2026 Most Enrolled Students in New York Rankings
Among New York colleges, New York University has the largest number of students (56,832) and Columbia University in the City of New York has the second largest number of students (35,173) based on academic year 2023-2024 college enrollment data.
The following table ranks and compares the Most Enrolled Students in New York having the largest student population. For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges and exclude colleges which the percentage of online students is more than 50% of total enrollment. You can view the largest online colleges at colleges with most online students rankings.
Most Enrolled Students in New York
| Rank | College Name | Total Population | Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Online Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University New York, NY | 56,832 | 23,777 | 33,055 | 29,060 | 27,772 | 3,493 | $62,796 | 9.2% | 8 to 1 |
| 2 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | 35,173 | 15,887 | 19,286 | 9,164 | 26,009 | 1,499 | $70,517 | 4.0% | 6 to 1 |
| 3 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | 31,903 | 16,348 | 15,555 | 20,359 | 11,544 | 2,663 | $31,536 | 74.2% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | 26,793 | 12,696 | 14,097 | 16,128 | 10,665 | 527 | $69,314 | 8.8% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | 26,689 | 12,622 | 14,067 | 18,263 | 8,426 | 1,783 | $32,741 | 49.0% | 19 to 1 |
| 6 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | 22,589 | 9,981 | 12,608 | 15,957 | 6,632 | 2,298 | $65,528 | 45.9% | 15 to 1 |
| 7 | CUNY Hunter College New York, NY | 22,538 | 7,334 | 15,204 | 17,027 | 5,511 | 735 | $15,332 | 53.8% | 14 to 1 |
| 8 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY | 20,081 | 9,884 | 10,197 | 16,496 | 3,585 | 899 | $15,414 | 47.5% | 19 to 1 |
| 9 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | 19,389 | 8,275 | 11,114 | 15,640 | 3,749 | 981 | $53,529 | 83.4% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 | Binghamton University Vestal, NY | 18,816 | 9,038 | 9,778 | 14,669 | 4,147 | 581 | $30,447 | 38.6% | 18 to 1 |
Qualified New York Colleges in Core Admission Stats
