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Issue 04 / 2021

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RETENTION National average freshman retention rate per IPEDS/U.S. Department of Education is 60.6% * as of 2020 Freshman Retention Rate* 83% Six-Year Graduation Rate* 56% CURRENT COSTS $4,197 per semester NYS RESIDENTS $9,152 per semester OUT OF STATE OUTCOMES within six months of graduation Working full-time or part-time 82% Applied or accepted into graduate school or additional educational program 39% Working in their degree of study 81% FACULTY & INSTRUCTION 20:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio 23 Average Class Size ACADEMIC PROGRAMS STUDENT PROFILE Students who joined Farmingdale State College community in Fall 2020 Average for enrolled bachelor degree — seeking freshman 1,105 SAT 89.5 GPA 22 ACT 11,080 Applications 8,229 Freshman 2,851 Transfer 2,807 Incoming Students 1,626 Freshman 1,181 Transfer STUDENT BODY 10,018 Our student body includes: 47% of students from minority populations 62% of students About 203 active duty or veteran military Students UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE 58% Men 42% Women Our students come from all over Long Island 4,068 Nassau 4,848 Suffolk 536 Queens INTERNATIONAL STUDY 1,000+ Programs offered through SUNY 46 Degree Programs 7 CERTIFICATES 40 Bachelor’s Degrees 31 Minors 5 Associate Degrees 1 Masters Degree WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT FARMINGDALE No. 2 in SUNY for lowest student-loan debt at the time of graduation.* Our nursing students had a 100% Pass Rate in the NCLEX-RN licensing exam.* Forbes ranked Farmingdale State College a “Best Value College” * FSC students graduate with the Lowest Debt in the SUNY System * Placed among the Top 25% of public colleges & universities in the US* INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS 63 Skyline Championships Winner of Four Presidents’ Cups 15 Division III All-Americans Division III Intercollegiate Women’s Sports 9 Division III Intercollegiate Men’s Sports 9 STUDENT LIFE 70+ Student Clubs and Organizations Academic, Performing Arts, Cultural, Social Justice, and Greek FRATERNITIES 39 Intramural Teams 5 SORORITIES 4 ALUMNI 100,000+ Graduates Worldwide *1st quarter – 2020 *Business First – 2017 *LendEDU – 2019 *Forbes Magazine – 2019 *LendEDU – 2018 NEW DEGREE PROGRAMS Applied Gerontology Business Analytics Cannabis Production & Management Civil Engineering Technology Computer Science Computer Security Technology Criminal Justice: Police, Courts, and Corrections Geographic Information Systems Health Promotion and Wellness Interaction Design Nutrition Science Wind Turbine Technology Farmingdale State College ranked
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President John Nader, PhD

Vice President for
Institutional
Advancement
and Enrollment
Management
Patrick Calabria

Senior Director
of Marketing
Jonathan Goldstein

Assistant
Creative Director
Ru Jurow

Designer
Ru Jurow

Photographer/
Videographer
José Donneys

Contributing
Photographers
Andy Duback
David Guarino
Jacqueline Schlossman

Contributing Writer
Peter Crescenti

Web Developer
Nicholas Raia

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