There are 419 colleges in New York - 108 public and 311 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the New York colleges is $8,265 for state residents and $27,306 for out-of-state students.
159 New York cities have at least one college and, of them, New York has the most of 72 colleges. It has 45 four-year colleges and 14 community colleges with a total of 279,393 students. Brooklyn and Rochester also has a number of colleges of 51 and 17 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the New York colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| New York | 72 | 45 | 14 | 13 | $36,572 ($7,519) |
$32,179 ($11,484) |
279,393 | 172,237 | 107,156 | 10 to 1 |
| Brooklyn | 51 | 36 | 10 | 5 | $15,290 ($7,467) |
$18,025 ($11,749) |
72,651 | 63,708 | 8,943 | 15 to 1 |
| Rochester | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | $35,285 | $21,380 | 46,228 | 35,668 | 10,560 | 9 to 1 |
| Albany | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | $28,585 ($10,408) |
$33,369 ($13,625) |
23,670 | 16,052 | 7,618 | 11 to 1 |
| Bronx | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | $34,397 ($7,410) |
$26,233 ($11,570) |
52,669 | 41,391 | 11,278 | 12 to 1 |
| Buffalo | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | $26,024 ($9,634) |
$22,764 ($13,273) |
53,683 | 39,520 | 14,163 | 10 to 1 |
| Monsey | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | $11,586 | $6,067 | 2,004 | 1,739 | 265 | 14 to 1 |
| Flushing | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | $19,425 | $17,845 | 2,898 | 2,642 | 256 | 19 to 1 |
| Staten Island | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | $25,680 ($7,490) |
$22,570 ($11,650) |
13,048 | 11,803 | 1,245 | 15 to 1 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | $35,265 ($8,645) |
$29,059 ($12,771) |
36,867 | 27,359 | 9,508 | 11 to 1 |
| Schenectady | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $66,456 | - | 6,071 | 6,071 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Hempstead | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | $55,450 | $29,950 | 10,697 | 6,569 | 4,128 | 13 to 1 |
| Troy | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | $49,320 | $37,557 | 18,394 | 16,292 | 2,102 | 11 to 1 |
| Poughkeepsie | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $56,908 | $42,233 | 16,065 | 15,076 | 989 | 13 to 1 |
| Utica | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | $22,268 ($8,578) |
$25,439 ($12,818) |
12,383 | 10,340 | 2,043 | 12 to 1 |
| Plattsburgh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $18,791 ($8,881) |
$24,911 ($13,121) |
5,525 | 5,055 | 470 | 9 to 1 |
| Long Island City | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 14,524 | 14,524 | - | 17 to 1 |
| White Plains | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $24,705 | - | 1,220 | 1,220 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Oneonta | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $36,041 ($8,812) |
$15,206 ($12,532) |
6,550 | 5,975 | 575 | 11 to 1 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $15,308 ($7,358) |
$20,948 ($11,518) |
6,940 | 6,693 | 247 | 17 to 1 |
| Far Rockaway | 3 | 3 | - | - | $10,270 | $11,700 | 243 | 226 | 17 | 13 to 1 |
| Yonkers | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | $24,583 | 279 | 115 | 164 | 1 to 1 |
| Elmira | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $37,932 | $16,055 | 844 | 796 | 48 | 7 to 1 |
| Geneva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $63,268 | $26,295 | 1,714 | 1,666 | 48 | 5 to 1 |
| Riverdale | 2 | 2 | - | - | $30,125 | $22,600 | 3,649 | 3,140 | 509 | 13 to 1 |
| Forest Hills | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $15,450 | - | 917 | 917 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Williamsville | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 41 | 41 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Liverpool | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $19,600 | - | 847 | 847 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Queens | 2 | 2 | - | - | $32,700 ($7,538) |
$27,644 ($11,612) |
36,664 | 30,058 | 6,606 | 15 to 1 |
| Rego Park | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1,121 | 1,121 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Valhalla | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $29,216 | 10,261 | 8,807 | 1,454 | 9 to 1 |
| Potsdam | 2 | 2 | - | - | $38,286 ($8,712) |
$30,699 ($12,752) |
6,146 | 4,750 | 1,396 | 12 to 1 |
| Alfred | 2 | 2 | - | - | $27,949 ($8,862) |
$25,830 | 5,161 | 4,695 | 466 | 13 to 1 |
| Watertown | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2,312 | 2,312 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Islandia | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 386 | 386 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Ithaca | 2 | 2 | - | - | $58,042 | $29,343 | 30,952 | 20,354 | 10,598 | 10 to 1 |
| Mount Vernon | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 161 | 161 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Levittown | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1,101 | 1,101 | - | 15 to 1 |
| West Seneca | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 509 | 509 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Purchase | 2 | 2 | - | - | $30,907 ($8,953) |
$22,002 ($13,193) |
5,422 | 4,397 | 1,025 | 12 to 1 |
| Herkimer | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2,063 | 2,063 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Pottersville | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $17,500 | - | 633 | 633 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Suffern | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $13,000 | - | 5,655 | 5,655 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Monroe | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $15,000 | - | 2,880 | 2,880 | - | 32 to 1 |
| Newburgh | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $41,370 | $19,400 | 1,964 | 1,588 | 376 | 12 to 1 |
| Canton | 2 | 2 | - | - | $39,522 ($8,689) |
$23,840 | 5,011 | 4,981 | 30 | 15 to 1 |
| Garden City | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $47,290 | $48,075 | 19,248 | 17,051 | 2,197 | 15 to 1 |
| Auburn | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3,508 | 3,508 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Jamestown | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $12,945 | - | 4,043 | 4,043 | - | 34 to 1 |
| Peekskill | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $10,150 | - | 141 | 141 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Orchard Park | 2 | 2 | - | - | $17,025 | - | 9,050 | 9,050 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Old Westbury | 2 | 2 | - | - | $31,325 ($8,379) |
$26,216 ($12,271) |
11,176 | 7,360 | 3,816 | 15 to 1 |
| Astoria | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 160 | 160 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Batavia | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4,417 | 4,417 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Syosset | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,235 | $17,151 | 193 | 124 | 69 | 7 to 1 |
| Albion | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corning | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,786 | 3,786 | - | 27 to 1 |
| Vestal | 1 | 1 | - | - | $29,453 ($10,363) |
$26,260 ($13,780) |
18,312 | 14,402 | 3,910 | 19 to 1 |
| Chester | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,000 | $300 | 242 | 214 | 28 | 18 to 1 |
| Ardsley | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 95 | 95 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Salamanca | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,945 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hyde Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,240 | $21,560 | 3,124 | 3,005 | 119 | 20 to 1 |
| Dobbs Ferry | 1 | 1 | - | - | $22,106 | $18,960 | 8,615 | 6,379 | 2,236 | 15 to 1 |
| Brockport | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,748 ($8,678) |
$14,668 ($12,408) |
6,424 | 5,149 | 1,275 | 18 to 1 |
| South Fallsburg | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,880 | $6,100 | 206 | 161 | 45 | 25 to 1 |
| Riverhead | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 | 11 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Hamburg | 1 | 1 | - | - | $32,150 | $18,855 | 877 | 841 | 36 | 14 to 1 |
| Long Beach | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,290 | - | 148 | 148 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Lockport | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Rockville Centre | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,840 | $26,270 | 4,807 | 3,271 | 1,536 | 10 to 1 |
| Fredonia | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,191 ($8,771) |
$25,491 ($13,011) |
3,491 | 3,212 | 279 | 12 to 1 |
| Selden | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 20,014 | 20,014 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Lima | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,678 | - | 114 | 114 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Saint Bonaventure | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,150 | $15,850 | 2,602 | 1,856 | 746 | 11 to 1 |
| Whitestone | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 697 | 697 | - | 21 to 1 |
| New York City | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 64 | 64 | - | 7 to 1 |
| New Paltz | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,434 ($8,524) |
$24,554 ($12,764) |
6,964 | 6,090 | 874 | 16 to 1 |
| Hauppauge | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 185 | 185 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Norwich | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 | 11 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Sparkill | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,720 | $21,050 | 2,033 | 1,859 | 174 | 15 to 1 |
| Saratoga Springs | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,540 ($7,630) |
$24,350 ($11,870) |
9,407 | 7,735 | 1,672 | 17 to 1 |
| Tonawanda | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 131 | 131 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Queensbury | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,662 | 2,662 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Hicksville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 201 | 201 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Chestnut Ridge | 1 | 1 | - | - | $11,000 | - | 68 | 68 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Amityville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 67 | 67 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Lawrence | 1 | 1 | - | - | $11,700 | $11,700 | 226 | 177 | 49 | 8 to 1 |
| Dryden | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,442 | 4,442 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Mattydale | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 166 | 166 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Niagara University | 1 | 1 | - | - | $38,135 | $14,850 | 3,858 | 2,709 | 1,149 | 11 to 1 |
| Newark | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 83 | 83 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Napanoch | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loch Sheldrake | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,698 | 1,698 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Kings Point | 1 | 1 | - | - | $945 ($1,167) |
- | 943 | 931 | 12 | 13 to 1 |
| Latham | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 138 | 138 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Canandaigua | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,331 | 5,331 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Saranac Lake | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,604 | 1,604 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Hudson Falls | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 42 | 42 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Stormville | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hudson | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,447 | 1,447 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Keuka Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | $38,000 | $26,267 | 1,250 | 985 | 265 | 12 to 1 |
| Cobleskill | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,586 ($8,676) |
- | 1,783 | 1,783 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Aurora | 1 | 1 | - | - | $35,166 | - | 357 | 357 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Johnstown | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,812 | 1,812 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Middletown | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,976 | 4,976 | - | 17 to 1 |
| West Nyack | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 50 | 50 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Woodbourne | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brookville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $41,642 | $25,504 | 15,737 | 11,319 | 4,418 | 13 to 1 |
| Morrisville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,189 ($8,769) |
$11,912 ($6,011) |
1,803 | 1,803 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Cheektowaga | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 102 | 102 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Clinton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $62,740 | - | 2,072 | 2,072 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Northport | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 248 | 248 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Getzville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,178 | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Syracuse | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 215 | 215 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Stony Brook | 1 | 1 | - | - | $30,350 ($10,560) |
$27,123 ($13,943) |
25,710 | 17,509 | 8,201 | 19 to 1 |
| Kew Gardens | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,175 | $19,200 | 85 | 71 | 14 | 10 to 1 |
| Manhasset | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $2 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Binghamton | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,409 | 5,409 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Mineola | 1 | 1 | - | - | $16,385 | $18,828 | 190 | 74 | 116 | 12 to 1 |
| Richmond Hill | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cortland | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,725 ($8,815) |
$24,845 ($13,055) |
6,690 | 5,993 | 697 | 15 to 1 |
| Mexico | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 23 | 23 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Oakdale | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 31 | 31 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Bayside | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 9,573 | 9,573 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Geneseo | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,206 ($8,966) |
$24,490 ($12,270) |
4,184 | 4,110 | 74 | 16 to 1 |
| Verona | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 72 | 72 | - | 15 to 1 |
| New Windsor | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,550 | - | 40 | 40 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Nanuet | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 331 | 331 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Houghton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,290 | $15,499 | 833 | 805 | 28 | 10 to 1 |
| Spencerport | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 41 | 41 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Amherst | 1 | 1 | - | - | $33,724 | $25,863 | 2,642 | 1,782 | 860 | 12 to 1 |
| Seneca Falls | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $19,440 | 551 | - | 551 | - |
| Oswego | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,679 ($8,769) |
$25,022 ($12,542) |
6,906 | 5,985 | 921 | 16 to 1 |
| Angola | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 43 | 43 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Greenfield Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,600 | - | 40 | 40 | - | 13 to 1 |
| New Rochelle | 1 | 1 | - | - | $45,880 | $24,547 | 3,621 | 3,032 | 589 | 15 to 1 |
| Bronxville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $63,678 | $34,730 | 1,696 | 1,462 | 234 | 11 to 1 |
| Throggs Neck | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,450 ($8,540) |
$23,612 ($11,822) |
1,427 | 1,295 | 132 | 14 to 1 |
| Bethpage | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 175 | 175 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Orangeburg | 1 | 1 | - | - | $33,060 | $24,726 | 1,407 | 1,097 | 310 | 13 to 1 |
| Sanborn | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,838 | 3,838 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Olean | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 29 | 29 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Coxsackie | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loudonville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $43,630 | $26,194 | 3,648 | 3,516 | 132 | 13 to 1 |
| Stone Ridge | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,912 | 2,912 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Spring Valley | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,300 | - | 638 | 638 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Endicott | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 67 | 67 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Beacon | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $67,024 | $67,024 | 3,141 | 3,130 | 11 | 9 to 1 |
| Ossining | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,800 | - | 187 | 187 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Delhi | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,480 ($8,710) |
$13,990 ($11,730) |
2,612 | 2,478 | 134 | 14 to 1 |
| Glen Cove | 1 | 1 | - | - | $61,060 | - | 102 | 102 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Dix Hills | 1 | 1 | - | - | $29,950 | $32,450 | 546 | 496 | 50 | 10 to 1 |
| Sayville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 257 | 257 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Bedford Hill | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Farmingdale | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,486 ($8,576) |
$18,101 ($9,245) |
9,314 | 9,264 | 50 | 18 to 1 |
| Copiague | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 232 | 232 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Annandale-On-Hudson | 1 | 1 | - | - | $63,612 | $42,620 | 2,706 | 2,296 | 410 | 9 to 1 |
| Paul Smiths | 1 | 1 | - | - | $32,049 | $26,444 | 686 | 668 | 18 | 13 to 1 |