For the 2024 New York admission, a total of 22,342 enrolled students have submitted the SAT scores and 5,352 students submitted the ACT scores.

The average SAT score of New York colleges is 1,257 and the ACT score is 29. The New York's average SAT score increased by 25 points compared to previous year's socre of 1,232.

Among New York colleges, Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest SAT score of 1,540.

Average SAT Scores for New York Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in New York. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
SAT Scores for New York Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Columbia University in the City of New York1,540
20
354.00%
0.05%
62.99%
-1.07%
New York University1,530
20
349.00%
-3.46%
54.00%
4.68%
Cornell University1,520
15
348.00%
0.53%
66.01%
-1.54%
Barnard College1,510
22
338.00%
-0.79%
75.95%
9.95%
Vassar College1,510
30
34
1
18.00%
-0.66%
32.02%
0.03%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America1,500
83
34
1
45.07%
-5.69%
73.44%
13.74%
Hamilton College1,490
15
33
-1
12.00%
0.22%
40.97%
-0.02%
Colgate University1,480
55
3312.00%
-0.43%
32.02%
1.07%
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art1,4803318.99%
-3.48%
52.94%
-1.36%
University of Rochester1,480
35
3336.00%
-2.91%
20.00%
-0.92%
Webb Institute1,480
30
-20.00%
-0.77%
72.97%
7.18%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute1,410
-30
32
-1
58.00%
-6.51%
16.00%
-2.40%
Binghamton University1,410
20
3238.00%
-3.75%
17.00%
-0.87%
Stony Brook University1,410
20
3149.00%
-0.14%
14.00%
-2.81%
Yeshiva University1,4103163.98%
0.76%
59.03%
-3.26%
Fordham University1,400
10
3256.00%
1.87%
10.00%
-0.15%
Union College1,400
40
32
2
44.00%
-2.51%
14.01%
-0.61%
Bard College1,3703152.01%
5.93%
12.01%
-2.99%
Rochester Institute of Technology1,370
10
3171.00%
3.83%
18.00%
-1.88%
Touro University1,3603063.01%
-8.30%
50.96%
2.75%
CUNY Hunter College1,350-54.00%
6.14%
19.00%
-0.33%
Sarah Lawrence College1,345
-20
3159.00%
9.12%
14.00%
-0.84%
CUNY City College1,340-58.00%
-8.60%
14.00%
1.80%
Syracuse University1,340
30
3042.00%
-9.75%
21.00%
1.87%
Pratt Institute-Main1,330
30
3053.00%
2.55%
18.00%
0.66%
St Lawrence University1,330
20
3158.00%
-5.50%
16.99%
0.76%
School of Visual Arts1,330
78
30
4
91.01%
3.60%
23.99%
-1.62%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College1,310-50.00%
0.47%
21.00%
0.63%
CUNY Brooklyn College1,310-54.00%
-0.54%
10.00%
-0.72%
Houghton University1,310
125
2692.98%
15.98%
23.97%
-0.03%
Clarkson University1,300
20
2977.00%
-1.42%
11.00%
-0.53%
Hobart William Smith Colleges1,290
20
28
-1
57.00%
-11.38%
14.99%
2.39%
Hofstra University1,290
15
28
-1
71.00%
1.67%
10.00%
-0.46%
University at Buffalo1,290
20
30
2
69.00%
1.29%
16.00%
-4.12%
SUNY College at Geneseo1,290
50
29
1
64.00%
-10.93%
11.00%
-1.83%
Marist College1,280
2
2865.00%
2.15%
19.00%
-0.36%
New York Institute of Technology1,280
70
29
1
78.00%
2.28%
10.00%
-0.05%
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences1,270
-10
31
1
58.99%
-7.30%
9.99%
1.79%
Ithaca College1,2702970.00%
-5.20%
14.00%
-0.01%
SUNY at Purchase College1,270
50
28
-1
73.00%
-1.68%
15.01%
-1.00%
Manhattan College1,2602578.00%
-4.30%
8.00%
-1.20%
State University of New York at New Paltz1,260
26
2759.00%
0.73%
12.00%
-3.09%
Le Moyne College1,250
35
28
1
75.00%
-3.28%
11.01%
0.09%
Long Island University1,250
40
2890.00%
-2.65%
10.00%
1.66%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute1,250
30
25
-2
78.00%
-3.67%
10.00%
-6.02%
Nazareth University1,2402879.00%
-4.94%
16.01%
1.69%
Wagner College1,2402582.99%
14.45%
19.98%
-2.47%
Elmira College1,239-90.99%
-4.96%
9.02%
-3.29%
Siena College1,2302871.00%
-9.35%
13.00%
0.11%
United States Merchant Marine Academy1,230
-10
25
-2
31.97%
4.62%
60.90%
0.52%
Pace University1,220
5
27
1
77.00%
-5.93%
9.00%
-0.54%
Adelphi University1,210
15
28
2
78.00%
5.22%
10.00%
0.90%
CUNY Queens College1,210-69.00%
-0.48%
15.00%
-0.05%
St. John's University-New York1,210
5
27
1
80.00%
-4.67%
13.00%
-0.94%
Roberts Wesleyan University1,205
70
-78.01%
-21.49%
20.98%
-0.10%
Marymount Manhattan College1,200
48
27
2
79.00%
6.91%
8.00%
0.32%
SUNY Maritime College1,200
6
24
-2
79.01%
-1.32%
21.99%
-4.45%
St. John Fisher University1,195
5
28
2
68.00%
-5.05%
20.01%
-0.95%
Alfred University1,190
5
27
2
48.00%
-2.61%
12.00%
1.72%
SUNY at Fredonia1,190
5
25
-2
78.99%
-5.59%
14.00%
-4.42%
SUNY College at Plattsburgh1,180
35
-75.01%
4.77%
12.00%
-5.48%
Hartwick College1,170
60
-69.00%
9.28%
11.99%
-4.03%
Iona University1,170
10
23
-3
91.00%
-5.40%
12.00%
-1.47%
Molloy College1,170
-45
26
-3
76.01%
-0.62%
14.00%
-1.48%
St Bonaventure University1,17026
2
82.00%
0.89%
16.00%
-2.65%
St. Joseph's University-New York1,170
15
-71.00%
-5.71%
13.99%
-3.42%
SUNY Oneonta1,1702570.00%
-2.53%
14.00%
-1.55%
State University of New York at Oswego1,17026
-1
80.00%
-2.56%
10.00%
-4.14%
Dominican University New York1,160
102
-79.00%
-9.97%
15.99%
1.09%
Mount Saint Mary College1,160
75
-82.01%
-6.28%
10.01%
-0.26%
Niagara University1,150
3
2585.00%
-4.55%
16.00%
0.13%
SUNY Brockport1,150
15
22
-4
71.00%
3.06%
16.00%
-3.43%
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice1,140-57.00%
6.34%
20.00%
0.36%
Utica University1,130-87.01%
6.11%
17.00%
1.21%
University of Mount Saint Vincent1,110
-5
-85.01%
-3.88%
14.99%
-1.05%
CUNY York College1,100-59.00%
-0.14%
8.00%
-0.15%
Farmingdale State College1,10023
-1
69.00%
-4.17%
26.00%
-7.52%
Keuka College1,090
-39
-93.99%
1.20%
13.99%
0.88%
Culinary Institute of America1,0802291.99%
-2.87%
34.00%
-3.65%
LIM College1,0802399.04%
15.22%
23.95%
-1.55%
SUNY Buffalo State University1,080
35
-76.00%
-9.98%
12.00%
0.15%
Hilbert College1,060
54
-98.02%
2.53%
19.00%
-2.66%
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred1,0602082.00%
0.26%
20.01%
-5.74%
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill1,060
-10
-83.00%
-1.03%
19.98%
-4.46%
CUNY New York City College of Technology1,040-81.00%
-0.80%
20.00%
2.65%
D'Youville University1,040
-88
-82.00%
-2.04%
13.02%
2.10%
Maria College of Albany1,040-60.94%
-35.97%
28.85%
-10.00%
CUNY Lehman College1,010-55.00%
-0.31%
12.00%
0.03%
CUNY Medgar Evers College980-83.00%
-4.65%
8.00%
2.06%