New York Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

List of Colleges by Percent of Black Students

Below is a ranking of the 256 colleges in New York with the highest percent of black students. CUNY Medgar Evers College tops the list with African Americans comprising 78% of the student population.

List of New York Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students
School % Black
CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Brooklyn, NY

31.7%
Plaza College

Jackson Heights, NY

31.3%
Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing

New York, NY

30.3%
SUNY College at Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY

30.2%
Bryant and Stratton College Albany

Albany, NY

29.9%
Nyack College

Nyack, NY

29.6%
CUNY New York City College of Technology

Brooklyn, NY

28.9%
SUNY College at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

28.1%
CUNY Bronx Community College

Bronx, NY

27.2%
CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY

28.0%
Long Island University Brooklyn Campus

Brooklyn, NY

27.9%
New York Career Institute

New York, NY

27.4%
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

New York, NY

26.8%
CUNY Hostos Community College

Bronx, NY

26.7%
Villa Maria College

Buffalo, NY

26.1%
Wood Tobe Coburn School

New York, NY

26.7%
New York College of Health Professions

Syosset, NY

26.5%
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service

New York, NY

25.6%