Student Right to Know Act

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale State College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000) www.msche.org. The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Farmingdale State College's accreditation was most recently reaffirmed on December 2, 2021. The next self-study evaluation for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education is scheduled for 2028-2029.

Approximately 9,500 students are in attendance.

Of the first-time, full-time baccalaureate degree seeking students that entered in fall 2017, 59% graduated with a bachelor’s degree within 150% of the normal completion time and 20% transferred out.

Of the first-time, full-time students that entered in fall 2017 seeking a certificate or associate degree, 54% graduated with a certificate, associate or baccalaureate degree within 150% of the normal completion time and 21% transferred out.

Under the Federal “Student Right-To-Know” Act, statistics are combined for certificates, associates and bachelor degrees. Of the total cohort of first-time full-time, degree seeking students who entered in fall 2017, 57% graduated with a certificate, associates or baccalaureate degree within 150% of the normal completion time and 21% transferred out. The four-year average graduation rate is 55% and the four-year average transfer-out rate is 24%.