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