New York Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest New York Colleges to get in is 65.53% for the academic year 2023-2024.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $33,807 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,981 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Easiest New York Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2
Keuka College Keuka Park, NYPrivate, 4-year 93.99%
1.20%
13.99%1,090$38,0001,25052.00%12 to 1
2
32
Houghton University Houghton, NYPrivate, 4-year 92.98%
15.98%
23.97%1,310$17,29083360.00%10 to 1
3
9
School of Visual Arts New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 91.01%
3.60%
23.99%1,330$49,1404,12773.00%8 to 1
4
2
Iona University New Rochelle, NYPrivate, 4-year 91.00%
5.40%
12.00%1,170$45,8803,62156.00%15 to 1
5
1
Long Island University Brookville, NYPrivate, 4-year 90.00%
2.65%
10.00%1,250$41,64215,73747.00%13 to 1
6
20
Utica University Utica, NYPrivate, 4-year 87.01%
6.11%
17.00%1,130$24,3083,86157.00%11 to 1
7
10
Manhattanville College Purchase, NYPrivate, 4-year 85.01%
0.89%
9.99%-$42,9502,24060.00%12 to 1
8
6
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NYPrivate, 4-year 85.00%
0.86%
16.00%-$22,1068,61547.00%15 to 1
8
2
Niagara University Niagara University, NYPrivate, 4-year 85.00%
4.55%
16.00%1,150$38,1353,85872.00%11 to 1
10
11
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NYPublic, 4-year 84.99%
2.31%
12.99%-$18,622
($8,712)
2,42749.00%9 to 1
Average88.60%15.59%1,204$33,807
($8,712)
4,65757.30%12 to 1