New York Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 119 private colleges in New York with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

Acceptance rate is a measure of the competitiveness of a school. Lower acceptance rates are more competitive and may require a higher GPA, SAT/ACT score, and other factors to be considered for admission.

List of New York Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
New York College of Health Professions Syosset, New York	100%
Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni Riverdale, New York	100%
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel Monroe, New York	100%
Rabbinical Seminary of America Flushing, New York	98%
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov Brooklyn, New York	98%
Hilbert College Hamburg, New York	97%
Trocaire College Buffalo, New York	97%
Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin Brooklyn, New York	94%
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, New York	93%
Rabbinical College Beth Shraga Monsey, New York	92%
Utica University Utica, New York	92%
Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, New York	91%
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim Lakewood, New York	91%
Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute Brooklyn, New York	90%
Metropolitan College of New York New York, New York	90%
Yeshivas Novominsk Brooklyn, New York	90%
Houghton University Houghton, New York	89%
Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute Brooklyn, New York	89%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.