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.
Elmira College
- Private 4 Year
- Elmira, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Elmira is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most undergrads live on a compact residential campus in the small city of Elmira.
- SAT Range 1090-1385
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Net Price $23,682
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
- Private 4 Year
- Paul Smiths, NY
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- 77% acceptance rate
Paul Smith's is a small private college known for undergraduate forestry, environmental science, and hospitality. The campus sits on Lower St. Regis Lake in the Adirondacks.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.8
- Net Price $28,443
Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 77% acceptance rate
- Sep 1 application deadline
Oholei Torah is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic and Torah studies. The all-male campus is in Brooklyn's Crown Heights and is affiliated with Chabad-Lubavitch.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $10,824
Pace University
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Pace is a private university known for undergraduate business and performing arts. The urban Manhattan campus sits near New York City's financial district.
- SAT Range 1180-1340
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $34,791
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
- Public 4 Year
- Alfred, NY
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- 76% acceptance rate
Alfred State is a public college of technology known for undergraduate architecture, engineering technology, and construction management. The rural campus sits in the small college town of Alfred in western New York.
- SAT Range 990-1200
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $15,283
Nazareth University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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- 75% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Nazareth is a private university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The suburban campus sits in Pittsford just outside Rochester.
- SAT Range 1070-1320
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $30,785