The Best Colleges with High Acceptance Rates in New York
Getting into a good college doesn't need to be difficult. There are many colleges that are highly rated yet accept most students who apply. These four-year colleges all have acceptance rates over 75%. You will have an easy time getting accepted if your GPA, SAT and ACT scores meet their admission criteria. These are colleges ranked by using the methodology for the CollegeSimply.com Best Colleges rankings.
See also, popular colleges with high acceptance rates and the highest acceptance rate colleges in New York.
Niagara University
- Private 4 Year
- Niagara University, NY
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- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 30 application deadline
Niagara is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate hospitality and tourism management, education, and nursing. The suburban campus sits near Niagara Falls in western New York.
- SAT Range 1060-1235
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $16,613
Long Island University
- Private 4 Year
- Brookville, NY
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- 86% acceptance rate
LIU is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The suburban Brookville campus occupies a former Gilded Age estate on Long Island's North Shore.
- SAT Range 1110-1350
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $24,867
St Bonaventure University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Bonaventure, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Jul 30 application deadline
St. Bonaventure is a private Franciscan university known for undergraduate journalism, communication, and business. The rural campus sits in southwestern New York near Olean.
- SAT Range 1065-1290
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $27,373
Mount Saint Mary College
- Private 4 Year
- Newburgh, NY
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- 89% acceptance rate
Mount Saint Mary is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus overlooks the Hudson River in Newburgh.
- SAT Range 1090-1255
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $26,896
D'Youville University
- Private 4 Year
- Buffalo, NY
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- 81% acceptance rate
D'Youville is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The compact urban campus sits on Buffalo's west side near the Peace Bridge.
- SAT Range 995-1220
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Net Price $20,690
Utica University
- Private 4 Year
- Utica, NY
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3.9 | 9 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
Utica is a private university known for undergraduate cybersecurity, economic crime investigation, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the small city of Utica in central New York.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $20,295
College of Staten Island CUNY
- Public 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 92% acceptance rate
College of Staten Island is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. Its large Staten Island campus is one of New York City's most spacious college grounds.
- SAT Range 890-1250
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $6,525
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
- Public 4 Year
- Delhi, NY
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- 89% acceptance rate
SUNY Delhi is a public college of technology known for undergraduate veterinary science technology, hospitality management, and architectural technology. The residential campus sits in a small village in New York's Catskill Mountains region.
- SAT Range 910-1160
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $16,371
University of Mount Saint Vincent
- Private 4 Year
- Bronx, NY
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- 85% acceptance rate
Mount Saint Vincent is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The Riverdale campus overlooks the Hudson River in the Bronx.
- SAT Range 1011-1178
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.14
- Net Price $22,808
SUNY Old Westbury
- Public 4 Year
- Old Westbury, NY
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- 84% acceptance rate
SUNY Old Westbury is a public university known for undergraduate business, teacher education, and the biological sciences. The suburban Long Island campus occupies wooded grounds of a former estate in Nassau County.
- SAT Range 1010-1206
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $10,944
SUNY Morrisville
- Public 4 Year
- Morrisville, NY
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- 92% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
SUNY Morrisville is a public college known for undergraduate agriculture, equine studies, and applied technology. The rural campus is set in the village of Morrisville in central New York.
- SAT Range 990-1230
- Avg GPA 2.7
- Net Price $15,960
CUNY Medgar Evers College
- Public 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Medgar Evers is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The urban campus is located in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood.
- SAT Range 850-1020
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $6,273
CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Sep 1 application deadline
City Tech is a public CUNY college of technology known for undergraduate architecture, engineering technology, and hospitality management. The urban campus is in Downtown Brooklyn.
- SAT Range 900-1140
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $5,794
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
- Public 4 Year
- Cobleskill, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
SUNY Cobleskill is a public college of agriculture and technology known for undergraduate animal science, agriculture, and culinary arts. The rural campus in upstate New York includes working farms and agricultural facilities.
- SAT Range 990-1170
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $18,140
St. Thomas Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Sparkill, NY
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- 93% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
St. Thomas Aquinas is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The suburban campus sits in Sparkill just north of New York City.
- SAT Range 880-1085
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $21,187
Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Dobbs Ferry, NY
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- 86% acceptance rate
Mercy is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and business. The Dobbs Ferry campus overlooks the Hudson River in suburban Westchester County.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $15,200
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
- Public 4 Year
- Canton, NY
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- 92% acceptance rate
SUNY Canton is a public college of technology known for undergraduate nursing, engineering technology, and veterinary science technology. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Canton in northern New York.
- SAT Range 1000-1160
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $14,754
St. Francis College
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 100% acceptance rate
St. Francis College is a small private Franciscan college known for undergraduate business, accounting, and nursing. The compact urban campus sits in Brooklyn Heights near the East River.
- SAT Range 990-1240
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Net Price $17,698