New York Best Colleges Comparison
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Top 20 colleges in New York | All colleges in New York | |
---|---|---|
Number of Schools | 20 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 Scores | 1,426 SAT, 32 ACT | 1,236 SAT, 27 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 37.13% | 69.85% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 34.83% | 46.39% |
Population | 296,411 | 1,170,605 |
Undergraduate | 185,177 | 910,688 |
Graduate | 111,234 | 259,917 |
Graduation Rate | 83.20% | 60.41% |
Transfer-out Rate | 7.85% | 24.36% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 10.90 to 1 | 13.95 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 | $65,508 | $46,156 | 34,782 | 4% | 1,530 SAT 35 ACT |
6 to 1 |
2 | Cornell UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsIthaca, NY | $63,200 | $52,178 | 25,898 | 7% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT |
9 to 1 |
3 | Barnard CollegePrivate, 4-yearsNew York, NY | $62,525 | $40,543 | 3,442 | 9% | 1,505 SAT 33 ACT |
10 to 1 |
4 | New York UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsNew York, NY | $58,168 | $24,636 | 59,144 | 12% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
5 | Hamilton CollegePrivate, 4-yearsClinton, NY | $62,670 | $46,472 | 2,072 | 12% | 1,490 SAT 34 ACT |
9 to 1 |
6 | Vassar CollegePrivate, 4-yearsPoughkeepsie, NY | $64,800 | $47,819 | 2,459 | 19% | 1,490 SAT 33 ACT |
7 to 1 |
7 | United States Military AcademyPublic, 4-yearsWest Point, NY | - | - | 4,594 | 11% | 1,320 SAT 31 ACT |
7 to 1 |
8 | Colgate UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsHamilton, NY | $64,290 | $50,741 | 3,141 | 12% | 1,480 SAT 33 ACT |
9 to 1 |
9 | University of RochesterPrivate, 4-yearsRochester, NY | $61,678 | $36,609 | 12,197 | 39% | 1,470 SAT 33 ACT |
9 to 1 |
10 | Yeshiva UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsNew York, NY | $48,800 | $28,803 | 6,056 | 63% | 1,400 SAT 31 ACT |
7 to 1 |
11 | Rensselaer Polytechnic InstitutePrivate, 4-yearsTroy, NY | $60,074 | $34,037 | 6,968 | 65% | 1,450 SAT 33 ACT |
12 to 1 |
12 | Skidmore CollegePrivate, 4-yearsSaratoga Springs, NY | $62,248 | $46,566 | 2,758 | 26% | 1,390 SAT 31 ACT |
8 to 1 |
13 | Fordham UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsBronx, NY | $58,082 | $31,960 | 16,556 | 54% | 1,400 SAT 32 ACT |
14 to 1 |
14 | Syracuse UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsSyracuse, NY | $60,135 | $28,585 | 22,698 | 52% | 1,350 SAT 30 ACT |
15 to 1 |
15 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegePublic, 4-yearsNew York, NY | $15,414 ($7,464) |
$7,891 | 19,854 | 50% | - | 19 to 1 |
16 | The New SchoolPrivate, 4-yearsNew York, NY | $54,371 | $17,837 | 10,108 | 57% | - | 10 to 1 |
17 | Sarah Lawrence CollegePrivate, 4-yearsBronxville, NY | $61,234 | $32,151 | 1,696 | 50% | 1,350 SAT 30 ACT |
11 to 1 |
18 | St. John's University-New YorkPrivate, 4-yearsQueens, NY | $47,360 | $27,706 | 19,663 | 85% | 1,210 SAT 27 ACT |
16 to 1 |
19 | Rochester Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-yearsRochester, NY | $53,538 | $24,081 | 16,615 | 67% | 1,360 SAT 31 ACT |
13 to 1 |
20 | Stony Brook UniversityPublic, 4-yearsStony Brook, NY | $28,480 ($10,560) |
$10,049 | 25,710 | 49% | 1,410 SAT 31 ACT |
19 to 1 |
Average | $55,399 ($9,012) |
$33,412 | 296,411 | 37.13% | 1,426 SAT 32.0000 ACT |
10.90 to 1 |