New York Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In New York Statistics

There are 495 colleges in New York - 115 public and 380 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,773 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $24,499. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,200 and the average acceptance rate is 70% for New York Best Colleges Comparison.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in New York. You may want to check more statistics and compare all New York colleges at New York Statistics page.

2019-2020 Colleges In New York Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in New York	All colleges in New York
Number of Schools	20 schools (3 public, 17 private)	495 schools (115 public, 380 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$8,960 (in-state) $53,546 (out-of-state)	$9,302 (in-state) $20,773 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$12,645 (in-state) $41,728 (out-of-state)	$12,295 (in-state) $24,499 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$33,084	$10,345
Test Scores	1,385 SAT, 31 ACT	1,200 SAT, 27 ACT
Acceptance Rate	38.90%	69.82%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	34.05%	44.79%
Population	279,611	1,227,879
Undergraduate	177,678	974,141
Graduate	101,933	253,738
Graduation Rate	82.55%	61.12%
Transfer-out Rate	8.85%	23.84%
Students to Faculty Ratio	11.10 to 1	14.41 to 1

Top Colleges In New York Comparison

Next table lists the top 20 colleges in New York for academic year 2019-2020. Columbia University in the City of New York ranked top in the New York Best Colleges Comparison and Cornell University and Barnard College follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $53,546 for undergraduate programs $41,728 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in New York is 1,385 and the acceptance rate is 38.90%. The average students to faculty ratio is 11.10 to 1 for top colleges in New York. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in New York Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Columbia University in the City of New York Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$63,530	$45,881	30,135	4%	1,520 SAT 35 ACT	6 to 1
2	Cornell University Request Info Private, 4 yearsIthaca, NY	$61,015	$49,149	23,620	9%	1,505 SAT 34 ACT	9 to 1
3	Barnard College Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$59,687	$44,539	2,744	11%	1,488 SAT 33 ACT	9 to 1
4	New York University Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$56,500	$26,276	52,775	13%	1,510 SAT 34 ACT	8 to 1
5	Hamilton College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClinton, NY	$59,970	$44,337	1,902	14%	1,475 SAT 34 ACT	9 to 1
6	Vassar College Request Info Private, 4 yearsPoughkeepsie, NY	$62,870	$49,835	2,435	20%	1,480 SAT 33 ACT	8 to 1
7	United States Military Academy Request Info Public, 4 yearsWest Point, NY	-	-	4,536	11%	1,320 SAT 31 ACT	7 to 1
8	Colgate University Request Info Private, 4 yearsHamilton, NY	$61,966	$48,742	3,054	17%	1,425 SAT 33 ACT	9 to 1
9	University of Rochester Request Info Private, 4 yearsRochester, NY	$59,378	$37,955	11,741	41%	1,445 SAT 33 ACT	10 to 1
10	Yeshiva University Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$47,500	$28,175	5,524	63%	1,275 SAT 28 ACT	7 to 1
11	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Request Info Private, 4 yearsTroy, NY	$58,526	$32,561	7,501	53%	1,440 SAT 33 ACT	17 to 1
12	Skidmore College Request Info Private, 4 yearsSaratoga Springs, NY	$58,128	$46,581	2,582	31%	1,355 SAT 31 ACT	8 to 1
13	Fordham University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBronx, NY	$56,161	$30,115	16,364	53%	1,320 SAT 30 ACT	13 to 1
14	Syracuse University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSyracuse, NY	$57,591	$27,435	21,322	59%	1,310 SAT 30 ACT	15 to 1
15	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Request Info Public, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$15,414 ($7,464)	$8,014	19,740	51%	1,265 SAT 28 ACT	20 to 1
16	The New School Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$52,494	$21,696	9,047	66%	1,250 SAT 28 ACT	9 to 1
17	Sarah Lawrence College Request Info Private, 4 yearsBronxville, NY	$59,470	$31,357	1,506	58%	1,365 SAT 31 ACT	10 to 1
18	St. John's University-New York Request Info Private, 4 yearsQueens, NY	$46,050	$26,069	20,143	85%	1,205 SAT 26 ACT	16 to 1
19	Rochester Institute of Technology Request Info Private, 4 yearsRochester, NY	$52,756	$20,005	16,158	71%	1,360 SAT 31 ACT	13 to 1
20	Stony Brook University Request Info Public, 4 yearsStony Brook, NY	$28,375 ($10,455)	$9,880	26,782	48%	1,390 SAT 31 ACT	19 to 1
	Average	$53,546 ($8,960)	$33,084	279,611	38.90%	1,385 SAT 31.3500 ACT	11.10 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.