Columbia University in the City of New York has the lowest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach small number of students and the average class size may also small. Its students to faculty ratio was 6 to last year.
Yeshiva University and New York University also have lower ratio of students per faculty.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest students to faculty ratio of 6 to 1. The highest students to faculty ratio means that there are many students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of more students. Yeshiva University has the second lowest ratio of 7 to 1.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $49,743 and graduate tuition & fees is $36,900 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 43.42% and the average SAT score is 1,415 at the schools.
| School Name | Students to Faculty Ratio | Total Population | Full-time Faculty | Part-time Faculty | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 6 to 1 - | 34,782 | 4,327 | 1,902 | $68,171 | 95.00% |
| 2 - | Yeshiva University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 7 to 1 - | 6,056 | 356 | 388 | $49,900 | 84.00% |
| 3 - | New York University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 8 to 1 - | 59,144 | 5,908 | 4,044 | $60,438 | 87.00% |
| 4 - | Cornell University Ithaca, NYPrivate, 4-year | 9 to 1 - | 25,898 | 1,858 | 155 | $66,014 | 95.00% |
| 4 2 | University of Rochester Rochester, NYPrivate, 4-year | 9 to 1 1 to 1 | 12,197 | 2,492 | 292 | $64,348 | 89.00% |
| 4 2 | Touro University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 9 to 1 1 to 1 | 11,111 | 453 | 789 | $19,528 | 67.00% |
| 7 1 | Ithaca College Ithaca, NYPrivate, 4-year | 10 to 1 - | 5,054 | 509 | 137 | $50,070 | 74.00% |
| 7 1 | The New School New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 10 to 1 - | 10,108 | 406 | 1,634 | $56,311 | 69.00% |
| 9 5 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NYPublic, 4-year | 11 to 1 2 to 1 | 8,733 | 230 | 388 | $15,360 ($7,410) | - |
| 10 - | Adelphi University Garden City, NYPrivate, 4-year | 12 to 1 - | 7,252 | 348 | 644 | $47,290 | 67.00% |
| Average | 9 to 1 | 18,034 | 1,689 | 1,037 | $49,743 ($7,410) | 80.78% |