+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Farmingdale State College rose 14% between 2006 and 2009 ($5.3k → $6.0k).
New York · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, New York. 9,117 undergraduate students. 61 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Farmingdale State College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Farmingdale State College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.3% → 0.0%).
+33%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Farmingdale State College rose 33% between 2021 and 2024 (31.4% → 41.7%).
+15%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Farmingdale State College rose 15% between 2006 and 2009 (23.0% → 26.5%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Farmingdale State College earnings, debt, and completion vs. the New York median
Each tile compares this institution to the New York median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$69,781+25% · 6→10y
New York median $48,917$55,901
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry57.1%
New York median 64.2%$11,000+447% · '97→'20
At program completion9,117+124% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS80.9%+20% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time69.1%-35% · '01→'09
latest cohort$8,576+55% · '00→'09
out-of-state $18,486SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Farmingdale State College earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Farmingdale State College
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.1%Median federal debt $11,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $69,781 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Farmingdale State College enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+529%
Farmingdale State College · completion · 150% rose
0.0% → 26.5%
+1529%
Farmingdale State College · completion · 100% rose
2.6% → 41.7%
+20%
Farmingdale State College · retention rose
68.0% → 81.6%
+124%
Farmingdale State College · undergrad enrollment rose
4,267 → 9,552
+55%
Farmingdale State College · in-state tuition rose
$3,885 → $6,030
+226%
Farmingdale State College · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,685 → $18,536
+447%
Farmingdale State College · median debt rose
$2,690 → $14,718
-100%
Farmingdale State College · cohort default rate fell
9.1% → 0.0%
+55%
Farmingdale State College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$36,000 → $55,901
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Farmingdale State College programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$112,031Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$94,447Construction Engineering Technologies$89,551Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$85,932Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians$84,598Information Science/Studies$79,033Criminal Justice and Corrections$77,199Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians$73,545Computer Programming$70,046Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other$69,927Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$69,211Business Administration, Management and Operations$63,468Security Science and Technology$63,061Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$62,672Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$62,606Biology, General$59,683Air Transportation$58,112Health and Physical Education/Fitness$57,536Communication and Media Studies$56,832Science, Technology and Society$56,211Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$55,295Design and Applied Arts$51,484Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$49,966Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$49,937
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
24 Farmingdale State College programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Farmingdale State College
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$431,775
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $10,730
- HS-only baseline · NY
- $40,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Farmingdale State College in New York
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Farmingdale State College graduates earn $X” — not “Farmingdale State College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Farmingdale State College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.