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Colleges in New York - Acceptance Rates, Costs & Salaries

366 colleges in New York with acceptance rates, net prices, SAT scores and graduate salaries. Compare the largest institutions side by side.

Colleges in New York: Costs, Admission Rates & Salaries

366 institutions tracked in New York. Average net price across the state is $17,693/year, the average admission rate is 69%, and the strongest graduate earnings reach $131,426. The largest 100 colleges are listed below with real College Scorecard data.

CollegeCitySizeAcceptanceNet priceSalary (10yr)
University at BuffaloBuffalo20,11274%$20,995$70,814
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York18,623N/A$4,976$42,306
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook18,10149%$18,784$74,502
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York16,28954%$2,984$63,163
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York16,15448%$3,033$75,971
Cornell UniversityIthaca15,9959%$28,690$104,043
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse15,47746%$38,793$79,164
Binghamton UniversityVestal14,65539%$21,620$80,596
Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden14,218N/A$5,258$49,907
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn13,58080%$5,127$49,365
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester13,21567%$34,906$76,571
University at AlbanyAlbany12,56469%$17,167$67,979
CUNY Queens CollegeQueens12,55064%$4,195$62,763
CUNY City CollegeNew York12,50560%$3,776$66,039
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York11,59057%$3,203$56,195
Excelsior UniversityAlbany11,550N/AN/A$78,493
CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City11,254N/A$6,120$41,653
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx10,69657%$3,148$58,013
Nassau Community CollegeGarden City10,630N/A$7,095$48,248
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn10,54358%$3,103$60,752
Fordham UniversityBronx10,51259%$44,338$85,569
College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island9,65792%$5,579$53,501
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale9,55263%$10,867$69,781
St. John's University-New YorkQueens9,47783%$29,999$69,571
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York8,9734%$21,590$102,491
CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside8,940N/A$4,458$44,214
Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park8,841N/A$15,187$32,568
SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla8,078N/A$9,373$46,822
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn7,670N/A$5,606$42,621
Pace UniversityNew York7,66576%$30,892$70,378
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York7,63760%$19,095$62,696
Monroe Community CollegeRochester7,623N/A$6,353$40,174
Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs7,585N/A$11,676$54,080
The New SchoolNew York6,56363%$58,741$52,901
Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy6,499N/A$8,501$45,460
Hofstra UniversityHempstead6,48868%$34,176$69,039
University of RochesterRochester6,33140%$29,278$79,042
Erie Community CollegeBuffalo6,099N/A$7,765$41,228
State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz6,08662%$18,809$58,073
CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx5,964N/A$4,462$41,307
State University of New York at CortlandCortland5,90160%$22,345$60,236
SUNY BrockportBrockport5,78471%$16,353$54,496
Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry5,73586%$14,072$52,055
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy5,71463%$36,228$102,051
Monroe UniversityBronx5,70168%$14,522$41,236
Long Island UniversityBrookville5,52086%$33,062$59,950
State University of New York at OswegoOswego5,47381%$16,236$57,566
Adelphi UniversityGarden City5,27666%$30,783$75,482
Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie5,18257%$41,544$77,819
SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo5,09773%$11,346$52,334
CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx4,900N/A$5,297$40,485
SUNY OneontaOneonta4,64370%$19,158$60,386
Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse4,456N/A$8,562$41,190
United States Military AcademyWest Point4,40812%N/AN/A
CUNY York CollegeJamaica4,34564%$4,456$56,945
Ithaca CollegeIthaca4,24269%$33,926$63,548
SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury4,16284%$11,282$58,526
Touro UniversityNew York4,04061%$29,627$53,419
Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown3,989N/A$6,794$44,117
Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn3,91073%$52,659$54,295
SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo3,86966%$18,211$67,316
Rockland Community CollegeSuffern3,834N/A$11,282$50,243
Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie3,824N/A$10,065$43,929
State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh3,76978%$17,156$56,403
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred3,56376%$15,016$50,445
New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury3,44081%$22,443$70,080
Siena UniversityLoudonville3,40969%$33,733$76,079
Barnard CollegeNew York3,2649%$28,800$80,516
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York3,25468%N/A$65,991
School of Visual ArtsNew York3,24493%$57,914$46,459
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn3,23386%$5,718$46,498
SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase3,19774%$18,913$45,092
Colgate UniversityHamilton3,18014%$28,786$85,139
Molloy UniversityRockville Centre3,16282%$24,347$77,789
St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn3,14472%$19,035$63,905
Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn3,084N/A$6,876$42,285
SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton3,055N/A$8,940$39,710
Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park3,01191%$36,113$47,475
Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua2,980N/A$13,898$40,054
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe2,957N/A$4,156$31,853
Iona UniversityNew Rochelle2,95187%$29,188$73,595
Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica2,950N/A$8,987$39,850
Yeshiva UniversityNew York2,85256%$49,965$71,353
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi2,84389%$17,225$51,629
SUNY at FredoniaFredonia2,75578%$15,897$54,247
Manhattan UniversityRiverdale2,74479%$27,256$86,316
SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton2,74192%$15,268$47,860
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs2,69421%$32,297$69,363
University of Mount Saint VincentBronx2,69285%$21,696$65,756
Niagara UniversityNiagara University2,65387%$17,248$56,196
St. John Fisher UniversityRochester2,56566%$28,945$66,944
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie2,44419%$39,343$71,366
Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse2,43983%$22,277$62,731
Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson2,41452%$34,649$46,543
Utica UniversityUtica2,27892%$19,108$63,277
United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn2,241N/A$6,640$25,113
Clarkson UniversityPotsdam2,19677%$30,305$89,696
Union CollegeSchenectady2,04644%$34,561$88,604
Hamilton CollegeClinton2,03014%$28,985$78,411
St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure2,01282%$27,074$57,214

Choosing a college in New York

Start with net price rather than sticker tuition, then compare graduate earnings in your intended field. In-state public universities usually offer the lowest net price for state residents; private institutions can compete through generous aid packages. Use the College Finder to filter by your annual budget, or model the payoff in the Degree ROI Simulator.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. US Colleges in New York - snapshot data, verify current figures on official sites.