Colleges

Colleges in New York, New York

New York, New York has 15 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 5 public and 10 private. The largest is New York University, with 28,663 undergraduates.

School	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
New York University	private	28,663	7.7%	1480–1560	$62,796	$37,050	87.6%
CUNY Hunter College	public	16,289	53.8%	1100–1420	$7,382	$2,984	56.9%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	public	16,154	47.5%	1100–1400	$7,464	$3,033	72.1%
CUNY City College	public	12,505	60%	1070–1430	$7,340	$3,776	56.8%
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	public	11,590	57.1%	930–1220	$7,470	$3,203	55.8%
Columbia University	private	8,973	4%	1510–1580	$71,845	$21,590	96.1%
Pace University	private	7,665	75.9%	1180–1340	$53,290	$30,892	60%
The New School	private	6,563	63.5%		$58,694	$58,741	69.4%
Touro University	private	4,040	60.8%	1218–1453	$22,450	$29,627	72.4%
Barnard College	private	3,264	8.8%	1470–1560	$69,888	$28,800	93%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	public	3,254	68.5%		$7,235
Yeshiva University	private	2,852	55.6%	1340–1510	$51,800	$49,965	83.2%
Marymount Manhattan College	private	1,577	82.6%	1105–1323	$41,870	$36,861	49%
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	private	842	20.7%	1295–1501	$46,820	$13,269	81.1%
Manhattan School of Music	private	539	40.8%		$57,050	$51,754	78.3%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in New York, New York?

15 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 5 public and 10 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in New York, New York?

By acceptance rate, Columbia University (4%), New York University (7.7%), Barnard College (8.8%), The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (20.7%), Manhattan School of Music (40.8%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in New York, New York?

CUNY Graduate School and University Center has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $7,235 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.