41.6% 41.6% 2018 Hispanic: 47.2% 47.2% 2019 Hispanic: 49.7% 49.7% 2020 Hispanic: 50.3% 50.3% 2021 Hispanic: 49.2% 49.2% 2022 Hispanic: 52.6% 52.6% 2023 Hispanic: 51.9% 51.9% 2024 Hispanic: 49.5% 49.5% 2011 White: 38.3% 38.3% 2012 White: 45.7% 45.7% 2013 White: 46.0% 46.0% 2014 White: 48.7% 48.7% 2015 White: 54.8% 54.8% 2016 White: 50.1% 50.1% 2017 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2018 White: 49.4% 49.4% 2019 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2020 White: 52.9% 52.9% 2021 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2022 White: 55.1% 55.1% 2023 White: 58.9% 58.9% 2024 White: 55.2% 55.2%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 25.3% 434 67% / 33% 2% $57,945 70 96%
Professional 24.9% 428 73% / 27% 3% $65,905 81 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.6% 320 36% / 64% 1% $50,588 54 94%
Computer Science 13.1% 225 82% / 18% 3% $72,726 87 95%
Health Sciences 9.1% 157 25% / 75% 1% $87,307 95 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.6% 61 54% / 46% 5% $54,841 64 90%
Arts 2.9% 50 50% / 50% 2% $47,398 45 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.9% 33 52% / 48% 0% $54,135 62 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 10 50% / 50% 0% $46,876 44 94%

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 41.3% 41.3% 2012 Acceptance: 45.9% 45.9% 2013 Acceptance: 52.6% 52.6% 2014 Acceptance: 46.7% 46.7% 2015 Acceptance: 44.0% 44.0% 2016 Acceptance: 58.0% 58.0% 2017 Acceptance: 59.0% 59.0% 2018 Acceptance: 46.1% 46.1% 2019 Acceptance: 54.9% 54.9% 2020 Acceptance: 60.2% 60.2% 2021 Acceptance: 72.5% 72.5% 2022 Acceptance: 73.2% 73.2% 2023 Acceptance: 69.1% 69.1% 2024 Acceptance: 63.3% 63.3% 2011 Yield: 41.7% 41.7% 2012 Yield: 38.1% 38.1% 2013 Yield: 41.9% 41.9% 2014 Yield: 44.2% 44.2% 2015 Yield: 44.1% 44.1% 2016 Yield: 35.8% 35.8% 2017 Yield: 36.1% 36.1% 2018 Yield: 38.9% 38.9% 2019 Yield: 38.8% 38.8% 2020 Yield: 36.4% 36.4% 2021 Yield: 31.9% 31.9% 2022 Yield: 33.5% 33.5% 2023 Yield: 25.6% 25.6% 2024 Yield: 26.8% 26.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 5,387 5,387 2012 Applicants: 5,373 5,373 2013 Applicants: 5,401 5,401 2014 Applicants: 5,183 5,183 2015 Applicants: 5,256 5,256 2016 Applicants: 6,169 6,169 2017 Applicants: 6,063 6,063 2018 Applicants: 7,500 7,500 2019 Applicants: 6,952 6,952 2020 Applicants: 7,156 7,156 2021 Applicants: 6,995 6,995 2022 Applicants: 6,426 6,426 2023 Applicants: 9,455 9,455 2024 Applicants: 10,748 10,748 2011 Admitted: 2,227 2,227 2012 Admitted: 2,466 2,466 2013 Admitted: 2,843 2,843 2014 Admitted: 2,418 2,418 2015 Admitted: 2,313 2,313 2016 Admitted: 3,579 3,579 2017 Admitted: 3,579 3,579 2018 Admitted: 3,455 3,455 2019 Admitted: 3,816 3,816 2020 Admitted: 4,305 4,305 2021 Admitted: 5,072 5,072 2022 Admitted: 4,702 4,702 2023 Admitted: 6,535 6,535 2024 Admitted: 6,802 6,802 2011 Enrolled: 929 929 2012 Enrolled: 939 939 2013 Enrolled: 1,190 1,190 2014 Enrolled: 1,068 1,068 2015 Enrolled: 1,021 1,021 2016 Enrolled: 1,281 1,281 2017 Enrolled: 1,291 1,291 2018 Enrolled: 1,345 1,345 2019 Enrolled: 1,482 1,482 2020 Enrolled: 1,568 1,568 2021 Enrolled: 1,619 1,619 2022 Enrolled: 1,576 1,576 2023 Enrolled: 1,676 1,676 2024 Enrolled: 1,822 1,822

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 1040 – 1240
SAT Math Range 520 – 620
SAT RW Range 520 – 620

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 930 930 2012 25th: 970 970 2013 25th: 880 880 2014 25th: 900 900 2015 25th: 910 910 2016 25th: 880 880 2017 25th: 980 980 2018 25th: 1010 1010 2019 25th: 990 990 2020 25th: 990 990 2021 25th: 1010 1010 2022 25th: 1000 1000 2023 25th: 1020 1020 2024 25th: 1040 1040 2011 75th: 1090 1090 2012 75th: 1070 1070 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1060 1060 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1060 1060 2017 75th: 1140 1140 2018 75th: 1160 1160 2019 75th: 1150 1150 2020 75th: 1150 1150 2021 75th: 1190 1190 2022 75th: 1178 1178 2023 75th: 1200 1200 2024 75th: 1240 1240

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 500 500 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 450 450 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 500 500 2020 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 510 510 2024 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 590 590 2023 75th: 600 600 2024 75th: 620 620

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 510 510 2024 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 510 510 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 588 588 2023 75th: 600 600 2024 75th: 620 620

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 33.0% 33.0% 2022 Submitted: 42.0% 42.0% 2023 Submitted: 30.0% 30.0% 2024 Submitted: 21.0% 21.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.