US CollegesColleges in New York: cost, admission and results
283 degree-granting colleges and universities in New York, with the admission rate, net price, graduation rate and earnings of each. The largest are New York University (28,663 undergraduates), University at Buffalo (20,112 undergraduates), CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (18,623 undergraduates).
New York at a glance
- Colleges on this site
- 283
- Public / private nonprofit / for-profit
- 81 / 188 / 14
- Median in-state tuition and fees
- $13,875
- Median net price a year
- $15,275
- Median admission rate
- 72%
- Median graduation rate
- 50%
- Median earnings 10 years on
- $60,260
No college in this list matches.
| College | Admission rate | Net price a year | Graduation rate | Median earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMG School of NursingBrooklyn, NY · Private for-profit | not reported | $32,221 | 78% | not reported |
| Academy for Jewish ReligionYonkers, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY · Private nonprofit | 66% | $26,646 | 71% | $80,969 |
| Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAlbany, NY · Private nonprofit | 53% | $28,425 | 29% | $128,214 |
| Albany Law SchoolAlbany, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY · Private nonprofit | 74% | $22,325 | 46% | $57,978 |
| American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral ServiceNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $21,980 | 44% | $55,710 |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 92% | $56,942 | 96% | $41,451 |
| Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira, NY · Private nonprofit | 67% | not reported | 100% | $80,698 |
| Bais Binyomin AcademyMonsey, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $15,587 | 0% | not reported |
| Bais Medrash ElyonMonsey, NY · Private nonprofit | 38% | $8,387 | 29% | not reported |
| Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkChestnut Ridge, NY · Private nonprofit | 69% | $20,662 | 40% | not reported |
| Bank Street College of EducationNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · Private nonprofit | 52% | $27,126 | 69% | $54,555 |
| Barnard CollegeNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 8.8% | $28,930 | 92% | $98,280 |
| Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminarySpring Valley, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $3,313 | 54% | $25,457 |
| Beis Medrash Heichal DovidFar Rockaway, NY · Private nonprofit | 79% | $8,953 | 42% | not reported |
| Belanger School of NursingSchenectady, NY · Private nonprofit | 0% | not reported | 75% | $88,684 |
| Berkeley College-New YorkNew York, NY · Private for-profit | not reported | $32,052 | 42% | $51,098 |
| Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 89% | $3,033 | 83% | $28,059 |
| Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher InstituteBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 90% | $6,997 | 10% | $31,045 |
| Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokMonsey, NY · Private nonprofit | 53% | $14,254 | 65% | not reported |
| Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · Public | 39% | $20,907 | 82% | $89,136 |
| Boricua CollegeNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $15,934 | 22% | $39,682 |
| Brooklyn Law SchoolBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyAlbany, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $13,963 | 27% | $37,469 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $12,430 | 17% | $37,469 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-GreeceRochester, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $13,189 | 17% | $37,469 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $14,087 | 26% | $37,469 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthLiverpool, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $11,093 | 29% | $37,469 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY · Public | 48% | $657 | 70% | $83,742 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, NY · Public | not reported | $2,955 | 24% | $47,784 |
| CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, NY · Public | not reported | $3,613 | 16% | $46,595 |
| CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY · Public | 58% | $950 | 53% | $66,519 |
| CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY · Public | 60% | $1,557 | 50% | $69,594 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY · Public | 68% | $4,766 | not reported | $69,504 |
| CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, NY · Public | not reported | $3,914 | 17% | $47,280 |
| CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY · Public | 54% | $1,051 | 59% | $70,502 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY · Public | 57% | $1,110 | 54% | $65,870 |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, NY · Public | not reported | $3,726 | 28% | $48,196 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, NY · Public | not reported | $4,184 | 24% | $48,879 |
| CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY · Public | 57% | $541 | 48% | $65,181 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NY · Public | 86% | $3,245 | 19% | $49,242 |
| CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY · Public | 80% | $2,818 | 19% | $57,019 |
| CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY · Public | 64% | $1,272 | 53% | $68,324 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, NY · Public | not reported | $2,114 | 22% | $50,546 |
| CUNY School of LawLong Island City, NY · Public | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeNew York, NY · Public | not reported | $3,091 | 20% | $49,845 |
| CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY · Public | 64% | $1,956 | 27% | $62,351 |
| Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NY · Private nonprofit | 72% | $18,178 | 61% | $63,820 |
| Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn, NY · Public | not reported | $9,115 | 43% | $45,175 |
| Central Yeshiva Beth JosephAirmont, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 87% | $22,939 | 22% | $32,205 |
| Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY · Private nonprofit | 77% | $32,137 | 72% | $92,494 |
| Clinton Community CollegePlattsburgh, NY · Public | not reported | $9,116 | 28% | $43,196 |
| Cochran School of NursingYonkers, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | $110,050 |
| Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity SchoolRochester, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · Private nonprofit | 14% | $29,409 | 89% | $96,328 |
| College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, NY · Public | 92% | $3,153 | 36% | $59,992 |
| Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 4.0% | $15,370 | 95% | $109,430 |
| Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson, NY · Public | not reported | $3,434 | 46% | $47,884 |
| Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel AleksanderBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $5,915 | 11% | not reported |
| Congregation YMHBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $11,707 | not reported | not reported |
| Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Private nonprofit | 8.8% | $33,934 | 95% | $113,531 |
| Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY · Private nonprofit | 91% | $34,731 | 50% | $57,608 |
| D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, NY · Private nonprofit | 81% | $22,038 | 62% | $74,104 |
| Daemen UniversityAmherst, NY · Private nonprofit | 68% | $19,350 | 59% | $68,139 |
| Davis CollegePottersville, NY · Private nonprofit | 56% | $18,614 | not reported | $38,696 |
| DeVry College of New YorkNew York, NY · Private for-profit | 100% | not reported | 43% | $51,716 |
| Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, NY · Private nonprofit | 63% | $25,971 | 43% | $66,205 |
| Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · Public | not reported | $9,309 | 31% | $48,927 |
| Eisek Hatorah DRachmistrivkaStaten Island, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $10,792 | 88% | not reported |
| Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular MedicineManhasset, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Elmira CollegeElmira, NY · Private nonprofit | 77% | $23,178 | 48% | $63,320 |
| Elyon CollegeBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $13,253 | 93% | not reported |
| Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, NY · Public | not reported | $11,131 | 48% | $59,509 |
| Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, NY · Public | not reported | $10,988 | 27% | $46,497 |
| Excelsior UniversityAlbany, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | $81,471 |
| Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY · Public | 63% | $6,146 | 49% | $75,278 |
| Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY · Public | 60% | $16,514 | 81% | $72,055 |
| Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, NY · Public | not reported | $13,117 | 31% | $44,547 |
| Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health SciencesGeneva, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | not reported | not reported | $44,547 |
| Five Towns CollegeDix Hills, NY · Private for-profit | 54% | $21,094 | 53% | $46,311 |
| Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · Private nonprofit | 59% | $42,760 | 81% | $92,809 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown, NY · Public | not reported | $7,704 | 38% | $44,617 |
| Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, NY · Public | not reported | $8,903 | 30% | $44,402 |
| HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public LeadershipNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY · Private nonprofit | 14% | $25,793 | 90% | $84,956 |
| Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY · Private nonprofit | 70% | $36,296 | 53% | $66,557 |
| Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Helene Fuld College of NursingNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 17% | $38,536 | not reported | $109,916 |
| Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, NY · Public | not reported | $13,103 | 36% | $45,336 |
| Hilbert CollegeHamburg, NY · Private nonprofit | 97% | $20,955 | 50% | $55,931 |
| Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY · Private nonprofit | 64% | $31,617 | 71% | $80,471 |
| Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · Private nonprofit | 68% | $30,647 | 66% | $76,540 |
| Houghton UniversityHoughton, NY · Private nonprofit | 89% | $21,959 | 62% | $52,730 |
| Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, NY · Public | not reported | $8,022 | 33% | $50,915 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY · Private nonprofit | 87% | $26,250 | 59% | $76,994 |
| Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · Private nonprofit | 69% | $33,233 | 72% | $70,258 |
| Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, NY · Public | not reported | $7,554 | 42% | $42,515 |
| Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown, NY · Public | not reported | $8,372 | 34% | $44,092 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 49% | $48,432 | 82% | $84,604 |
| Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryOssining, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $3,925 | 58% | $28,230 |
| Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, NY · Private nonprofit | 68% | $35,459 | 49% | $62,019 |
| LIM CollegeNew York, NY · Private for-profit | 96% | $41,549 | 44% | $69,579 |
| Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse, NY · Private nonprofit | 83% | $23,835 | 67% | $67,320 |
| Long Island UniversityBrookville, NY · Private nonprofit | 86% | $23,862 | 59% | $65,934 |
| Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $8,628 | 15% | $27,810 |
| Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthNew York, NY · Private for-profit | not reported | $52,349 | 42% | $42,646 |
| Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 41% | $55,613 | 77% | $50,584 |
| Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NY · Private nonprofit | 79% | $25,074 | 68% | $92,904 |
| Manhattanville UniversityPurchase, NY · Private nonprofit | 87% | $21,572 | 59% | $64,812 |
| Maria College of AlbanyAlbany, NY · Private nonprofit | 44% | $20,375 | 38% | $63,018 |
| Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit | 57% | $42,789 | 81% | $84,453 |
| Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 83% | $38,195 | 53% | $60,622 |
| Mechon L'hoyroaMonsey, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mercaz Hatorah of Belle HarborBelle Harbor, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, NY · Private nonprofit | 86% | $15,093 | 45% | $57,532 |
| Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 80% | $9,232 | 57% | $25,618 |
| Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron MeilechBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 56% | $9,285 | 60% | not reported |
| Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of AmericaNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 60% | $10,954 | 0% | not reported |
| Metropolitan College of New YorkNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 90% | $29,006 | 31% | $48,298 |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 89% | $9,256 | 57% | $53,128 |
| Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica, NY · Public | not reported | $5,717 | 38% | $45,196 |
| Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, NY · Private nonprofit | 82% | $26,735 | 69% | $86,212 |
| Monroe Community CollegeRochester, NY · Public | not reported | $4,268 | 27% | $45,443 |
| Monroe UniversityBronx, NY · Private for-profit | 68% | $13,911 | 52% | $48,327 |
| Montefiore School of NursingMount Vernon, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY · Private nonprofit | 89% | $26,680 | 55% | $75,320 |
| Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | $117,228 |
| Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, NY · Public | not reported | $8,506 | 23% | $53,866 |
| Nazareth UniversityRochester, NY · Private nonprofit | 75% | $30,265 | 73% | $61,794 |
| New York Academy of ArtNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| New York College of Health ProfessionsSyosset, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | 32% | $39,854 |
| New York College of Podiatric MedicineNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| New York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineMineola, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | $38,810 |
| New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY · Private nonprofit | 81% | $22,613 | 59% | $77,833 |
| New York Law SchoolNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| New York Medical CollegeValhalla, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| New York SeminaryBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 76% | $13,836 | 90% | not reported |
| New York UniversityNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 9.2% | $35,737 | 88% | $90,957 |
| Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, NY · Public | not reported | $8,745 | 36% | $45,912 |
| Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY · Private nonprofit | 87% | $17,246 | 63% | $60,491 |
| North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake, NY · Public | not reported | $12,639 | 33% | $46,871 |
| Northeast College of Health SciencesSeneca Falls, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northeastern SeminaryRochester, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ohel Margulia SeminaryMonsey, NY · Private nonprofit | 96% | $9,844 | 99% | not reported |
| Ohr Hameir Theological SeminaryPeekskill, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, NY · Public | not reported | $5,201 | 29% | $46,041 |
| Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown, NY · Public | not reported | $7,121 | 24% | $51,507 |
| Pace UniversityNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 76% | $30,721 | 56% | $77,411 |
| Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, NY · Private nonprofit | 77% | $23,753 | 46% | $52,012 |
| Plaza CollegeForest Hills, NY · Private for-profit | 30% | $26,326 | 68% | $36,831 |
| Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalEast Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit | 78% | $21,278 | 60% | $79,747 |
| Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 73% | $48,876 | 74% | $63,115 |
| Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 94% | $4,647 | 41% | not reported |
| Rabbinical College Beth ShragaMonsey, NY · Private nonprofit | 92% | $16,709 | 41% | not reported |
| Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $8,358 | 77% | $33,293 |
| Rabbinical College Ohr YisroelBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $4,532 | 33% | not reported |
| Rabbinical College of Long IslandLong Beach, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $10,100 | 39% | not reported |
| Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $33,034 | 45% | $23,663 |
| Rabbinical Seminary of AmericaFlushing, NY · Private nonprofit | 98% | $7,309 | 45% | $94,782 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · Private nonprofit | 63% | $32,758 | 80% | $113,011 |
| Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, NY · Private nonprofit | 71% | $23,239 | 39% | $64,154 |
| Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY · Private nonprofit | 67% | $37,405 | 70% | $84,700 |
| Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, NY · Public | not reported | $6,348 | 29% | $55,553 |
| Russell Sage CollegeTroy, NY · Private nonprofit | 53% | $21,084 | 59% | $61,760 |
| SUNY AdirondackQueensbury, NY · Public | not reported | $11,310 | 34% | $46,836 |
| SUNY BrockportBrockport, NY · Public | 71% | $17,315 | 50% | $60,028 |
| SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, NY · Public | not reported | $10,036 | 26% | $45,622 |
| SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, NY · Public | 73% | $10,886 | 34% | $55,028 |
| SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, NY · Public | 66% | $18,952 | 70% | $70,405 |
| SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, NY · Public | 78% | $13,628 | 55% | $53,699 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, NY · Public | 84% | $19,526 | 45% | $49,814 |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY · Public | 63% | $18,375 | 72% | $64,530 |
| SUNY College of OptometryNew York, NY · Public | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, NY · Public | 76% | $14,079 | 53% | $56,988 |
| SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, NY · Public | 92% | $12,696 | 37% | $51,652 |
| SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, NY · Public | 89% | $17,334 | 46% | $56,230 |
| SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning, NY · Public | not reported | $7,813 | 36% | $43,356 |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityBrooklyn, NY · Public | not reported | not reported | not reported | $121,614 |
| SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY · Public | 72% | $22,888 | 54% | $100,966 |
| SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, NY · Public | 92% | $16,184 | 29% | $50,931 |
| SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY · Public | 84% | $8,991 | 43% | $65,583 |
| SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY · Public | 70% | $18,369 | 66% | $66,840 |
| SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY · Public | 81% | $12,893 | 56% | $73,261 |
| SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, NY · Public | not reported | $7,291 | 25% | $52,109 |
| SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY · Public | 78% | $15,275 | 55% | $56,849 |
| SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, NY · Public | 74% | $19,338 | 61% | $53,737 |
| Saint Elizabeth College of NursingUtica, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $22,335 | 100% | $84,614 |
| Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological SeminaryYonkers, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Samaritan Hospital School of NursingTroy, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $31,306 | 50% | $84,623 |
| Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY · Private nonprofit | 62% | $37,096 | 66% | $55,075 |
| Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, NY · Public | not reported | $6,689 | 28% | $44,042 |
| School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY · Private for-profit | 93% | $59,593 | 78% | $52,320 |
| Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical CollegeLawrence, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | 0% | $56,426 |
| Siena UniversityLoudonville, NY · Private nonprofit | 69% | $33,934 | 75% | $80,879 |
| Simon's Rock at Bard CollegeBarrytown, NY · Private nonprofit | 96% | $32,772 | 59% | $54,555 |
| Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · Private nonprofit | 21% | $31,829 | 82% | $79,268 |
| Sotheby's Institute of Art-NYNew York, NY · Private for-profit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| St Bernard's School of Theology and MinistryRochester, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure, NY · Private nonprofit | 82% | $27,673 | 69% | $66,448 |
| St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY · Private nonprofit | 54% | $31,355 | 79% | $74,500 |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensRego Park, NY · Private for-profit | not reported | $23,589 | 48% | $91,518 |
| St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandStaten Island, NY · Private for-profit | not reported | $40,011 | 58% | $66,402 |
| St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $17,300 | 51% | $66,961 |
| St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, NY · Private nonprofit | 66% | $29,743 | 74% | $76,156 |
| St. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY · Private nonprofit | 83% | $24,508 | 69% | $77,281 |
| St. Joseph's College of NursingSyracuse, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | not reported | 0% | $92,298 |
| St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 72% | $18,853 | 68% | $69,712 |
| St. Peter's Hospital College of NursingAlbany, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $17,243 | not reported | $83,862 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NY · Private nonprofit | 93% | $21,253 | 53% | $65,466 |
| State University of New York at CortlandCortland, NY · Public | 60% | $22,125 | 72% | $67,781 |
| State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY · Public | 62% | $19,499 | 69% | $65,774 |
| State University of New York at OswegoOswego, NY · Public | 81% | $16,300 | 58% | $63,727 |
| State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY · Public | 78% | $15,606 | 56% | $61,867 |
| Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · Public | 49% | $18,902 | 77% | $83,232 |
| Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, NY · Public | not reported | $5,315 | 28% | $54,024 |
| Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake, NY · Public | not reported | $1,800 | 26% | $42,502 |
| Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesNew York, NY · Private for-profit | not reported | $32,288 | 79% | $41,065 |
| Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · Private nonprofit | 46% | $43,336 | 81% | $85,054 |
| Talmudical Institute of Upstate New YorkRochester, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $4,183 | 100% | not reported |
| Talmudical Seminary Oholei TorahBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 77% | $9,725 | 22% | $29,313 |
| Talmudical Seminary of BobovBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 98% | $5,091 | 50% | $19,545 |
| Teachers College at Columbia UniversityNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | $62,571 |
| The College of WestchesterWhite Plains, NY · Private for-profit | 94% | $17,774 | 45% | $46,746 |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 21% | $12,999 | 82% | $76,895 |
| The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 9.2% | $41,799 | 91% | $43,638 |
| The New SchoolNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 63% | $48,163 | 68% | $64,471 |
| The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, NY · Public | not reported | $13,637 | 30% | $45,258 |
| Torah Temimah Talmudical SeminaryStaten Island, NY · Private nonprofit | 56% | $17,763 | 0% | not reported |
| Touro UniversityNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 61% | $28,433 | 67% | $57,553 |
| Trocaire CollegeBuffalo, NY · Private nonprofit | 97% | $24,796 | 26% | $62,554 |
| Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, NY · Public | not reported | $4,351 | 37% | $45,521 |
| Union CollegeSchenectady, NY · Private nonprofit | 44% | $28,128 | 81% | $95,269 |
| Union Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY · Public | 34% | $1,516 | 78% | $103,283 |
| United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY · Public | 12% | not reported | 86% | not reported |
| United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $9,053 | 50% | $23,315 |
| University at AlbanyAlbany, NY · Public | 69% | $18,266 | 63% | $72,751 |
| University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Public | 74% | $21,775 | 73% | $75,679 |
| University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, NY · Private nonprofit | 85% | $19,758 | 52% | $70,998 |
| University of RochesterRochester, NY · Private nonprofit | 40% | $34,347 | 83% | $88,358 |
| Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY · Public | not reported | not reported | not reported | $95,243 |
| Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $5,694 | 71% | $31,810 |
| Utica UniversityUtica, NY · Private nonprofit | 92% | $24,195 | 54% | $69,651 |
| Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit | 19% | $36,924 | 89% | $75,532 |
| Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $37,598 | 43% | $72,038 |
| Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo, NY · Private nonprofit | 87% | $12,863 | 32% | $38,993 |
| Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY · Private nonprofit | 88% | $30,038 | 62% | $84,179 |
| Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY · Private nonprofit | 14% | $14,510 | 88% | not reported |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | $113,531 |
| Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical CollegeMonsey, NY · Private nonprofit | 37% | $9,068 | 4% | $28,704 |
| Yeshiva Derech ChaimBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 88% | $7,436 | 55% | not reported |
| Yeshiva Gedola Amidei DgirsaBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $7,392 | 25% | $25,247 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser TorahMonsey, NY · Private nonprofit | 52% | $7,511 | 25% | not reported |
| Yeshiva Karlin StolinBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $6,447 | 4% | $33,847 |
| Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 74% | $9,732 | 25% | not reported |
| Yeshiva Ohr NaftoliNew Windsor, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $12,987 | 17% | not reported |
| Yeshiva Ohr YisraelBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 50% | not reported | 20% | not reported |
| Yeshiva Shaar EphraimMonsey, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $10,470 | 6% | not reported |
| Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandSuffern, NY · Private nonprofit | 37% | $8,836 | 43% | $69,239 |
| Yeshiva Sholom ShachnaBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $7,844 | 24% | not reported |
| Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY · Private nonprofit | 56% | $49,210 | 87% | $77,098 |
| Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $5,737 | 36% | not reported |
| Yeshiva Zichron AryehFar Rockaway, NY · Private nonprofit | 25% | not reported | 0% | not reported |
| Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical SeminaryFar Rockaway, NY · Private nonprofit | 92% | $8,146 | 9% | not reported |
| Yeshiva of KashoBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $9,021 | 16% | not reported |
| Yeshiva of Machzikai HadasBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 70% | $14,533 | 68% | $25,792 |
| Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical CollegeChester, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $11,908 | 25% | $32,062 |
| Yeshiva of OceanGreenfield Park, NY · Private nonprofit | 36% | $8,569 | 43% | not reported |
| Yeshiva of the Telshe AlumniRiverdale, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $7,816 | 0% | not reported |
| Yeshivas NovominskBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 90% | $4,410 | 81% | not reported |
| Yeshivas Sanz KlauzenburgBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $9,193 | 40% | not reported |
| Yeshivat Hechal ShemuelBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | 100% | $6,828 | not reported | not reported |
| Yeshivath Shaar HatorahKew Gardens, NY · Private nonprofit | 72% | $16,217 | 46% | not reported |
| Yeshivath ViznitzMonsey, NY · Private nonprofit | not reported | $10,421 | 57% | $20,032 |
| Yeshivath Zichron MosheSouth Fallsburg, NY · Private nonprofit | 30% | $9,476 | 100% | $19,092 |
"Not reported" means the Department of Education has no figure, often because the college is small, new, or does not take first-time students. Medians are the middle value of the colleges listed here.
The colleges of New York in brief
Of the 283 colleges listed for New York, 81 are public, 188 are private nonprofit and 14 are private for-profit. By level, 167 mainly award bachelor's degrees, 89 mainly award two-year associate degrees and 27 mainly award graduate degrees. Together they teach about 775,651 undergraduates, 58% of them at public colleges. The three largest, New York University, University at Buffalo and CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College, hold 9% of the total, and the middle-sized college has 1,272 undergraduates. The towns with the most colleges are New York (46), Brooklyn (41) and Rochester (11).
What college costs in New York
At the public colleges, the median published tuition and fees are $7,332 a year for students from New York and $13,572 for students from elsewhere. At the private nonprofit colleges the median is $20,616. Published prices are not what most families pay. Counting colleges with at least 300 undergraduates, the lowest average net price after grants is at CUNY Lehman College ($541) and CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ($657) and the highest at School of Visual Arts ($59,593) and Manhattan School of Music ($55,613). The median net price across the state, $15,275, is 12% below the national median of $17,357.
Getting in
172 of the 283 colleges report an admission rate. The hardest to get into are Columbia University in the City of New York (4.0% admitted), Cornell University (8.8% admitted) and Barnard College (8.8% admitted). 93 of them admit at least seven applicants in ten. 72 colleges have an open admission policy and report no rate: they do not turn applicants away on grades or test scores.
Finishing and earning
Among colleges with at least 300 undergraduates, the highest share of students finishing their course is at Columbia University in the City of New York (95%), Cornell University (95%) and Barnard College (92%). The median graduation rate of the state's colleges is 50%, against 49% for the country. Ten years after starting, former students with federal aid earn the most at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ($128,214), Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing ($117,228) and Cornell University ($113,531). The state median for that measure is $60,260, 13% above the national $53,132. Students who finish leave with a median federal loan debt of $19,500 (national median $19,994). Earnings follow the subjects a college teaches as much as its quality, so compare like with like.
Questions about colleges in New York
How many colleges are there in New York?
This site lists 283 open, degree-granting colleges and universities in New York, out of 3,161 on the whole site. Schools that mainly give short certificates are not counted.
What is the largest college in New York?
New York University in New York, with about 28,663 undergraduate students.
Which college in New York has the lowest net price?
Among colleges with at least 300 undergraduates, CUNY Lehman College: students with federal aid paid an average of $541 a year after grants. Students from other states or countries usually pay more.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.