New York Best Colleges Comparison

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 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

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^*	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	$65,508	$46,156	34,782	4%	1,530 SAT 35 ACT	6 to 1
2	Cornell University Request Info Private, 4-yearsIthaca, NY	$63,200	$52,178	25,898	7%	1,530 SAT 34 ACT	9 to 1
3	Barnard College Request Info Private, 4-yearsNew York, NY	$62,525	$40,543	3,442	9%	1,505 SAT 33 ACT	10 to 1
4	New York University Request Info Private, 4-yearsNew York, NY	$58,168	$24,636	59,144	12%	1,530 SAT 34 ACT	8 to 1
5	Hamilton College Request Info Private, 4-yearsClinton, NY	$62,670	$46,472	2,072	12%	1,490 SAT 34 ACT	9 to 1
6	Vassar College Request Info Private, 4-yearsPoughkeepsie, NY	$64,800	$47,819	2,459	19%	1,490 SAT 33 ACT	7 to 1
7	United States Military Academy Request Info Public, 4-yearsWest Point, NY	-	-	4,594	11%	1,320 SAT 31 ACT	7 to 1
8	Colgate University Request Info Private, 4-yearsHamilton, NY	$64,290	$50,741	3,141	12%	1,480 SAT 33 ACT	9 to 1
9	University of Rochester Request Info Private, 4-yearsRochester, NY	$61,678	$36,609	12,197	39%	1,470 SAT 33 ACT	9 to 1
10	Yeshiva University Request Info Private, 4-yearsNew York, NY	$48,800	$28,803	6,056	63%	1,400 SAT 31 ACT	7 to 1
11	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Request Info Private, 4-yearsTroy, NY	$60,074	$34,037	6,968	65%	1,450 SAT 33 ACT	12 to 1
12	Skidmore College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSaratoga Springs, NY	$62,248	$46,566	2,758	26%	1,390 SAT 31 ACT	8 to 1
13	Fordham University Request Info Private, 4-yearsBronx, NY	$58,082	$31,960	16,556	54%	1,400 SAT 32 ACT	14 to 1
14	Syracuse University Request Info Private, 4-yearsSyracuse, NY	$60,135	$28,585	22,698	52%	1,350 SAT 30 ACT	15 to 1
15	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Request Info Public, 4-yearsNew York, NY	$15,414 ($7,464)	$7,891	19,854	50%	-	19 to 1
16	The New School Request Info Private, 4-yearsNew York, NY	$54,371	$17,837	10,108	57%	-	10 to 1
17	Sarah Lawrence College Request Info Private, 4-yearsBronxville, NY	$61,234	$32,151	1,696	50%	1,350 SAT 30 ACT	11 to 1
18	St. John's University-New York Request Info Private, 4-yearsQueens, NY	$47,360	$27,706	19,663	85%	1,210 SAT 27 ACT	16 to 1
19	Rochester Institute of Technology Request Info Private, 4-yearsRochester, NY	$53,538	$24,081	16,615	67%	1,360 SAT 31 ACT	13 to 1
20	Stony Brook University Request Info Public, 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

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.