2026 Tightest New York Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among New York colleges, Columbia University in the City of New York has the tightest acceptance rate (3.99%) and Cornell University has the second lowest rate (8.76%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest New York Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year New York colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest New York Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | 60,115 | 2,400 | 1,558 | 4.0% | 64.9% | $70,517 | 35,173 | 1,550 |
| 2 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | 62,993 | 5,516 | 3,525 | 8.8% | 63.9% | $69,314 | 26,793 | 1,540 |
| 3 | Barnard College New York, NY | 11,836 | 1,046 | 718 | 8.8% | 68.6% | $69,888 | 3,487 | 1,520 |
| 4 | New York University New York, NY | 110,807 | 10,232 | 5,666 | 9.2% | 55.4% | $62,796 | 56,832 | 1,520 |
| 5 | United States Military Academy West Point, NY | 12,320 | 1,534 | 1,195 | 12.5% | 77.9% | - | 4,473 | 1,330 |
| 6 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | 8,531 | 1,162 | 453 | 13.6% | 39.0% | $68,960 | 2,031 | 1,500 |
| 7 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | 20,682 | 2,871 | 825 | 13.9% | 28.7% | $70,306 | 3,211 | 1,500 |
| 8 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | 12,447 | 2,311 | 665 | 18.6% | 28.8% | $71,030 | 2,462 | 1,500 |
| 9 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | 11,889 | 2,503 | 666 | 21.1% | 26.6% | $67,140 | 2,704 | 1,390 |
| 10 | American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, NY | 6,728 | 1,647 | 451 | 24.5% | 27.4% | $46,928 | 1,452 | - |
Qualified New York Colleges in Core Admission Stats
