New York Public Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 41 public colleges in New York with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in New York? University at Buffalo leads the list with a tuition and fee total of $14,802. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS 2025 survey and reflect reported costs for academic year 2024/2025.

List of New York Public Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
College	Tuition In State
University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York	$14,802
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York	$14,792
University at Albany Albany, New York	$14,662
Binghamton University Vestal, New York	$14,064
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, New York	$11,536
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New York	$11,000
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, New York	$10,928
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, New York	$10,836
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, New York	$10,714
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, New York	$10,678
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, New York	$10,592
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, New York	$10,592
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, New York	$10,580
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New York	$10,580
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, New York	$10,474
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, New York	$10,466
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, New York	$10,466
SUNY Brockport Brockport, New York	$10,434

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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.