Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate in New York for 2022
These are the most selective public and private four-year colleges in New York. The list is ranked by acceptance rate, lowest to highest and limited to schools which reject at least half of all applicants. Leading the list is Columbia University in the City of New York which sent acceptance letters to only 7% of the 40,462 students who applied and rejected 93%.
Not all schools on the most selective list are overly academically challenging. Some schools with less rigorous test and high school GPA requirements may receive a large numbers of qualified applicants and the school does not have space to admit them all.
If you're looking for challenging colleges, explore rankings of New York colleges with the highest SAT scores, highest ACT scores and highest GPA's.
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Private 4 Year
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7% Acceptance Rate
#21 Best Colleges in America
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Private 4 Year
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8% Acceptance Rate
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Public 4 Year
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9% Acceptance Rate
Applications Due Jan 31
Private 4 Year
2 reviews
11% Acceptance Rate
#17 Best Colleges in America
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Private 4 Year
1 reviews
14% Acceptance Rate
#4 Best Private Colleges in New York
Applications Due Jan 1
Private 4 Year
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18% Acceptance Rate
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Private 4 Year
1 reviews
18% Acceptance Rate
#24 Best Colleges in America
Private 4 Year
1 reviews
21% Acceptance Rate
#6 Best Private Colleges in New York
Applications Due Jan 1
Private 4 Year
1 reviews
25% Acceptance Rate
#7 Best Private Colleges in New York
Applications Due Jan 1
Private 4 Year
1 reviews
27% Acceptance Rate
#3 Best Value Colleges in New York
Applications Due Jan 15
Private 4 Year
0 reviews
29% Acceptance Rate
Private 4 Year
1 reviews
32% Acceptance Rate
#8 Best Private Colleges in New York
Applications Due Jan 15
Private 4 Year
0 reviews
35% Acceptance Rate
#9 Best Private Colleges in New York
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Private 4 Year
0 reviews
36% Acceptance Rate
Applications Due Jun 1
Private 4 Year
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36% Acceptance Rate
Public 4 Year
1 reviews
37% Acceptance Rate
#23 Best Public Universities in New York
Applications Due Jan 16
Private 4 Year
0 reviews
39% Acceptance Rate
Applications Due Mar 1
Private 4 Year
0 reviews
40% Acceptance Rate
Applications Due Jul 1