New York Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In New York Statistics

There are 491 colleges in New York - 115 public and 376 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,506 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $24,042. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,173 and the average acceptance rate is 68% 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)	491 schools (115 public, 376 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$8,777 (in-state) $51,872 (out-of-state)	$9,141 (in-state) $20,506 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$12,622 (in-state) $40,961 (out-of-state)	$12,207 (in-state) $24,042 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$33,084	$10,345
Test Scores	1,358 SAT, 31 ACT	1,173 SAT, 26 ACT
Acceptance Rate	40.40%	67.70%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	34.75%	43.87%
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 $51,872 for undergraduate programs $40,961 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in New York is 1,358 and the acceptance rate is 40.40%. 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	$60,532	$45,881	30,135	7%	1,515 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
2	Cornell University Request Info Private, 4 yearsIthaca, NY	$59,282	$49,149	23,620	11%	1,470 SAT 34 ACT	9 to 1
3	Barnard College Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$57,479	$44,539	2,744	14%	1,434 SAT 33 ACT	9 to 1
4	New York University Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$54,880	$26,276	52,775	21%	1,455 SAT 33 ACT	8 to 1
5	Hamilton College Request Info Private, 4 yearsClinton, NY	$58,510	$44,337	1,902	18%	1,445 SAT 33 ACT	9 to 1
6	Vassar College Request Info Private, 4 yearsPoughkeepsie, NY	$61,010	$49,835	2,435	25%	1,440 SAT 33 ACT	8 to 1
7	United States Military Academy Request Info Public, 4 yearsWest Point, NY	-	-	4,536	9%	1,325 SAT 31 ACT	7 to 1
8	Colgate University Request Info Private, 4 yearsHamilton, NY	$60,015	$48,742	3,054	27%	1,385 SAT 32 ACT	9 to 1
9	University of Rochester Request Info Private, 4 yearsRochester, NY	$58,241	$37,955	11,741	35%	1,420 SAT 32 ACT	10 to 1
10	Yeshiva University Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$46,475	$28,175	5,524	67%	1,275 SAT 28 ACT	7 to 1
11	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Request Info Private, 4 yearsTroy, NY	$57,012	$32,561	7,501	57%	1,400 SAT 32 ACT	17 to 1
12	Skidmore College Request Info Private, 4 yearsSaratoga Springs, NY	$58,128	$46,581	2,582	32%	1,312 SAT 29 ACT	8 to 1
13	Fordham University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBronx, NY	$55,776	$30,115	16,364	53%	1,320 SAT 30 ACT	13 to 1
14	Syracuse University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSyracuse, NY	$55,088	$27,435	21,322	69%	1,280 SAT 28 ACT	15 to 1
15	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Request Info Public, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$15,412 ($7,462)	$8,014	19,740	41%	1,265 SAT 28 ACT	20 to 1
16	The New School Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew York, NY	$50,286	$21,696	9,047	69%	1,250 SAT 28 ACT	9 to 1
17	Sarah Lawrence College Request Info Private, 4 yearsBronxville, NY	$57,520	$31,357	1,506	55%	1,315 SAT 30 ACT	10 to 1
18	St John's University-New York Request Info Private, 4 yearsQueens, NY	$44,130	$26,069	20,143	75%	1,190 SAT 26 ACT	16 to 1
19	Rochester Institute of Technology Request Info Private, 4 yearsRochester, NY	$48,028	$20,005	16,158	74%	1,320 SAT 31 ACT	13 to 1
20	Stony Brook University Request Info Public, 4 yearsStony Brook, NY	$27,761 ($10,091)	$9,880	26,782	49%	1,335 SAT 29 ACT	19 to 1
	Average	$51,872 ($8,777)	$33,084	279,611	40.40%	1,358 SAT 30.7000 ACT	11.10 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.