Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, New York · Public · 9,552 undergraduates · farmingdale.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
62%
of 11,473 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1040 to 1240
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$29,660Est.Estimate
$40,940 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Farmingdale State College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
62% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$40,940
a year in 2027-28, from a $40,940 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1140
Send your score
About 79% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1030, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: School Counselor Information | Farmingdale State College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jun1Priority deadline · June 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
62%
of applicants were admitted: 7,074 of 11,473 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 19% of them sent SAT scores and 1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1040 to 1240
Reading and Writing 520 to 620
Math 520 to 620
ACT composite 19 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003%
- 1200 to 139925%
- 1000 to 119951%
- 800 to 99920%
- 600 to 7992%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.28
- 4.013%
- 3.75 to 3.998.8%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2420%
- 2.50 to 2.9924%
- Below 2.503.7%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$29,660
a year, in state
$40,940
a year, out of state (tuition $18,770)
- Tuition (in state)$7,490
- Fees$1,650
- Food and housing$16,280
- Books and supplies$1,380
- Transportation and other$2,860
Farmingdale State College published $28,000 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$649
- $30,001 to $48,000$2,546
- $48,001 to $75,000$6,514
- $75,001 to $110,000$9,732
- Over $110,000$13,760
Financial aid
65%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$9,079
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
0.7%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,183 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
32 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $750Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Need to meet with art department |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Need to meet with art department |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIS 2XX |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 201 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 120 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 129 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTH 150 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MTH 129 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MTH 150 & MTH 151 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHM 152 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHI 152 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 265 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 111 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 101 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | VIS 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | EGL 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | EGL 101 & EGL 102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | PHY 114 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 115 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FRE 204 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER 214 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO 211 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITA 224 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | MLG 2XX |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 156 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 157 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 108 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 135 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 136 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 8 | PHY 143 & PHY 144 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 8 | PHY 143 & PHY 144 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MTH 129 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 244 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 2XX |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MTH 110 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 250 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIS 121 & HIS 122 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIS 117 & HIS 118 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
49%
Come back for a second year
82%
Typical earnings
$75,278
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Farmingdale State College$67,851
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 19 majors here have earnings data.
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