Below is a ranking of the 130 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 4% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY |
4% |
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Barnard CollegeNew York, NY |
8% |
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Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY |
8% |
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The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY |
9% |
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New York UniversityNew York, NY |
9% |
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Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY |
12% |
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Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY |
12% |
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Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY |
18% |
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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY |
19% |
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Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY |
20% |
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Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY |
23% |
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American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNew York, NY |
25% |
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Davis CollegeJohnson City, NY |
33% |
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Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandSuffern, NY |
35% |
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University of RochesterRochester, NY |
36% |
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Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY |
40% |
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Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY |
42% |
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Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical CollegeMonsey, NY |
42% |