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
Davis College Pottersville, New York	56%
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary Staten Island, New York	56%
Yeshiva University New York, New York	56%
St Lawrence University Canton, New York	54%
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, New York	53%
Russell Sage College Troy, New York	53%
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, New York	52%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, New York	49%
Syracuse University Syracuse, New York	46%
Maria College of Albany Albany, New York	44%
Union College Schenectady, New York	44%
Manhattan School of Music New York, New York	41%
University of Rochester Rochester, New York	40%
Bais Medrash Elyon Monsey, New York	38%
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College Monsey, New York	37%
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland Suffern, New York	37%
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe South Fallsburg, New York	30%
American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, New York	24%

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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.