List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Below is a ranking of the 252 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 5% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| C |
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY |
5% |
| J |
The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY |
7% |
| C |
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY |
11% |
| B |
Barnard CollegeNew York, NY |
12% |
| A |
United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York |
12% |
| C |
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY |
15% |
| H |
Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY |
16% |
| N |
New York UniversityNew York, NY |
16% |
| C |
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY |
23% |
| N |
New York School of Interior DesignNew York, NY |
24% |
| V |
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY |
24% |
| P |
Plaza CollegeJackson Heights, NY |
30% |
| R |
University of RochesterRochester, NY |
30% |
| S |
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY |
30% |
| A |
American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNew York, NY |
31% |
| D |
Davis CollegeJohnson City, NY |
31% |
| M |
Metropolitan College of New YorkNew York, NY |
32% |
| S |
Saint Elizabeth College of NursingUtica, New York |
33% |
| F |
Five Towns CollegeDix Hills, NY |
34% |
| H |
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY |
35% |