Colleges

Colleges in New York

New York has 110 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 37 public and 73 private. The largest is New York University, with 28,663 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
New York University	New York	private	28,663	7.7%	1480–1560	$62,796	$37,050	87.6%
University at Buffalo	Buffalo	public	20,112	74.2%	1210–1380	$10,936	$20,995	75.2%
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook	public	18,101	49%	1330–1500	$10,931	$18,784	75.6%
CUNY Hunter College	New York	public	16,289	53.8%	1100–1420	$7,382	$2,984	56.9%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	public	16,154	47.5%	1100–1400	$7,464	$3,033	72.1%
Cornell University	Ithaca	private	15,995	8.8%	1500–1570	$69,314	$28,690	95.4%
Syracuse University	Syracuse	private	15,477	45.9%	1270–1440	$65,528	$38,793	83.6%
Binghamton University	Vestal	public	14,655	38.6%	1340–1500	$10,567	$21,620	81.6%
CUNY New York City College of Technology	Brooklyn	public	13,580	80.3%	900–1140	$7,332	$5,127	21.5%
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester	private	13,215	66.9%	1300–1460	$59,274	$34,906	69.9%
University at Albany	Albany	public	12,564	69.1%		$10,866	$17,167	61.5%
CUNY Queens College	Queens	public	12,550	64.4%	1010–1290	$7,538	$4,195	53.3%
CUNY City College	New York	public	12,505	60%	1070–1430	$7,340	$3,776	56.8%
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	New York	public	11,590	57.1%	930–1220	$7,470	$3,203	55.8%
CUNY Lehman College	Bronx	public	10,696	56.6%	850–1150	$7,410	$3,148	51.3%
CUNY Brooklyn College	Brooklyn	public	10,543	58.4%	950–1340	$7,452	$3,103	53.9%
Fordham University	Bronx	private	10,512	59.3%	1320–1480	$64,915	$44,338	81.9%
College of Staten Island CUNY	Staten Island	public	9,657	92.3%	890–1250	$7,490	$5,579	33.9%
Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale	public	9,552	63.3%	1040–1240	$8,626	$10,867	52.8%
St. John's University-New York	Queens	private	9,477	83.4%	1150–1340	$53,020	$29,999	66.1%
Columbia University	New York	private	8,973	4%	1510–1580	$71,845	$21,590	96.1%
Pace University	New York	private	7,665	75.9%	1180–1340	$53,290	$30,892	60%
Empire State University	Saratoga Springs	public	7,585			$7,648	$11,676	41.2%
The New School	New York	private	6,563	63.5%		$58,694	$58,741	69.4%
Hofstra University	Hempstead	private	6,488	68.1%	1230–1400	$57,660	$34,176	68.5%
University of Rochester	Rochester	private	6,331	40.1%	1410–1540	$67,080	$29,278	85.4%
State University of New York at New Paltz	New Paltz	public	6,086	61.6%	1170–1340	$8,572	$18,809	71.6%
State University of New York at Cortland	Cortland	public	5,901	59.8%		$8,874	$22,345	68%
SUNY Brockport	Brockport	public	5,784	70.7%	1100–1280	$8,752	$16,353	55.1%
Mercy University	Dobbs Ferry	private	5,735	85.8%		$22,880	$14,072	45.7%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy	private	5,714	63.5%	1375–1510	$64,081	$36,228	83.6%
Long Island University	Brookville	private	5,520	86.2%	1110–1350	$42,432	$33,062	57.1%
State University of New York at Oswego	Oswego	public	5,473	80.6%	1070–1270	$8,825	$16,236	60.4%
Adelphi University	Garden City	private	5,276	65.9%	1120–1340	$49,110	$30,783	67.2%
Marist University	Poughkeepsie	private	5,182	56.5%	1190–1340	$47,750	$41,544	79.6%
SUNY Buffalo State University	Buffalo	public	5,097	73%	980–1240	$8,533	$11,346	33.3%
SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta	public	4,643	69.6%	1120–1310	$8,831	$19,158	68.8%
United States Military Academy	West Point	public	4,408	12.5%	1200–1430			87.1%
CUNY York College	Jamaica	public	4,345	64.1%	790–960	$7,358	$4,456	32.3%
Ithaca College	Ithaca	private	4,242	69%	1230–1390	$53,540	$33,926	76.2%
SUNY Old Westbury	Old Westbury	public	4,162	83.6%		$8,422	$11,282	44.6%
Touro University	New York	private	4,040	60.8%	1218–1453	$22,450	$29,627	72.4%
Pratt Institute-Main	Brooklyn	private	3,910	73.3%	1150–1390	$61,845	$52,659	73.5%
SUNY College at Geneseo	Geneseo	public	3,869	66.5%	1190–1340	$8,999	$18,211	71.5%
State University of New York at Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh	public	3,769	78.4%	1080–1250	$9,035	$17,156	58.5%
New York Institute of Technology	Old Westbury	private	3,440	81%	1190–1420	$46,560	$22,443	58.8%
Siena University	Loudonville	private	3,409	69%	1110–1360	$46,580	$33,733	74.7%
Barnard College	New York	private	3,264	8.8%	1470–1560	$69,888	$28,800	93%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	New York	public	3,254	68.5%		$7,235
CUNY Medgar Evers College	Brooklyn	public	3,233	86.1%	850–1020	$7,352	$5,718	19.8%
SUNY at Purchase College	Purchase	public	3,197	74.1%	1185–1380	$8,953	$18,913	62.8%
Colgate University	Hamilton	private	3,180	13.9%	1430–1540	$70,306	$28,786	91.2%
Molloy University	Rockville Centre	private	3,162	81.7%	1088–1290	$39,790	$24,347	69.9%
St. Joseph's University-New York	Brooklyn	private	3,144	72.1%	1110–1270	$36,550	$19,035	68.8%
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel	Monroe	private	2,957			$16,000	$4,156	70.2%
Iona University	New Rochelle	private	2,951	86.9%	1110–1300	$47,260	$29,188	56%
Yeshiva University	New York	private	2,852	55.6%	1340–1510	$51,800	$49,965	83.2%
SUNY at Fredonia	Fredonia	public	2,755	77.7%	1160–1370	$8,831	$15,897	50.2%
Manhattan University	Riverdale	private	2,744	78.9%	1180–1358	$53,400	$27,256	63.7%
SUNY College of Technology at Canton	Canton	public	2,741	92.2%		$8,742	$15,268	38.5%
Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs	private	2,694	21.1%	1340–1480	$67,290	$32,297	82.6%
University of Mount Saint Vincent	Bronx	private	2,692	85.1%	1011–1178	$44,540	$21,696	56.8%
Niagara University	Niagara University	private	2,653	87.4%	1060–1235	$39,345	$17,248	74.5%
St. John Fisher University	Rochester	private	2,565	66.4%	1120–1300	$41,190	$28,945	74.2%
Vassar College	Poughkeepsie	private	2,444	18.6%	1450–1550	$71,030	$39,343	91.1%
Le Moyne College	Syracuse	private	2,439	83%	1160–1330	$40,330	$22,277	73.1%
Bard College	Annandale-On-Hudson	private	2,414	52.1%	1270–1450	$66,436	$34,649	67.6%
Utica University	Utica	private	2,278	92%	990–1250	$26,930	$19,108	56.2%
United Talmudical Seminary	Brooklyn	private	2,241			$15,000	$6,640	58.1%
Clarkson University	Potsdam	private	2,196	77.4%	1200–1390	$59,398	$30,305	74.9%
Union College	Schenectady	private	2,046	43.9%	1310–1480	$69,039	$34,561	80.4%
Hamilton College	Clinton	private	2,030	13.6%	1450–1550	$68,960	$28,985	90.6%
St Bonaventure University	Saint Bonaventure	private	2,012	81.7%	1065–1290	$41,735	$27,074	66.7%
St Lawrence University	Canton	private	1,918	54.3%	1255–1420	$65,900	$28,651	79.1%
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	Cobleskill	public	1,904	84%		$8,768	$18,701	42.3%
Nazareth University	Rochester	private	1,873	74.7%	1070–1320	$42,450	$29,357	72.8%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica	public	1,849	81.4%	1025–1370	$8,625	$14,164	55.1%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	Syracuse	public	1,839	63.3%		$9,303	$18,952	66.3%
SUNY College at Potsdam	Potsdam	public	1,823	77.7%		$8,768	$13,624	45.3%
Hobart William Smith Colleges	Geneva	private	1,786	64%	1190–1385	$65,117	$31,563	77.3%
Canisius University	Buffalo	private	1,685	72.4%		$34,500	$17,940	66.4%
St. Francis College	Brooklyn	private	1,684			$28,775	$18,129	54.6%
Wagner College	Staten Island	private	1,651	88%	1190–1290	$53,200	$28,241	65.1%
Daemen University	Amherst	private	1,643	68.3%		$35,218	$18,693	58.9%
Marymount Manhattan College	New York	private	1,577	82.6%	1105–1323	$41,870	$36,861	49%
Sarah Lawrence College	Bronxville	private	1,530	61.7%	1240–1430	$66,862	$41,437	71.3%
Alfred University	Alfred	private	1,423	73.8%	1095–1310	$41,500	$25,620	57%
Manhattanville University	Purchase	private	1,362	87.3%		$44,604	$20,991	58.4%
SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck	public	1,285	72.4%	1123–1288	$8,589	$22,367	64.4%
D'Youville University	Buffalo	private	1,258	81.4%	995–1220	$34,940	$20,433	67.5%
Russell Sage College	Troy	private	1,244	53.3%		$38,164	$22,917	56.1%
Yeshivath Viznitz	Monsey	private	1,159			$12,000	$8,929	69.3%
Roberts Wesleyan University	Rochester	private	1,149	70.6%	990–1305	$38,826	$23,130	66.7%
Mount Saint Mary College	Newburgh	private	1,148	88.9%		$43,450	$25,522	65.5%
Dominican University New York	Orangeburg	private	1,105	63.3%		$34,220	$41,832	52.5%
Hartwick College	Oneonta	private	1,087	69.6%	1070–1290	$54,962	$31,320	53.3%
St. Thomas Aquinas College	Sparkill	private	972	93.1%	880–1085	$39,450	$19,994	54%
Keuka College	Keuka Park	private	966	68.1%		$39,332	$24,338	58.4%
United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point	public	962	34.2%	1110–1300	$895	$6,174	82.4%
Hilbert College	Hamburg	private	921	97.2%		$33,740	$22,723	56.3%
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz	Brooklyn	private	863	87.4%		$8,400	$21,437	5.1%
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	private	842	20.7%	1295–1501	$46,820	$13,269	81.1%
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary	Spring Valley	private	765			$12,300	$4,543	58.8%
Houghton University	Houghton	private	753	88.7%	1170–1375	$18,430	$20,519	65.2%
Elmira College	Elmira	private	708	77%	1090–1385	$38,976	$22,386	64.7%
Villa Maria College	Buffalo	private	603	86.6%		$28,670	$13,494	31.5%
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov	Brooklyn	private	602	97.9%		$13,200	$2,840	39.2%
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science	Paul Smiths	private	579	76.5%		$33,009	$26,683	50.5%
Manhattan School of Music	New York	private	539	40.8%		$57,050	$51,754	78.3%
Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas	Brooklyn	private	515	70.1%		$10,800	$22,870	73.8%

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?

110 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 37 public and 73 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?

By acceptance rate, Columbia University (4%), New York University (7.7%), Cornell University (8.8%), Barnard College (8.8%), United States Military Academy (12.5%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in New York?

United States Merchant Marine Academy has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $895 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.