Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, New York · Also known as SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale · Website
$69,781
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$69,781
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Farmingdale State College is a public 4-year college in Farmingdale, New York with 9,552 undergraduates and 32 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $10,867 a year (tuition and fees $8,626 in-state, $18,536 out-of-state). It admits 63% of applicants and 53% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $69,781 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,718 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,867
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,626
Out-of-state $18,536
Admission rate
63%
US median 78%
Completion rate
53%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$14,718
About $156 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$69,781
Rank 383 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $10,867
- Tuition in-state
- $8,626
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,536
- Cost of attendance
- $18,966
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 23%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,933
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,985
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,834
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,893
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,919
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,808 in 2015-16 to $8,626 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1,147
- SAT reading, middle
- 545
- SAT math, middle
- 555
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 9,552
- Graduate students
- 32
- Part-time students
- 17%
- Women
- 41%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 53%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 57
- Endowment
- $7.58M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 383 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,867 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,626 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 63% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 53% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,718 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $55,901 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $69,781 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
57 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 309 | $13,990 | $39,290 | $61,497 | $68,257 |
| Science, Technology and SocietyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 199 | $15,000 | $31,638 | $54,746 | $67,452 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 176 | $15,000 | $38,789 | $60,464 | $57,805 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 151 | $11,000 | $22,443 | $45,980 | $44,125 |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 129 | $16,750 | $45,383 | $71,665 | $83,439 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $16,289 | $103,508 | $108,029 | $88,910 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $14,500 | $34,245 | $71,533 | $57,214 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $18,500 | $28,904 | $58,570 | $50,523 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $18,000 | $41,960 | $72,195 | $85,825 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $14,899 | $29,717 | $51,580 | $54,562 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $14,000 | $62,223 | $91,941 | $82,073 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $15,000 | $69,942 | $89,913 | $93,843 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $17,250 | $27,827 | $53,896 | $51,490 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | Withheld | $58,419 | $81,036 | $83,742 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | Withheld | $59,177 | $78,267 | $80,890 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | $13,564 | $57,077 | $80,938 | $61,982 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $14,110 | $53,729 | $87,895 | $84,599 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | $25,853 | $46,905 | $46,706 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $19,977 | $95,766 | $104,169 | $75,975 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Farmingdale State College cost?
$10,867 a year is the average net price at Farmingdale State College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,626 for in-state students and $18,536 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,966. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,933 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Farmingdale State College?
63% of applicants are admitted to Farmingdale State College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,147 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Farmingdale State College graduates earn?
$69,781 a year is the median pay of former Farmingdale State College students who work, 10 years after they started ($55,901 after 6 years). That ranks 383 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $103,508.
How much student debt do Farmingdale State College graduates have?
$14,718 is the median federal student loan debt of Farmingdale State College graduates, about $156 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 23% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Farmingdale State College?
53% of first-time, full-time students at Farmingdale State College finish within 6 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Farmingdale State College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (309 bachelor's graduates), Science, Technology and Society (199 bachelor's graduates), Security Science and Technology (176 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 57 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.