Easiest New York Colleges to Get Into
New York has 78 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
22 colleges accept 100% of applicants in New York. Examples include Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Boricua College, Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary and Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates in New York, or the most selective colleges.
Metropolitan College of New York
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 90% acceptance rate
MCNY is a private college known for purpose-centered undergraduate programs in business, human services, and public affairs. The urban campus is located in Manhattan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.1
- Net Price $26,091
Yeshivas Novominsk
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
Yeshivas Novominsk is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic and Torah studies. The campus is in Brooklyn's Borough Park neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $9,704
Houghton University
- Private 4 Year
- Houghton, NY
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
Houghton is a private Christian liberal arts university known for undergraduate music and the liberal arts. The rural residential campus sits in a small village in western New York.
- SAT Range 1170-1375
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $21,274
Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 89% acceptance rate
Mirrer Yeshiva is a private Jewish institution known for undergraduate Talmudic and rabbinical studies. The urban campus is in Brooklyn.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $12,871
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
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
Wagner College
- Private 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- 88% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Wagner is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, theater, and business. The hilltop campus on Staten Island overlooks New York Harbor.
- SAT Range 1190-1290
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $28,033
Yeshiva Derech Chaim
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 88% acceptance rate
Yeshiva Derech Chaim is a small private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic and Torah studies. The Brooklyn campus centers on intensive religious learning for men.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $13,471
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 87% acceptance rate
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz is a private Hasidic yeshiva known for Talmudic studies and Chabad Hasidic philosophy. The urban campus is in Brooklyn's Crown Heights, a center of the Lubavitch community.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $21,632
Iona University
- Private 4 Year
- New Rochelle, NY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Iona is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and communications. The suburban New Rochelle campus sits a short distance north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1110-1300
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $29,978
Manhattanville University
- Private 4 Year
- Purchase, NY
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4.4 | 25 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Manhattanville is a private university known for undergraduate education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus occupies a historic estate in Purchase.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $21,690
Niagara University
- Private 4 Year
- Niagara University, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 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
Villa Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Buffalo, NY
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Villa Maria is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate fashion design, interior design, and music. The urban campus sits in Buffalo.
- SAT Range 730-1050
- Avg GPA 2.87
- Net Price $15,823
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
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
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
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 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