The Best New York Colleges

Rochester Institute of Technology

• Rochester, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1260/1430
• ACT Range 26/32
• Average High School GPA 3.6
• Students: 16,584
• Tuition:$42,345

Admissions Standards  Extremely High Standards
• Acceptance Rate 57%

State University of New York at New Paltz

• New Paltz, New York • Public 4 Year
• SAT Range 1170/1320
• ACT Range 23/28
• Average High School GPA 3.57*
• Students: 7,565
• Tuition:$8,254

Admissions Standards  Difficult Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 44%

Hobart William Smith Colleges

• Geneva, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1220/1390
• ACT Range 25/30
• Average High School GPA 3.32
• Students: 2,244
• Tuition:$55,255

Admissions Standards  Very High Standards
• Acceptance Rate 64%

New York School of Interior Design

• New York, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1010/1200
• ACT Range 18/29
• Average High School GPA 3.39
• Students: 541
• Tuition:$24,834

Admissions Standards  Average Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 33%

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

• Syracuse, New York • Public 4 Year
• SAT Range 1220/1360
• ACT Range 24/28
• Average High School GPA 3.8
• Students: 2,213
• Tuition:$8,874

Admissions Standards  Difficult Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 52%

Clarkson University

• Potsdam, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1210/1390
• ACT Range 24/29
• Average High School GPA 3.56
• Students: 4,233
• Tuition:$49,444

Admissions Standards  Very High Standards
• Acceptance Rate 66%

University at Buffalo

• Buffalo, New York • Public 4 Year
• SAT Range 1150/1320
• ACT Range 24/28
• Average High School GPA 3.2
• Students: 30,648
• Tuition:$10,099

Admissions Standards  Difficult Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 57%

Pratt Institute Main

• Brooklyn, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1120/1350
• ACT Range 24/29
• Average High School GPA 3.63
• Students: 5,035
• Tuition:$51,870

Admissions Standards  Difficult Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 57%

SUNY at Geneseo

• Geneseo, New York • Public 4 Year
• SAT Range 1190/1360
• ACT Range 24/29
• Average High School GPA 3.6
• Students: 5,652
• Tuition:$8,651

Admissions Standards  Difficult Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 72%

The King's College

• New York, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1210/1360
• ACT Range 24/29
• Average High School GPA 3.63*
• Students: 555
• Tuition:$36,450

Admissions Standards  Difficult Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 41%

Polytechnic Institute of New York University

• Brooklyn, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1250/1440
• ACT Range 28/32
• Average High School GPA NA
• Students: 4,487
• Tuition:$41,328

Admissions Standards  Extremely High Standards
• Acceptance Rate 67%

The New School

• New York, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1170/1370
• ACT Range 24/28
• Average High School GPA 3.59*
• Students: 10,389
• Tuition:$49,064

Admissions Standards  Difficult Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 62%

Hofstra University

• Hempstead, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1200/1370
• ACT Range 24/29
• Average High School GPA 3.51
• Students: 11,131
• Tuition:$45,700

Admissions Standards  Very High Standards
• Acceptance Rate 64%

Le Moyne College

• Syracuse, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1150/1310
• ACT Range 22/27
• Average High School GPA 3.42
• Students: 3,431
• Tuition:$34,625

Admissions Standards  Challenging Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 64%

SUNY at Albany

• Albany, New York • Public 4 Year
• SAT Range 1150/1320
• ACT Range 22/26
• Average High School GPA 3.5
• Students: 17,743
• Tuition:$10,011

Admissions Standards  Challenging Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 54%

SUNY College at Oswego

• Oswego, New York • Public 4 Year
• SAT Range 1140/1300
• ACT Range 22/27
• Average High School GPA 3.5
• Students: 8,026
• Tuition:$8,440

Admissions Standards  Challenging Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 54%

Saint John Fisher College

• Rochester, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1130/1300
• ACT Range 22/26
• Average High School GPA 3.5
• Students: 3,776
• Tuition:$34,310

Admissions Standards  Challenging Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 65%

SUNY College at Cortland

• Cortland, New York • Public 4 Year
• SAT Range 1130/1270
• ACT Range 22/25
• Average High School GPA 3.42*
• Students: 6,913
• Tuition:$8,536

Admissions Standards  Moderate Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 48%

Manhattan College

• Riverdale, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1130/1310
• ACT Range 23/28
• Average High School GPA 3.56
• Students: 4,242
• Tuition:$42,608

Admissions Standards  Difficult Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 75%

St John's University New York

• Queens, New York • Private 4 Year
• SAT Range 1130/1310
• ACT Range 22/29
• Average High School GPA 3.4
• Students: 21,340
• Tuition:$41,760

Admissions Standards  Difficult Requirements
• Acceptance Rate 68%