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 2025 average tuition & fees of the New York best colleges is $28,565 for New York residents and $38,920 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 65.30% and the average SAT score is 1,266. The average number of student population is 7,953 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 $38,920 and Vassar College has the highest tuition & fees of $71,030 and CUNY Graduate School and University Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $15,185.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $28,050 and Colgate University has the highest tuition & fees of $70,306 and Hartwick College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,400.
- The average SAT score is 1,266 and Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest SAT score of 1,550 and CUNY York College has the lowest score of 880.
- The average acceptance rate is 65.30% and Columbia University in the City of New York has the tightest (lowest) rate of 4% and St. Thomas Aquinas College has the loosest (lowest) rate of 93%.
- The average student population is 7,953 and New York University has the most students of 56,832 and IE New York College has the fewest students of 4.
- The average graduation rate is 65.30% and Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest rate of 96% and CUNY Medgar Evers College has the lowest rate of 20%.
New York Best Colleges Comparison
The below table compares the 96 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 | $70,517 | $57,973 | 1,550 | 4.0% | 35,173 | 96% | 6 to 1 |
| 2 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $69,314 | $30,160 | 1,540 | 8.8% | 26,793 | 95% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 | New York University New York, NY | $62,796 | $42,726 | 1,520 | 9.2% | 56,832 | 88% | 8 to 1 |
| 4 | Barnard College New York, NY | $69,888 | - | 1,520 | 8.8% | 3,487 | 93% | 10 to 1 |
| 5 | Yeshiva University New York, NY | $51,800 | $32,630 | 1,440 | 55.6% | 6,965 | 83% | 7 to 1 |
| 6 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | $70,306 | $70,306 | 1,500 | 13.9% | 3,211 | 91% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | $68,960 | - | 1,500 | 13.6% | 2,031 | 91% | 9 to 1 |
| 8 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | $67,080 | $39,310 | 1,490 | 40.1% | 11,946 | 85% | 9 to 1 |
| 9 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | $71,030 | $67,805 | 1,500 | 18.6% | 2,462 | 91% | 7 to 1 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | $64,078 | $64,054 | 1,450 | 63.5% | 7,040 | 84% | 14 to 1 |
| 11 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | $65,528 | $48,132 | 1,360 | 45.9% | 22,589 | 84% | 15 to 1 |
| 12 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | $59,210 | $60,052 | 1,370 | 66.9% | 17,098 | 70% | 13 to 1 |
| 13 | SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY | $19,159 | $24,561 | 1,200 | 72.4% | 1,413 | 64% | 15 to 1 |
| 14 | New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY | $46,560 | $29,960 | 1,310 | 81.0% | 6,877 | 59% | 12 to 1 |
| 15 | Union College Schenectady, NY | $69,039 | - | 1,390 | 43.9% | 2,065 | 80% | 9 to 1 |
| 16 | Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY | $39,790 | $27,520 | 1,180 | 81.7% | 5,005 | 70% | 12 to 1 |
| 17 | Adelphi University Garden City, NY | $48,775 | $32,822 | 1,210 | 65.9% | 7,603 | 67% | 12 to 1 |
| 18 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | $53,529 | $36,227 | 1,240 | 83.4% | 19,389 | 66% | 16 to 1 |
| 19 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | $67,140 | - | 1,390 | 21.1% | 2,704 | 83% | 8 to 1 |
| 20 | Fordham University Bronx, NY | $64,470 | $26,752 | 1,410 | 59.3% | 16,150 | 82% | 14 to 1 |
| 21 | Ithaca College Ithaca, NY | $52,616 | $33,325 | 1,310 | 69.0% | 4,767 | 76% | 10 to 1 |
| 22 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY | $15,185 | $23,524 | - | 68.5% | 9,536 | - | 13 to 1 |
| 23 | Binghamton University Vestal, NY | $30,447 | $27,140 | 1,410 | 38.6% | 18,816 | 82% | 18 to 1 |
| 24 | Iona University New Rochelle, NY | $47,260 | $24,904 | 1,200 | 86.9% | 3,958 | 56% | 16 to 1 |
| 25 | Touro University New York, NY | $20,052 | $14,979 | 1,340 | 60.8% | 11,937 | 72% | 10 to 1 |
| 26 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | $32,741 | $29,242 | 1,420 | 49.0% | 26,689 | 76% | 19 to 1 |
| 27 | Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY | $66,436 | $44,500 | 1,380 | 52.1% | 2,911 | 68% | 9 to 1 |
| 28 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | $31,536 | $28,210 | 1,290 | 74.2% | 31,903 | 75% | 11 to 1 |
| 29 | Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY | $40,330 | $20,393 | 1,245 | 83.0% | 3,091 | 73% | 12 to 1 |
| 30 | Long Island University Brookville, NY | $42,432 | $25,990 | 1,220 | 86.2% | 16,689 | 57% | 15 to 1 |
| 31 | Niagara University Niagara University, NY | $39,345 | $15,606 | 1,160 | 87.4% | 4,033 | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| 32 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY | $15,414 | $20,882 | 1,280 | 47.5% | 20,081 | 72% | 19 to 1 |
| 33 | Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | $59,398 | $36,856 | 1,300 | 77.4% | 3,348 | 75% | 13 to 1 |
| 34 | Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | $64,928 | $28,179 | 1,300 | 64.0% | 1,841 | 77% | 11 to 1 |
| 35 | Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY | $34,220 | $25,921 | - | 63.3% | 1,396 | 53% | 13 to 1 |
| 36 | Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY | $47,620 | $17,200 | 1,280 | 56.5% | 6,356 | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| 37 | Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY | $22,696 | $24,590 | - | 60.2% | 8,206 | 81% | 16 to 1 |
| 38 | Utica University Utica, NY | $26,930 | $26,750 | 1,110 | 92.0% | 3,627 | 56% | 12 to 1 |
| 39 | St Lawrence University Canton, NY | $65,900 | $24,560 | 1,350 | 54.3% | 1,991 | 79% | 11 to 1 |
| 40 | Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY | $38,826 | $15,580 | 1,170 | 70.6% | 1,960 | 67% | 7 to 1 |
| 41 | Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY | $36,882 | $37,918 | - | - | 4,401 | - | - |
| 42 | Manhattan University Riverdale, NY | $53,400 | $25,485 | 1,275 | 78.9% | 3,225 | 64% | 15 to 1 |
| 43 | Hofstra University Hempstead, NY | $57,660 | $31,120 | 1,310 | 68.1% | 10,685 | 69% | 13 to 1 |
| 44 | The New School New York, NY | $58,730 | $44,423 | - | 63.5% | 9,068 | 69% | 9 to 1 |
| 45 | Siena University Loudonville, NY | $45,805 | $16,500 | 1,220 | 69.0% | 3,720 | 75% | 12 to 1 |
| 46 | Keuka College Keuka Park, NY | $39,332 | $27,786 | - | 68.1% | 1,366 | 58% | 10 to 1 |
| 47 | St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY | $41,735 | $16,087 | 1,190 | 81.7% | 2,752 | 67% | 13 to 1 |
| 48 | Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY | $22,880 | $19,620 | - | 85.8% | 8,991 | 46% | 16 to 1 |
| 49 | Daemen University Amherst, NY | $35,218 | $26,985 | - | 68.3% | 2,540 | 59% | 12 to 1 |
| 50 | Russell Sage College Troy, NY | $38,164 | $13,240 | - | 53.3% | 2,790 | 56% | 10 to 1 |
| 51 | St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY | $41,190 | $20,706 | 1,210 | 66.4% | 3,693 | 74% | 11 to 1 |
| 52 | Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | $66,862 | $36,122 | 1,360 | 61.7% | 1,798 | 71% | 10 to 1 |
| 53 | CUNY Queens College Queens, NY | $15,488 | $21,042 | 1,120 | 64.4% | 15,965 | 53% | 13 to 1 |
| 54 | School of Visual Arts New York, NY | $51,400 | $57,370 | 1,320 | 92.6% | 3,812 | 76% | 9 to 1 |
| 55 | CUNY Hunter College New York, NY | $15,332 | $20,828 | 1,280 | 53.8% | 22,538 | 57% | 14 to 1 |
| 56 | Pace University New York, NY | $53,510 | $30,770 | 1,260 | 75.9% | 13,634 | 60% | 14 to 1 |
| 58 | Wells College Aurora, NY | $35,166 | - | - | - | 357 | 41% | 8 to 1 |
| 59 | CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY | $15,402 | $20,954 | 1,140 | 58.4% | 14,390 | 54% | 13 to 1 |
| 60 | CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY | $15,360 | $21,000 | 970 | 56.6% | 13,324 | 51% | 15 to 1 |
| 61 | Nazareth University Rochester, NY | $42,210 | $27,220 | 1,220 | 74.7% | 2,401 | 73% | 8 to 1 |
| 62 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY | $15,420 | $20,962 | 1,080 | 57.1% | 13,763 | 56% | 16 to 1 |
| 63 | Metropolitan College of New York New York, NY | $20,188 | $20,188 | - | 90.0% | 683 | 40% | 12 to 1 |
| 64 | CUNY City College New York, NY | $15,290 | $20,832 | 1,260 | 60.0% | 15,544 | 57% | 15 to 1 |
| 65 | SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY | $19,569 | $24,972 | 1,270 | 66.5% | 3,945 | 71% | 16 to 1 |
| 66 | Houghton University Houghton, NY | $18,430 | $15,896 | 1,275 | 88.7% | 1,200 | 65% | 12 to 1 |
| 67 | Wagner College Staten Island, NY | $53,200 | $24,610 | 1,240 | 88.0% | 2,001 | 65% | 11 to 1 |
| 68 | St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY | $36,550 | $23,278 | 1,180 | 72.1% | 3,899 | 69% | 12 to 1 |
| 69 | Alfred University Alfred, NY | $38,138 | $27,120 | 1,210 | 73.8% | 2,007 | 57% | 9 to 1 |
| 70 | State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY | $18,822 | $24,602 | 1,250 | 61.6% | 7,898 | 72% | 16 to 1 |
| 71 | Canisius University Buffalo, NY | $34,200 | $17,370 | - | 72.4% | 2,451 | 66% | 11 to 1 |
| 72 | D'Youville University Buffalo, NY | $34,940 | $23,300 | 1,130 | 81.4% | 2,556 | 67% | 14 to 1 |
| 73 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY | $21,215 | $26,535 | 1,200 | 81.4% | 2,733 | 55% | 13 to 1 |
| 74 | University at Albany Albany, NY | $30,991 | $27,468 | - | 69.1% | 17,560 | 61% | 16 to 1 |
| 75 | Monroe University Bronx, NY | $18,464 | $14,558 | - | 67.5% | 8,141 | 57% | 17 to 1 |
| 76 | SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY | $19,781 | $25,732 | 1,210 | 69.6% | 5,337 | 69% | 13 to 1 |
| 77 | Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY | $43,450 | $20,400 | - | 88.9% | 2,491 | 65% | 12 to 1 |
| 78 | SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY | $19,266 | $25,506 | 1,300 | 74.1% | 3,333 | 63% | 12 to 1 |
| 79 | CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY | $15,302 | - | 920 | 86.1% | 3,736 | 20% | 13 to 1 |
| 80 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY | $22,263 | $28,604 | - | 63.3% | 2,757 | 66% | 14 to 1 |
| 81 | SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY | $15,822 | $14,746 | 1,190 | 70.7% | 7,482 | 55% | 17 to 1 |
| 82 | State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY | $18,735 | $25,060 | 1,180 | 80.6% | 6,715 | 60% | 15 to 1 |
| 83 | College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY | $15,440 | $21,080 | 1,040 | 92.3% | 11,033 | 34% | 17 to 1 |
| 84 | SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY | $19,771 | $26,261 | 1,240 | 77.7% | 3,179 | 50% | 11 to 1 |
| 85 | State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY | $18,784 | $24,904 | - | 59.8% | 6,938 | 68% | 15 to 1 |
| 86 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY | $18,945 | $25,065 | 1,160 | 78.4% | 4,540 | 59% | 15 to 1 |
| 87 | SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY | $18,842 | $24,794 | - | 83.6% | 4,709 | 45% | 17 to 1 |
| 88 | Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY | $41,870 | - | 1,200 | 82.6% | 1,601 | 49% | 7 to 1 |
| 89 | Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY | $17,558 | $24,368 | - | - | 10,469 | 41% | 17 to 1 |
| 90 | St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY | $39,450 | $22,050 | 1,000 | 93.1% | 2,037 | 54% | 16 to 1 |
| 91 | CUNY York College Jamaica, NY | $15,308 | $20,948 | 880 | 64.1% | 6,174 | 32% | 13 to 1 |
| 92 | SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY | $18,678 | $24,598 | - | 77.7% | 2,832 | 45% | 11 to 1 |
| 93 | Manhattanville University Purchase, NY | $44,604 | $19,035 | - | 87.3% | 2,512 | 58% | 12 to 1 |
| 94 | Hartwick College Oneonta, NY | $54,962 | $5,400 | 1,200 | 69.6% | 1,097 | 53% | 10 to 1 |
| 95 | The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY | $37,452 | $16,542 | - | - | 2,538 | 51% | 14 to 1 |
| 96 | SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY | $19,653 | $24,688 | 1,070 | 73.0% | 6,188 | 33% | 14 to 1 |
| 98 | IE New York College New York, NY | $50,000 | $50,450 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Average | $38,920 | $28,050 | 1,266 | 65.3% | 7,953 | 65% | 12 to 1 |
New York Colleges by Ranking and School Type