For 166 New York colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 68.19%. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $29,896 and the average SAT score is 1259.
5 New York colleges' acceptance rates are under 10%, which is very low, and 5 colleges' rates are between 10% to 20%, also low rate.96 New York colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.
The following table shows the number of New York colleges by acceptance rate and school type.
| Acceptance Rate Range | Total | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower than 10% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10% - 20% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 20% - 30% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30% - 40% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 40% - 50% | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 50% - 60% | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| 60% - 70% | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| Higher than 70% | 96 | 20 | 76 |
| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | SAT Score | Tuition & Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bais Binyomin AcademyMonsey, NY | 78.79% | 33 | 26 | 24 | - | $9,450 |
| Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY | 78.00% | 17,111 | 13,263 | 1,377 | 1210 | $47,290 |
| Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAlbany, NY | 58.99% | 2,292 | 1,354 | 134 | 1270 | $40,025 |
| Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY | 48.00% | 7,761 | 3,751 | 432 | 1190 | $39,530 |
| American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNew York, NY | 25.00% | 6,580 | 1,626 | 387 | - | $45,560 |
| Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsBrooklyn, NY | 100.00% | 97 | 97 | 89 | - | $9,700 |
| Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY | 52.01% | 6,628 | 3,466 | 402 | 1370 | $63,612 |
| Barnard CollegeNew York, NY | 8.00% | 11,803 | 940 | 711 | 1510 | $66,246 |
| Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher InstituteBrooklyn, NY | 90.32% | 31 | 28 | 27 | - | $12,000 |
| Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NY | 82.01% | 4,147 | 3,391 | 424 | - | $32,720 |
| Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzBrooklyn, NY | 87.91% | 182 | 161 | 156 | - | $8,400 |
| Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY | 77.00% | 7,347 | 5,669 | 608 | 1300 | $57,950 |
| Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY | 12.00% | 21,130 | 2,526 | 807 | 1480 | $67,024 |
| Metropolitan College of New YorkNew York, NY | 76.54% | 81 | 62 | 23 | - | $20,188 |
| Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 4.00% | 57,613 | 2,439 | 1,540 | 1540 | $68,171 |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY | 18.99% | 1,790 | 341 | 180 | 1480 | $46,820 |
| Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 8.00% | 65,635 | 5,358 | 3,537 | 1520 | $66,014 |
| Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY | 91.99% | 2,161 | 1,983 | 680 | 1080 | $37,240 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY | 50.00% | 24,867 | 12,554 | 2,614 | 1310 | $15,414 ($7,464) |
| CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY | 54.00% | 27,112 | 14,548 | 1,519 | 1310 | $15,402 ($7,452) |
| CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY | 58.00% | 31,988 | 18,576 | 2,666 | 1340 | $15,290 ($7,340) |
| CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY | 39.24% | 158 | 61 | 16 | - | $15,360 ($7,410) |
| CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY | 54.00% | 31,614 | 17,087 | 3,175 | 1350 | $15,332 ($7,382) |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY | 57.00% | 17,921 | 10,255 | 2,033 | 1140 | $15,420 ($7,470) |
| CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY | 55.00% | 20,954 | 11,615 | 1,390 | 1010 | $15,360 ($7,410) |
| CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NY | 83.00% | 11,239 | 9,372 | 757 | 980 | $15,302 ($7,352) |
| CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY | 81.00% | 21,007 | 16,962 | 3,375 | 1040 | $15,282 ($7,332) |
| CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY | 69.00% | 20,800 | 14,252 | 2,082 | 1210 | $15,488 ($7,538) |
| CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY | 59.00% | 14,236 | 8,459 | 684 | 1100 | $15,308 ($7,358) |
| D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, NY | 82.00% | 2,295 | 1,890 | 242 | 1040 | $33,560 |
| Daemen UniversityAmherst, NY | 75.99% | 3,041 | 2,316 | 375 | - | $33,724 |
| Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical SeminaryFar Rockaway, NY | 88.00% | 25 | 22 | 20 | - | $11,150 |
| Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, NY | 79.00% | 2,319 | 1,828 | 299 | 1160 | $33,060 |
| Elmira CollegeElmira, NY | 90.99% | 2,109 | 1,915 | 163 | 1239 | $37,932 |
| Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY | 58.00% | 4,326 | 2,492 | 1,322 | - | $22,572 ($8,050) |
| Five Towns CollegeDix Hills, NY | 72.03% | 472 | 340 | 165 | - | $29,950 |
| Fordham UniversityBronx, NY | 56.00% | 43,663 | 24,573 | 2,426 | 1400 | $61,567 |
| Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY | 12.00% | 9,643 | 1,135 | 462 | 1490 | $62,740 |
| Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY | 69.00% | 4,278 | 2,939 | 360 | 1170 | $52,849 |
| Helene Fuld College of NursingNew York, NY | 23.81% | 42 | 10 | 3 | - | $24,648 |
| Hilbert CollegeHamburg, NY | 98.02% | 1,310 | 1,284 | 250 | 1060 | $32,150 |
| Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY | 57.00% | 5,560 | 3,185 | 462 | 1290 | $63,268 |
| Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY | 71.00% | 22,890 | 16,157 | 1,593 | 1290 | $55,450 |
| Houghton UniversityHoughton, NY | 92.98% | 1,068 | 990 | 235 | 1310 | $17,290 |
| Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY | 91.00% | 7,289 | 6,643 | 803 | 1170 | $45,880 |
| Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY | 70.00% | 12,007 | 8,398 | 1,197 | 1270 | $50,070 |
| Jamestown Business CollegeJamestown, NY | 85.82% | 134 | 115 | 89 | - | $12,945 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNew York, NY | 45.07% | 142 | 64 | 47 | 1500 | $69,916 |
| The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY | 9.01% | 2,020 | 181 | 95 | - | $56,550 |
| Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, NY | 93.99% | 1,780 | 1,671 | 229 | 1090 | $38,000 |
| LIM CollegeNew York, NY | 99.04% | 1,037 | 1,024 | 248 | 1080 | $31,950 |
| Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse, NY | 75.00% | 7,535 | 5,673 | 607 | 1250 | $38,970 |
| Long Island UniversityBrookville, NY | 90.00% | 12,398 | 11,130 | 1,120 | 1250 | $41,642 |
| Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeBrooklyn, NY | 95.00% | 40 | 38 | 25 | - | $13,500 |
| Manhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY | 78.00% | 10,432 | 8,188 | 690 | 1260 | $50,850 |
| Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY | 40.01% | 1,432 | 572 | 142 | - | $54,600 |
| Manhattanville CollegePurchase, NY | 85.01% | 3,943 | 3,338 | 333 | - | $42,950 |
| Maria College of AlbanyAlbany, NY | 60.94% | 256 | 156 | 46 | 1040 | $17,680 |
| Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY | 65.00% | 10,224 | 6,616 | 1,287 | 1280 | $46,010 |
| Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY | 79.00% | 8,138 | 6,419 | 509 | 1200 | $40,260 |
| Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, NY | 85.00% | 8,581 | 7,334 | 1,165 | - | $22,106 |
| Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryBrooklyn, NY | 89.74% | 39 | 35 | 30 | - | $13,950 |
| Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron MeilechBrooklyn, NY | 62.50% | 8 | 5 | 5 | - | $10,100 |
| Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of AmericaNew York, NY | 60.87% | 23 | 14 | 14 | - | $13,560 |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteBrooklyn, NY | 77.78% | 45 | 35 | 27 | - | $12,500 |
| Molloy CollegeRockville Centre, NY | 76.01% | 5,789 | 4,379 | 608 | 1170 | $37,840 |
| Monroe CollegeBronx, NY | 66.01% | 4,989 | 3,287 | 1,145 | - | $17,922 |
| Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY | 82.01% | 2,229 | 1,838 | 188 | 1160 | $41,370 |
| University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, NY | 85.01% | 3,775 | 3,195 | 489 | 1110 | $42,740 |
| Nazareth UniversityRochester, NY | 79.00% | 3,614 | 2,873 | 461 | 1240 | $40,640 |
| The New SchoolNew York, NY | 63.00% | 9,148 | 5,719 | 1,470 | - | $56,311 |
| New York UniversityNew York, NY | 9.00% | 113,578 | 10,693 | 5,818 | 1530 | $60,438 |
| Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY | 85.00% | 4,148 | 3,540 | 580 | 1150 | $38,135 |
| New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY | 78.00% | 11,249 | 8,783 | 886 | 1280 | $44,360 |
| New York School of Interior DesignNew York, NY | 59.78% | 179 | 108 | 32 | - | $37,650 |
| Pace UniversityNew York, NY | 77.00% | 28,469 | 21,961 | 1,949 | 1220 | $51,424 |
| Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, NY | 90.95% | 939 | 852 | 135 | - | $32,049 |
| Plaza CollegeForest Hills, NY | 30.00% | 1,410 | 423 | 233 | - | $15,450 |
| Davis CollegePottersville, NY | 33.33% | 9 | 3 | 3 | - | $17,500 |
| Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY | 53.00% | 8,281 | 4,403 | 781 | 1330 | $59,683 |
| Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinBrooklyn, NY | 100.00% | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | $10,800 |
| Rabbinical College Beth ShragaMonsey, NY | 92.59% | 27 | 25 | 25 | - | $16,150 |
| Rabbinical College of Long IslandLong Beach, NY | 100.00% | 45 | 45 | 45 | - | $10,290 |
| Rabbinical Seminary of AmericaFlushing, NY | 98.36% | 122 | 119 | 117 | - | $10,000 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY | 58.00% | 16,283 | 9,517 | 1,552 | 1410 | $61,884 |
| Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, NY | 78.01% | 1,314 | 1,022 | 211 | 1205 | $37,380 |
| Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY | 71.00% | 24,269 | 17,328 | 3,056 | 1370 | $56,664 |
| University of RochesterRochester, NY | 36.00% | 21,680 | 7,773 | 1,543 | 1480 | $64,348 |
| Russell Sage CollegeTroy, NY | 76.01% | 1,655 | 1,261 | 190 | - | $36,756 |
| St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure, NY | 82.00% | 4,299 | 3,505 | 574 | 1170 | $40,150 |
| St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY | 58.00% | 5,367 | 3,138 | 545 | 1330 | $63,870 |
| The College of Saint RoseAlbany, NY | 73.01% | 2,827 | 2,075 | 288 | - | $37,452 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NY | 82.01% | 2,251 | 1,851 | 246 | - | $37,720 |
| Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY | 59.00% | 4,819 | 2,840 | 411 | 1345 | $63,678 |
| Siena CollegeLoudonville, NY | 71.00% | 8,992 | 6,346 | 809 | 1230 | $43,630 |
| Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY | 23.00% | 12,144 | 2,784 | 735 | 1370 | $64,880 |
| St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, NY | 71.00% | 5,003 | 3,572 | 491 | 1170 | $34,535 |
| St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, NY | 68.00% | 4,600 | 3,119 | 611 | 1195 | $39,666 |
| St. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY | 80.00% | 25,223 | 20,094 | 2,674 | 1210 | $49,911 |
| SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, NY | 82.00% | 7,839 | 6,408 | 1,256 | 1060 | $16,367 ($8,862) |
| SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, NY | 95.99% | 3,439 | 3,313 | 475 | - | $15,173 ($8,689) |
| SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, NY | 88.00% | 5,867 | 5,187 | 818 | - | $12,480 ($8,710) |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, NY | 83.00% | 3,147 | 2,620 | 537 | 1060 | $18,586 ($8,676) |
| Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY | 69.00% | 9,455 | 6,535 | 1,676 | 1100 | $18,486 ($8,576) |
| SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, NY | 91.00% | 5,122 | 4,673 | 733 | - | $19,189 ($8,769) |
| University at AlbanyAlbany, NY | 70.00% | 30,740 | 21,477 | 2,836 | - | $28,998 ($10,408) |
| Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY | 38.00% | 49,513 | 18,683 | 3,095 | 1410 | $29,453 ($10,363) |
| University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY | 69.00% | 38,210 | 26,481 | 4,271 | 1290 | $30,572 ($10,782) |
| Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY | 49.00% | 50,341 | 24,670 | 3,569 | 1410 | $30,350 ($10,560) |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY | 83.00% | 3,541 | 2,937 | 398 | - | $21,036 ($9,206) |
| SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY | 78.00% | 4,936 | 3,872 | 389 | 1250 | $20,228 ($8,578) |
| SUNY BrockportBrockport, NY | 71.00% | 10,855 | 7,738 | 1,267 | 1150 | $15,748 ($8,678) |
| SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, NY | 76.00% | 15,943 | 12,096 | 1,456 | 1080 | $18,906 ($8,486) |
| State University of New York at CortlandCortland, NY | 51.00% | 15,867 | 8,046 | 1,217 | - | $18,725 ($8,815) |
| SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY | 78.99% | 5,941 | 4,705 | 644 | 1190 | $19,191 ($8,771) |
| SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, NY | 64.00% | 13,479 | 8,563 | 982 | 1290 | $19,206 ($8,966) |
| State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY | 59.00% | 16,249 | 9,538 | 1,119 | 1260 | $18,434 ($8,524) |
| SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY | 70.00% | 13,660 | 9,583 | 1,320 | 1170 | $19,232 ($8,812) |
| State University of New York at OswegoOswego, NY | 80.00% | 14,465 | 11,629 | 1,191 | 1170 | $18,679 ($8,769) |
| SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, NY | 84.99% | 3,905 | 3,338 | 430 | - | $18,622 ($8,712) |
| SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, NY | 73.00% | 7,221 | 5,259 | 777 | 1270 | $18,863 ($8,953) |
| SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY | 84.99% | 6,511 | 5,507 | 720 | - | $18,289 ($8,379) |
| SUNY College at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY | 75.01% | 8,410 | 6,323 | 789 | 1180 | $18,791 ($8,881) |
| SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY | 79.01% | 1,629 | 1,279 | 277 | 1200 | $18,450 ($8,540) |
| Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | 42.00% | 42,089 | 17,545 | 3,672 | 1340 | $63,061 |
| Talmudical Seminary Oholei TorahBrooklyn, NY | 78.08% | 73 | 57 | 36 | - | $8,000 |
| Talmudical Institute of Upstate New YorkRochester, NY | 100.00% | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | $6,150 |
| Torah Temimah Talmudical SeminaryStaten Island, NY | 64.71% | 34 | 22 | 14 | - | $9,600 |
| Touro UniversityNew York, NY | 63.01% | 1,657 | 1,044 | 532 | 1360 | $19,528 |
| Trocaire CollegeBuffalo, NY | 83.01% | 206 | 171 | 65 | - | $19,820 |
| Union CollegeSchenectady, NY | 44.00% | 9,295 | 4,070 | 550 | 1400 | $66,456 |
| United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY | 31.97% | 1,392 | 452 | 277 | 1230 | $945 ($1,167) |
| United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY | 14.00% | 11,430 | 1,598 | 1,210 | 1330 | - (-) |
| Utica UniversityUtica, NY | 87.01% | 3,826 | 3,336 | 577 | 1130 | $24,308 |
| Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY | 18.00% | 12,145 | 2,153 | 689 | 1510 | $67,805 |
| Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo, NY | 87.02% | 593 | 514 | 161 | - | $28,670 |
| School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY | 91.01% | 3,458 | 3,158 | 747 | 1330 | $49,140 |
| Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY | 82.99% | 2,328 | 1,943 | 398 | 1240 | $52,000 |
| Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY | 20.00% | 185 | 37 | 27 | 1480 | $61,060 |
| Wells CollegeAurora, NY | 69.97% | 1,532 | 1,067 | 129 | - | $35,166 |
| The College of WestchesterWhite Plains, NY | 95.00% | 460 | 435 | 103 | - | $24,705 |
| Yeshiva Derech ChaimBrooklyn, NY | 70.21% | 47 | 33 | 24 | - | $12,700 |
| Yeshivath Shaar HatorahKew Gardens, NY | 91.84% | 49 | 45 | 35 | - | $19,175 |
| Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY | 63.98% | 1,713 | 1,092 | 646 | 1410 | $49,900 |
| Yeshivath ViznitzMonsey, NY | 94.08% | 287 | 269 | 269 | - | $9,900 |
| Yeshivath Zichron MosheSouth Fallsburg, NY | 52.17% | 23 | 12 | 12 | - | $10,880 |
| Bais Medrash ElyonMonsey, NY | 80.00% | 10 | 8 | 8 | - | $8,600 |
| Yeshivas NovominskBrooklyn, NY | 90.20% | 51 | 46 | 46 | - | $8,640 |
| Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical CollegeMonsey, NY | 42.31% | 78 | 33 | 33 | - | $9,200 |
| Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandSuffern, NY | 34.69% | 49 | 17 | 9 | - | $13,000 |
| Beis Medrash Heichal DovidFar Rockaway, NY | 70.00% | 120 | 84 | 79 | - | $10,040 |
| Talmudical Seminary of BobovBrooklyn, NY | 98.07% | 207 | 203 | 198 | - | $13,200 |
| Yeshiva of Machzikai HadasBrooklyn, NY | 66.15% | 130 | 86 | 86 | - | $10,800 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser TorahMonsey, NY | 35.71% | 70 | 25 | 20 | - | $9,600 |
| DeVry College of New YorkNew York, NY | 100.00% | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | $15,032 |
| Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahBrooklyn, NY | 65.31% | 49 | 32 | 31 | - | $10,700 |
| Yeshiva Ohr YisraelBrooklyn, NY | 100.00% | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | $9,400 |
| Yeshiva Sholom ShachnaBrooklyn, NY | 86.96% | 46 | 40 | 39 | - | $10,750 |
| Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokMonsey, NY | 52.12% | 165 | 86 | 84 | - | $12,600 |
| Yeshiva Zichron AryehFar Rockaway, NY | 60.00% | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | $9,620 |
| Elim Bible Institute and CollegeLima, NY | 100.00% | 29 | 29 | 15 | - | $9,678 |
| Yeshiva Ohr NaftoliNew Windsor, NY | 80.65% | 31 | 25 | 25 | - | $10,550 |
| Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerBrooklyn, NY | 75.00% | 20 | 15 | 13 | - | $12,300 |
| Yeshiva of OceanGreenfield Park, NY | 38.00% | 50 | 19 | 17 | - | $8,600 |
| Yeshivat Hechal ShemuelBrooklyn, NY | 100.00% | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | $12,380 |
| Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkChestnut Ridge, NY | 92.31% | 13 | 12 | 12 | - | $11,000 |
| Average | 68.19% | 8,457 | 4,384 | 729 | 1,259 | $29,896 (-) |