New York Best Colleges Comparison

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Colleges In New York Statistics

There are 523 colleges in New York - 116 public and 407 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,983 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $25,027. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,236 and the average acceptance rate is 70% for New York Best Colleges Comparison.
The 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.
2021-2022 Colleges In New York Statistics
Top 20 colleges in New YorkAll colleges in New York
Number of Schools20 schools
(3 public, 17 private)
523 schools
(116 public, 407 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$9,012 (in-state)
$55,399 (out-of-state)
$9,465 (in-state)
$20,983 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$12,698 (in-state)
$42,501 (out-of-state)
$12,252 (in-state)
$25,027 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$33,412$10,690
Test Scores1,426 SAT, 32 ACT 1,236 SAT, 27 ACT
Acceptance Rate37.13% 69.85%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)34.83% 46.39%
Population296,4111,170,605
Undergraduate185,177910,688
Graduate111,234259,917
Graduation Rate83.20%60.41%
Transfer-out Rate7.85%24.36%
Students to Faculty Ratio10.90 to 113.95 to 1

Top Colleges In New York Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in New York for academic year 2021-2022. 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 2023 average tuition & fees is $55,399 for undergraduate programs $42,501 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in New York is 1,426 and the acceptance rate is 37.13%. The average students to faculty ratio is 10.90 to 1 for top colleges in New York. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2021-2022 Top colleges in New York Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Columbia University in the City of New York
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Private, 4-yearsNew York, NY
$65,508 $46,156 34,7824% 1,530 SAT
35 ACT
6 to 1
2 Cornell University
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Private, 4-yearsIthaca, NY
$63,200 $52,178 25,8987% 1,530 SAT
34 ACT
9 to 1
3 Barnard College
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Private, 4-yearsNew York, NY
$62,525 $40,543 3,4429% 1,505 SAT
33 ACT
10 to 1
4 New York University
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Private, 4-yearsNew York, NY
$58,168 $24,636 59,14412% 1,530 SAT
34 ACT
8 to 1
5 Hamilton College
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Private, 4-yearsClinton, NY
$62,670 $46,472 2,07212% 1,490 SAT
34 ACT
9 to 1
6 Vassar College
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Private, 4-yearsPoughkeepsie, NY
$64,800 $47,819 2,45919% 1,490 SAT
33 ACT
7 to 1
7 United States Military Academy
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Public, 4-yearsWest Point, NY
- - 4,59411% 1,320 SAT
31 ACT
7 to 1
8 Colgate University
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Private, 4-yearsHamilton, NY
$64,290 $50,741 3,14112% 1,480 SAT
33 ACT
9 to 1
9 University of Rochester
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Private, 4-yearsRochester, NY
$61,678 $36,609 12,19739% 1,470 SAT
33 ACT
9 to 1
10 Yeshiva University
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Private, 4-yearsNew York, NY
$48,800 $28,803 6,05663% 1,400 SAT
31 ACT
7 to 1
11 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Private, 4-yearsTroy, NY
$60,074 $34,037 6,96865% 1,450 SAT
33 ACT
12 to 1
12 Skidmore College
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Private, 4-yearsSaratoga Springs, NY
$62,248 $46,566 2,75826% 1,390 SAT
31 ACT
8 to 1
13 Fordham University
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Private, 4-yearsBronx, NY
$58,082 $31,960 16,55654% 1,400 SAT
32 ACT
14 to 1
14 Syracuse University
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Private, 4-yearsSyracuse, NY
$60,135 $28,585 22,69852% 1,350 SAT
30 ACT
15 to 1
15 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
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Public, 4-yearsNew York, NY
$15,414
($7,464)
$7,891 19,85450% - 19 to 1
16 The New School
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Private, 4-yearsNew York, NY
$54,371 $17,837 10,10857% - 10 to 1
17 Sarah Lawrence College
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Private, 4-yearsBronxville, NY
$61,234 $32,151 1,69650% 1,350 SAT
30 ACT
11 to 1
18 St. John's University-New York
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Private, 4-yearsQueens, NY
$47,360 $27,706 19,66385% 1,210 SAT
27 ACT
16 to 1
19 Rochester Institute of Technology
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Private, 4-yearsRochester, NY
$53,538 $24,081 16,61567% 1,360 SAT
31 ACT
13 to 1
20 Stony Brook University
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Public, 4-yearsStony Brook, NY
$28,480
($10,560)
$10,049 25,71049% 1,410 SAT
31 ACT
19 to 1
Average$55,399
($9,012)
$33,412 296,41137.13% 1,426 SAT
32.0000 ACT
10.90 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022