New York Best College Rankings
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked first and Cornell University ranked second in New York college rankings. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the New York best colleges is $29,116 for New York residents and $37,525 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 64.60% and the average SAT score is 1,275. The average number of student population is 7,656 and the average student to faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for New York best colleges. For the statistics, we only include 4 years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $37,525 and Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest tuition & fees of $68,171 and CUNY City College has the lowest tuition & fees of $15,290.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $26,798 and Vassar College has the highest tuition & fees of $67,805 and Hartwick College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,400.
- The average SAT score is 1,275 and Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest SAT score of 1,540 and CUNY Lehman College has the lowest score of 1,010.
- The average acceptance rate is 64.60% and Columbia University in the City of New York has the tightest (lowest) rate of 4% and Keuka College has the loosest (lowest) rate of 94%.
- The average student population is 7,656 and New York University has the most students of 59,144 and The Rockefeller University has the fewest students of 273.
- The average graduation rate is 65.83% and Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest rate of 95% and Empire State University has the lowest rate of 24%.
New York Best Colleges Comparison
The below table compares the 100 best colleges in New York with important academic factors. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column name that you want to sort.
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | $68,171 | $56,279 | 1,540 | 4.0% | 34,782 | 95% | 6 to 1 |
| 2 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $66,014 | $30,085 | 1,520 | 8.0% | 25,898 | 95% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 | Barnard College New York, NY | $66,246 | - | 1,510 | 8.0% | 3,442 | 91% | 10 to 1 |
| 4 | New York University New York, NY | $60,438 | $41,124 | 1,530 | 9.0% | 59,144 | 87% | 8 to 1 |
| 5 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | $62,740 | - | 1,490 | 12.0% | 2,072 | 92% | 9 to 1 |
| 6 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | $67,805 | $67,805 | 1,510 | 18.0% | 2,459 | 91% | 7 to 1 |
| 7 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | $64,348 | $38,863 | 1,480 | 36.0% | 12,197 | 89% | 9 to 1 |
| 8 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | $67,024 | $67,024 | 1,480 | 12.0% | 3,141 | 91% | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | United States Military Academy West Point, NY | - | - | 1,330 | 14.0% | 4,393 | 87% | 7 to 1 |
| 10 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | $63,061 | $46,318 | 1,340 | 42.0% | 22,698 | 83% | 15 to 1 |
| 11 | Union College Schenectady, NY | $66,456 | - | 1,400 | 44.0% | 2,107 | 84% | 9 to 1 |
| 12 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | $56,664 | $57,764 | 1,370 | 71.0% | 16,615 | 72% | 13 to 1 |
| 13 | Molloy College Rockville Centre, NY | $37,840 | $26,270 | 1,170 | 76.0% | 4,807 | 69% | 10 to 1 |
| 14 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | $61,884 | $61,873 | 1,410 | 58.0% | 6,968 | 83% | 12 to 1 |
| 15 | Niagara University Niagara University, NY | $38,135 | $14,850 | 1,150 | 85.0% | 3,858 | 72% | 11 to 1 |
| 16 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | $64,880 | - | 1,370 | 23.0% | 2,758 | 84% | 8 to 1 |
| 17 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | $49,911 | $34,246 | 1,210 | 80.0% | 19,663 | 69% | 16 to 1 |
| 18 | Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | $63,268 | $26,295 | 1,290 | 57.0% | 1,607 | 73% | 8 to 1 |
| 19 | Fordham University Bronx, NY | $61,567 | $25,954 | 1,400 | 56.0% | 16,556 | 83% | 14 to 1 |
| 20 | Yeshiva University New York, NY | $49,900 | $35,150 | 1,410 | 64.0% | 6,056 | 84% | 7 to 1 |
| 21 | New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY | $44,360 | $28,370 | 1,280 | 78.0% | 6,906 | 54% | 13 to 1 |
| 22 | Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY | $38,970 | $19,404 | 1,250 | 75.0% | 3,203 | 72% | 12 to 1 |
| 23 | Binghamton University Vestal, NY | $29,453 | $26,260 | 1,410 | 38.0% | 18,312 | 82% | 19 to 1 |
| 24 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | $30,350 | $27,123 | 1,410 | 49.0% | 25,710 | 77% | 19 to 1 |
| 25 | Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY | $22,572 | $24,466 | - | 58.0% | 8,125 | 83% | 17 to 1 |
| 26 | Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY | $46,010 | $16,660 | 1,280 | 65.0% | 6,464 | 81% | 16 to 1 |
| 27 | St Lawrence University Canton, NY | $63,870 | $23,840 | 1,330 | 58.0% | 2,175 | 83% | 11 to 1 |
| 28 | Touro University New York, NY | $19,528 | $14,160 | 1,360 | 63.0% | 11,111 | 67% | 9 to 1 |
| 29 | The New School New York, NY | $56,311 | $53,018 | - | 63.0% | 10,108 | 69% | 10 to 1 |
| 30 | Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY | $41,370 | $19,400 | 1,160 | 82.0% | 1,918 | 61% | 12 to 1 |
| 31 | Iona University New Rochelle, NY | $45,880 | $24,547 | 1,170 | 91.0% | 3,621 | 56% | 15 to 1 |
| 32 | University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY | $42,740 | $15,900 | 1,110 | 85.0% | 2,877 | 57% | 14 to 1 |
| 33 | Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY | $22,106 | $18,960 | - | 85.0% | 8,615 | 47% | 15 to 1 |
| 34 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | $30,572 | $27,338 | 1,290 | 69.0% | 32,099 | 73% | 12 to 1 |
| 35 | Ithaca College Ithaca, NY | $50,070 | $28,601 | 1,270 | 70.0% | 5,054 | 74% | 10 to 1 |
| 36 | Long Island University Brookville, NY | $41,642 | $25,504 | 1,250 | 90.0% | 15,737 | 47% | 13 to 1 |
| 37 | Daemen University Amherst, NY | $33,724 | $25,863 | - | 76.0% | 2,642 | 54% | 12 to 1 |
| 38 | Keuka College Keuka Park, NY | $38,000 | $26,267 | 1,090 | 94.0% | 1,250 | 52% | 12 to 1 |
| 39 | Monroe College Bronx, NY | $17,922 | $18,310 | - | 66.0% | 7,011 | 56% | 16 to 1 |
| 40 | Alliance University New York, NY | $27,500 | $14,900 | - | - | 1,595 | 39% | 15 to 1 |
| 41 | St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY | $39,666 | $19,912 | 1,195 | 68.0% | 3,621 | 72% | 12 to 1 |
| 42 | Manhattan College Riverdale, NY | $50,850 | $22,600 | 1,260 | 78.0% | 3,575 | 71% | 11 to 1 |
| 43 | Russell Sage College Troy, NY | $36,756 | $13,240 | - | 76.0% | 2,159 | 68% | 10 to 1 |
| 44 | Adelphi University Garden City, NY | $47,290 | $48,075 | 1,210 | 78.0% | 7,252 | 67% | 12 to 1 |
| 45 | Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | $57,950 | $36,856 | 1,300 | 77.0% | 3,719 | 72% | 14 to 1 |
| 46 | St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY | $40,150 | $15,850 | 1,170 | 82.0% | 2,602 | 72% | 11 to 1 |
| 47 | SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY | $19,206 | $24,490 | 1,290 | 64.0% | 4,184 | 74% | 16 to 1 |
| 48 | St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY | $37,720 | $21,050 | - | 82.0% | 2,033 | 53% | 15 to 1 |
| 49 | Wagner College Staten Island, NY | $52,000 | $24,060 | 1,240 | 83.0% | 1,949 | 61% | 14 to 1 |
| 50 | Canisius University Buffalo, NY | $32,720 | $16,680 | - | 82.0% | 2,492 | 66% | 11 to 1 |
| 51 | Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY | $63,612 | $42,620 | 1,370 | 52.0% | 2,706 | 71% | 9 to 1 |
| 52 | State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY | $18,434 | $24,554 | 1,260 | 59.0% | 6,964 | 73% | 16 to 1 |
| 53 | Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | $63,678 | $34,730 | 1,345 | 59.0% | 1,696 | 71% | 11 to 1 |
| 54 | SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY | $18,450 | $23,612 | 1,200 | 79.0% | 1,427 | 72% | 14 to 1 |
| 55 | The King's College New York, NY | $21,690 | - | - | - | 326 | 56% | 8 to 1 |
| 56 | Houghton University Houghton, NY | $17,290 | $15,499 | 1,310 | 93.0% | 833 | 60% | 10 to 1 |
| 57 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY | $15,414 | $20,882 | 1,310 | 50.0% | 19,854 | 73% | 19 to 1 |
| 58 | Siena College Loudonville, NY | $43,630 | $26,194 | 1,230 | 71.0% | 3,648 | 76% | 13 to 1 |
| 59 | St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY | $34,535 | $23,278 | 1,170 | 71.0% | 4,348 | 68% | 12 to 1 |
| 60 | SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY | $18,863 | $24,983 | 1,270 | 73.0% | 3,182 | 66% | 11 to 1 |
| 61 | Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY | $37,380 | $15,445 | 1,205 | 78.0% | 1,573 | 68% | 13 to 1 |
| 62 | Hofstra University Hempstead, NY | $55,450 | $29,950 | 1,290 | 71.0% | 10,238 | 67% | 13 to 1 |
| 63 | Medaille University Buffalo, NY | $34,000 | $23,131 | - | - | 1,727 | 35% | 15 to 1 |
| 64 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY | $18,791 | $24,911 | 1,180 | 75.0% | 4,474 | 64% | 15 to 1 |
| 65 | SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY | $15,748 | $14,668 | 1,150 | 71.0% | 6,424 | 62% | 18 to 1 |
| 66 | Wells College Aurora, NY | $35,166 | - | - | 70.0% | 357 | 50% | 8 to 1 |
| 67 | State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY | $18,725 | $24,845 | - | 51.0% | 6,690 | 68% | 15 to 1 |
| 68 | University at Albany Albany, NY | $28,998 | $25,875 | - | 70.0% | 16,658 | 65% | 17 to 1 |
| 69 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY | $21,036 | $26,389 | - | 83.0% | 1,976 | 71% | 13 to 1 |
| 70 | D'Youville University Buffalo, NY | $33,560 | $22,400 | 1,040 | 82.0% | 2,518 | 65% | 7 to 1 |
| 71 | State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY | $18,679 | $25,022 | 1,170 | 80.0% | 6,906 | 63% | 16 to 1 |
| 72 | Nazareth University Rochester, NY | $40,640 | $26,260 | 1,240 | 79.0% | 2,522 | 68% | 8 to 1 |
| 73 | SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY | $19,232 | $25,012 | 1,170 | 70.0% | 5,430 | 74% | 15 to 1 |
| 74 | Manhattanville College Purchase, NY | $42,950 | $19,020 | - | 85.0% | 2,240 | 60% | 12 to 1 |
| 75 | Metropolitan College of New York New York, NY | $20,188 | $22,750 | - | 76.5% | 632 | 36% | 11 to 1 |
| 76 | Pace University New York, NY | $51,424 | $29,363 | 1,220 | 77.0% | 13,609 | 61% | 14 to 1 |
| 77 | CUNY Queens College Queens, NY | $15,488 | $21,042 | 1,210 | 69.0% | 17,001 | 56% | 14 to 1 |
| 78 | Alfred University Alfred, NY | $39,530 | $25,830 | 1,190 | 48.0% | 1,813 | 53% | 10 to 1 |
| 79 | CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY | $15,360 | $21,000 | 1,010 | 55.0% | 13,015 | 53% | 15 to 1 |
| 80 | CUNY City College New York, NY | $15,290 | $20,832 | 1,340 | 58.0% | 14,489 | 58% | 14 to 1 |
| 81 | SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY | $19,191 | $25,491 | 1,190 | 79.0% | 3,491 | 60% | 12 to 1 |
| 82 | CUNY Hunter College New York, NY | $15,332 | $20,828 | 1,350 | 54.0% | 22,970 | 56% | 14 to 1 |
| 83 | CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY | $15,402 | $20,954 | 1,310 | 54.0% | 14,195 | 54% | 13 to 1 |
| 84 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY | $20,228 | $25,298 | 1,250 | 78.0% | 2,842 | 61% | 13 to 1 |
| 85 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY | $15,420 | $20,962 | 1,140 | 57.0% | 13,921 | 53% | 16 to 1 |
| 86 | Utica University Utica, NY | $24,308 | $25,580 | 1,130 | 87.0% | 3,861 | 57% | 11 to 1 |
| 87 | Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY | $40,260 | - | 1,200 | 79.0% | 1,608 | 56% | 8 to 1 |
| 88 | SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY | $18,289 | $24,061 | - | 85.0% | 4,270 | 48% | 16 to 1 |
| 89 | Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY | $33,060 | $24,726 | 1,160 | 79.0% | 1,407 | 53% | 13 to 1 |
| 90 | Hartwick College Oneonta, NY | $52,849 | $5,400 | 1,170 | 69.0% | 1,103 | 52% | 10 to 1 |
| 91 | College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY | $15,440 | $21,080 | - | - | 10,248 | 34% | 16 to 1 |
| 92 | Elmira College Elmira, NY | $37,932 | $16,055 | 1,239 | 91.0% | 657 | 55% | 7 to 1 |
| 93 | SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY | $18,622 | $24,542 | - | 85.0% | 2,427 | 49% | 9 to 1 |
| 94 | Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY | $17,540 | $24,350 | - | - | 9,407 | 24% | 17 to 1 |
| 95 | The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY | $37,452 | $16,542 | - | 73.0% | 2,786 | 55% | 14 to 1 |
| 96 | SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY | $18,906 | $24,637 | 1,080 | 76.0% | 6,445 | 36% | 13 to 1 |
| 97 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY | $15,360 | $23,640 | - | 39.2% | 8,733 | - | 11 to 1 |
| 98 | Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY | - | $35,987 | - | - | 4,514 | - | - |
| 99 | The Rockefeller University New York, NY | - | - | - | - | 273 | - | - |
| 100 | Excelsior University Albany, NY | - | - | - | - | 15,833 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Average | $37,525 | $26,798 | 1,275 | 64.6% | 7,656 | 66% | 12 to 1 |
New York Colleges by Ranking and School Type