New York Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

Empire State University has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 24% last year.

CUNY York College with 33% and College of Staten Island CUNY with 34% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of New York Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,148 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,677 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 69.25% and the average SAT score is 1,167 at the schools.

Table. New York Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NYPublic, 4-year 24.00%
0.28%
$17,540
($7,630)
---9,40717 to 1
2
-
CUNY York College Jamaica, NYPublic, 4-year 33.00%
0.37%
$15,308
($7,358)
8.00%59.00%1,1006,44614 to 1
3
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College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NYPublic, 4-year 34.00%
0.08%
$15,440
($7,490)
---10,24816 to 1
4
-
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NYPublic, 4-year 36.00%
5.20%
$18,906
($8,486)
12.00%76.00%1,0806,44513 to 1
5
-
Long Island University Brookville, NYPrivate, 4-year 47.00%
0.20%
$41,64210.00%90.00%1,25015,73713 to 1
5
1
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NYPrivate, 4-year 47.00%
2.62%
$22,10616.00%85.00%-8,61515 to 1
7
1
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NYPublic, 4-year 53.00%
1.16%
$15,420
($7,470)
20.00%57.00%1,14013,92116 to 1
7
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CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NYPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.11%
$15,360
($7,410)
12.00%55.00%1,01013,01515 to 1
9
2
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NYPublic, 4-year 54.00%
2.14%
$15,402
($7,452)
10.00%54.00%1,31014,19513 to 1
9
1
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NYPrivate, 4-year 54.00%
1.73%
$44,36010.00%78.00%1,2806,90613 to 1
Average43.50%$22,148
($7,614)
12.25%69.25%1,16710,49415 to 1