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. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

419 New York Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
New York 72451413 $36,572
($7,519)		 $32,179
($11,484)		 279,393 172,237 107,156 10 to 1
Brooklyn 5136105 $15,290
($7,467)		 $18,025
($11,749)		 72,651 63,708 8,943 15 to 1
Rochester 171115 $35,285 $21,380 46,228 35,668 10,560 9 to 1
Albany 11722 $28,585
($10,408)		 $33,369
($13,625)		 23,670 16,052 7,618 11 to 1
Buffalo 10712 $26,024
($9,634)		 $22,764
($13,273)		 53,683 39,520 14,163 10 to 1
Monsey 1091- $11,586 $6,067 2,004 1,739 265 14 to 1
Bronx 10532 $34,397
($7,410)		 $26,233
($11,570)		 52,669 41,391 11,278 12 to 1
Flushing 7223 $19,425 $17,845 2,898 2,642 256 19 to 1
Staten Island 7412 $25,680
($7,490)		 $22,570
($11,650)		 13,048 11,803 1,245 15 to 1
Syracuse 743- $35,265
($8,645)		 $29,059
($12,771)		 36,867 27,359 9,508 11 to 1
Schenectady 6222 $66,456 - 6,071 6,071 - 8 to 1
Hempstead 41-3 $55,450 $29,950 10,697 6,569 4,128 13 to 1
Troy 422- $49,320 $37,557 18,394 16,292 2,102 11 to 1
Poughkeepsie 4211 $56,908 $42,233 16,065 15,076 989 13 to 1
Utica 422- $22,268
($8,578)		 $25,439
($12,818)		 12,383 10,340 2,043 12 to 1
Plattsburgh 4121 $18,791
($8,881)		 $24,911
($13,121)		 5,525 5,055 470 9 to 1
Long Island City 4-22 - - 14,524 14,524 - 17 to 1
White Plains 4112 $24,705 - 1,220 1,220 - 21 to 1
Jamaica 3111 $15,308
($7,358)		 $20,948
($11,518)		 6,940 6,693 247 17 to 1
Far Rockaway 33-- $10,270 $11,700 243 226 17 13 to 1
Yonkers 321- - $24,583 279 115 164 1 to 1
Elmira 3111 $37,932 $16,055 844 796 48 7 to 1
Geneva 3111 $63,268 $26,295 1,714 1,666 48 5 to 1
Oneonta 32-1 $36,041
($8,812)		 $15,206
($12,532)		 6,550 5,975 575 11 to 1
Queens 22-- $32,700
($7,538)		 $27,644
($11,612)		 36,664 30,058 6,606 15 to 1
Rego Park 2-11 - - 1,121 1,121 - 14 to 1
Valhalla 211- - $29,216 10,261 8,807 1,454 9 to 1
Potsdam 22-- $38,286
($8,712)		 $30,699
($12,752)		 6,146 4,750 1,396 12 to 1
Alfred 22-- $27,949
($8,862)		 $25,830 5,161 4,695 466 13 to 1
Watertown 2-11 - - 2,312 2,312 - 11 to 1
Islandia 2--2 - - 386 386 - 15 to 1
Ithaca 22-- $58,042 $29,343 30,952 20,354 10,598 10 to 1
Mount Vernon 2-11 - - 161 161 - 15 to 1
Levittown 2-11 - - 1,101 1,101 - 15 to 1
West Seneca 2--2 - - 509 509 - 20 to 1
Purchase 22-- $30,907
($8,953)		 $22,002
($13,193)		 5,422 4,397 1,025 12 to 1
Herkimer 2-11 - - 2,063 2,063 - 11 to 1
Pottersville 211- $17,500 - 633 633 - 16 to 1
Suffern 211- $13,000 - 5,655 5,655 - 17 to 1
Monroe 211- $15,000 - 2,880 2,880 - 32 to 1
Newburgh 21-1 $41,370 $19,400 1,964 1,588 376 12 to 1
Canton 22-- $39,522
($8,689)		 $23,840 5,011 4,981 30 15 to 1
Garden City 211- $47,290 $48,075 19,248 17,051 2,197 15 to 1
Auburn 2-11 - - 3,508 3,508 - 16 to 1
Jamestown 211- $12,945 - 4,043 4,043 - 34 to 1
Peekskill 21-1 $10,150 - 141 141 - 14 to 1
Orchard Park 22-- $17,025 - 9,050 9,050 - 19 to 1
Old Westbury 22-- $31,325
($8,379)		 $26,216
($12,271)		 11,176 7,360 3,816 15 to 1
Astoria 2-11 - - 160 160 - 12 to 1
Batavia 2-11 - - 4,417 4,417 - 19 to 1
Riverdale 22-- $30,125 $22,600 3,649 3,140 509 13 to 1
Forest Hills 21-1 $15,450 - 917 917 - 22 to 1
Williamsville 2--2 - - 41 41 - 9 to 1
Liverpool 21-1 $19,600 - 847 847 - 18 to 1
Lockport 1--1 - - 12 12 - 9 to 1
Rockville Centre 11-- $37,840 $26,270 4,807 3,271 1,536 10 to 1
Fredonia 11-- $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 11-- $9,678 - 114 114 - 9 to 1
Saint Bonaventure 11-- $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 11-- $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 11-- $37,720 $21,050 2,033 1,859 174 15 to 1
Tonawanda 1--1 - - 131 131 - 7 to 1
Queensbury 1-1- - - 2,662 2,662 - 15 to 1
Saratoga Springs 11-- $17,540
($7,630)		 $24,350
($11,870)		 9,407 7,735 1,672 17 to 1
Hicksville 1--1 - - 201 201 - 12 to 1
Chestnut Ridge 11-- $11,000 - 68 68 - 10 to 1
Amityville 1-1- - - 67 67 - 22 to 1
Lawrence 11-- $11,700 $11,700 226 177 49 8 to 1
Mattydale 1--1 - - 166 166 - 20 to 1
Niagara University 11-- $38,135 $14,850 3,858 2,709 1,149 11 to 1
Dryden 1-1- - - 4,442 4,442 - 11 to 1
Newark 1--1 - - 83 83 - 21 to 1
Napanoch 11-- - - - - - -
Loch Sheldrake 1-1- - - 1,698 1,698 - 19 to 1
Kings Point 11-- $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 11-- - - - - - -
Hudson 1-1- - - 1,447 1,447 - 16 to 1
Keuka Park 11-- $38,000 $26,267 1,250 985 265 12 to 1
Cobleskill 11-- $18,586
($8,676)		 - 1,783 1,783 - 14 to 1
Aurora 11-- $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 11-- - - - - - -
Brookville 11-- $41,642 $25,504 15,737 11,319 4,418 13 to 1
Morrisville 11-- $19,189
($8,769)		 $11,912
($6,011)		 1,803 1,803 - 12 to 1
Cheektowaga 1--1 - - 102 102 - 18 to 1
Clinton 11-- $62,740 - 2,072 2,072 - 9 to 1
Northport 1-1- - - 248 248 - 10 to 1
Getzville 11-- $18,178 - - - - -
East Syracuse 1-1- - - 215 215 - 9 to 1
Stony Brook 11-- $30,350
($10,560)		 $27,123
($13,943)		 25,710 17,509 8,201 19 to 1
Kew Gardens 11-- $19,175 $19,200 85 71 14 10 to 1
Manhasset 11-- - $2 9 - 9 -
Binghamton 1-1- - - 5,409 5,409 - 19 to 1
Mineola 11-- $16,385 $18,828 190 74 116 12 to 1
Richmond Hill 11-- $10,000 - - - - -
Cortland 11-- $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 11-- $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 11-- $10,550 - 40 40 - 13 to 1
Nanuet 1--1 - - 331 331 - 12 to 1
Houghton 11-- $17,290 $15,499 833 805 28 10 to 1
Spencerport 1--1 - - 41 41 - 16 to 1
Amherst 11-- $33,724 $25,863 2,642 1,782 860 12 to 1
Seneca Falls 11-- - $19,440 551 - 551 -
Oswego 11-- $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 11-- $8,600 - 40 40 - 13 to 1
New Rochelle 11-- $45,880 $24,547 3,621 3,032 589 15 to 1
Bronxville 11-- $63,678 $34,730 1,696 1,462 234 11 to 1
Bethpage 1--1 - - 175 175 - 8 to 1
Orangeburg 11-- $33,060 $24,726 1,407 1,097 310 13 to 1
Sanborn 1-1- - - 3,838 3,838 - 15 to 1
Throggs Neck 11-- $18,450
($8,540)		 $23,612
($11,822)		 1,427 1,295 132 14 to 1
Olean 1--1 - - 29 29 - 6 to 1
Coxsackie 1--1 - - - - - -
Loudonville 11-- $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 11-- $12,300 - 638 638 - 17 to 1
Endicott 1--1 - - 67 67 - 12 to 1
Beacon 11-- - - - - - -
Hamilton 11-- $67,024 $67,024 3,141 3,130 11 9 to 1
Ossining 11-- $12,800 - 187 187 - 15 to 1
Delhi 11-- $12,480
($8,710)		 $13,990
($11,730)		 2,612 2,478 134 14 to 1
Glen Cove 11-- $61,060 - 102 102 - 9 to 1
Dix Hills 11-- $29,950 $32,450 546 496 50 10 to 1
Sayville 1--1 - - 257 257 - 19 to 1
Bedford Hill 11-- - - - - - -
Farmingdale 11-- $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 11-- $63,612 $42,620 2,706 2,296 410 9 to 1
Paul Smiths 11-- $32,049 $26,444 686 668 18 13 to 1
Syosset 11-- $14,235 $17,151 193 124 69 7 to 1
Albion 11-- - - - - - -
Corning 1-1- - - 3,786 3,786 - 27 to 1
Vestal 11-- $29,453
($10,363)		 $26,260
($13,780)		 18,312 14,402 3,910 19 to 1
Chester 11-- $14,000 $300 242 214 28 18 to 1
Ardsley 1--1 - - 95 95 - 24 to 1
Salamanca 11-- $12,945 - - - - -
Hyde Park 11-- $37,240 $21,560 3,124 3,005 119 20 to 1
Dobbs Ferry 11-- $22,106 $18,960 8,615 6,379 2,236 15 to 1
Brockport 11-- $15,748
($8,678)		 $14,668
($12,408)		 6,424 5,149 1,275 18 to 1
South Fallsburg 11-- $10,880 $6,100 206 161 45 25 to 1
Riverhead 1--1 - - 11 11 - 7 to 1
Hamburg 11-- $32,150 $18,855 877 841 36 14 to 1
Long Beach 11-- $10,290 - 148 148 - 19 to 1