10-yr median earnings
$69,781
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Farmingdale, New York
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale State College is a public institution in Farmingdale, New York. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $10,867
- Avg net price / yr
- $69,781
- 10-yr median earnings
- 54.9%
- 150%-time completion
- 63.3%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Farmingdale State College pairs top-10% former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 8%
- former-student earnings, US
- 63.3%
- acceptance rate
- 54.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +25%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Farmingdale State College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
69/100
Farmingdale State College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$69,781
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$10,867
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
54.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$14,718
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A-
77.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B-
81.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$10,867
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
54.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 54.9%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Farmingdale State College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Farmingdale State College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Farmingdale State College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$69,781 Top 8% higher than 92% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Farmingdale State College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $69,781 | #383 of 5103 | 92nd |
| Average net price | $10,867 | #1288 of 5020 | 74th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.9% | #2607 of 4858 | 46th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,552 | #363 of 5462 | 93rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
9,552
Undergraduate enrollment
63.3%
Acceptance rate
1,147
SAT average
54.9%
150%-time completion
$69,781
10-yr median earnings
81.6%
First-year retention
How Farmingdale State College ranks in New York
State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Farmingdale State College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $69,781 | #54 of 299 | 82nd |
| Average net price | $10,867 | #81 of 328 | 75th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 54.9% | #200 of 322 | 38th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,552 | #24 of 367 | 93rd |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 54 | Farmingdale State CollegeThis school | $69,781 | $10,867 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 63.3% |
| SAT Average | 1,147 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 520 – 620 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 520 – 620 |
| ACT Average | 24 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 20 – 28 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Farmingdale State College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $4,933
$0 – $30k
$4,933 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k $6,985
$30k – $48k
$6,985 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$11,834 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$17,919 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Farmingdale State College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $8,626 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $18,536 |
| Average Net Price | $10,867 |
36.3%
Pell Grant Rate
22.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$14,718
Median Debt
$156/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Farmingdale State College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $6,934 to $10,590 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -13.4%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$6,934
Highest year
$10,590
Most recent (2023)
$9,173
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $10,5902023 · $9,173
Over the same years, enrollment went +22.3% (7,455 → 9,117 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
46.4%
Female
39.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
81.6%
Retention Rate
$55,901
Median Earnings (6yr)
71.5%
Earning Over $25K
77.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 54.9% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 81.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $55,901 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $69,781 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 71.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 77.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $14,718 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $156/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 28 | 1,694 | $71,763 | $108,029 | $15,787 |
| Associate's | 3 | 227 | $57,941 | $80,938 | $12,282 |
| Certificate | 1 | 0 | $67,211 | $67,211 | - |
| Master's | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
Top programs at Farmingdale State College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$108,029 median earnings
- Clinical/Medical Laborator…
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
$104,169 median earnings
- Mechanical Engineering Rel…
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
$91,941 median earnings
- Construction Engineering T…
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
$89,913 median earnings
- Electrical/Electronic Engi…
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
$87,895 median earnings
- Computer Engineering Techn…
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
$81,036 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$80,938 median earnings
- Industrial Production Tech…
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
$78,267 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
Nearby Schools
Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute
Bethpage, NY
249 students
Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center
Copiague, NY
226 students
Hunter Business School
Levittown, NY
1,261 students
Five Towns College
Dix Hills, NY
547 students
Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing
Hicksville, NY
193 students
Explore Data-Matched Colleges
Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.
Similar Enrollment and Sector
Other Public institutions closest in reported enrollment, preferring the same Carnegie classification.
Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland
Crossville, TN
$10,865 net price · $2 apart
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
Manchester, NH
$10,864 net price · $3 apart
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
$10,873 net price · $6 apart
Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
$10,873 net price · $6 apart
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Farmingdale State College? ▼
Farmingdale State College is a public institution in Farmingdale, New York. The acceptance rate is 63.3%. The average SAT score is 1,147. Undergraduate enrollment is 9,552 students.
How much do Farmingdale State College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Farmingdale State College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $69,781 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $55,901.
How much does Farmingdale State College cost? ▼
The average net price at Farmingdale State College is $10,867. In-state tuition is $8,626 and out-of-state tuition is $18,536. Median student debt at graduation is $14,718.
What is the graduation rate at Farmingdale State College? ▼
Farmingdale State College has a 54.9% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 81.6%.
Is Farmingdale State College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Farmingdale State College is $14,718, while former students earn a median of $69,781 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 21% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 77.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $156.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
Where to go next from Farmingdale State College
- Compare Farmingdale State College against schools with similar outcomes at a lower average net price.Find similar schools that cost less
- Browse every reporting college in New York side by side.Browse New York
- See how fields of study differ on former-student earnings and debt.Explore programs
Public-college Scorecard figures are historical Title-IV cohort averages — confirm current tuition, aid, and admissions rules with the institution before deciding.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.