List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Below is a ranking of the 143 private 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 6% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| C |
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY |
6% |
| J |
The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY |
8% |
| C |
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY |
11% |
| B |
Barnard CollegeNew York, NY |
14% |
| C |
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY |
16% |
| N |
New York UniversityNew York, NY |
20% |
| H |
Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY |
21% |
| N |
New York School of Interior DesignNew York, NY |
22% |
| A |
American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNew York, NY |
24% |
| C |
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY |
25% |
| V |
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY |
25% |
| S |
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY |
27% |
| R |
University of RochesterRochester, NY |
29% |
| S |
Saint Elizabeth College of NursingUtica, New York |
33% |
| M |
Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY |
38% |
| U |
Union CollegeSchenectady, NY |
39% |
| M |
Maria College of AlbanyAlbany, NY |
40% |
| D |
Davis CollegeJohnson City, NY |
42% |
| R |
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY |
43% |
| F |
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY |
46% |