Below is a ranking of the 185 colleges in New York with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Columbia University in the City of New York leads the list by accepting 4% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY |
4% |
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Barnard CollegeNew York, NY |
8% |
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Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY |
8% |
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The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY |
9% |
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New York UniversityNew York, NY |
9% |
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Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY |
12% |
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Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY |
12% |
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United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York |
14% |
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Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY |
18% |
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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY |
19% |
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Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY |
20% |
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Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY |
23% |
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American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNew York, NY |
25% |
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Plaza CollegeJackson Heights, NY |
30% |
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United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY |
32% |
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Davis CollegeJohnson City, NY |
33% |
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Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandSuffern, NY |
35% |
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University of RochesterRochester, NY |
36% |