Popular New York Colleges Easy to Get Into
New York has 78 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include St. John's University New York in Queens, New York, accepting 83% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Culinary Institute of America, Pace University and Iona University.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
St. John's University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Queens, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
St. John's is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, business, and communications. The urban campus is in Queens in New York City.
- SAT Range 1150-1340
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $29,656
Culinary Institute of America
- Private 4 Year
- Hyde Park, NY
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- 91% acceptance rate
The Culinary Institute of America is a private college known for undergraduate culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and food business management. The Hyde Park campus sits along the Hudson River in New York's Hudson Valley.
- SAT Range 928-1183
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Net Price $39,581
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
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
Manhattan University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverdale, NY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Aug 31 application deadline
Manhattan University is a private Lasallian Catholic university known for undergraduate engineering. The residential campus is in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.
- SAT Range 1180-1358
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Net Price $29,717
Clarkson University
- Private 4 Year
- Potsdam, NY
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Clarkson is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and the sciences. The residential campus is in the small college town of Potsdam in northern New York.
- SAT Range 1200-1390
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $32,406
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
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
State University of New York at Oswego
- Public 4 Year
- Oswego, NY
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- 81% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
SUNY Oswego is a public university known for undergraduate meteorology, broadcasting, and education. The campus sits on the southern shore of Lake Ontario.
- SAT Range 1070-1270
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $15,853
Molloy University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockville Centre, NY
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- 82% acceptance rate
Molloy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. Students attend a suburban campus in Rockville Centre on Long Island.
- SAT Range 1088-1290
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $24,405
Le Moyne College
- Private 4 Year
- Syracuse, NY
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- 83% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Le Moyne is a private Jesuit college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and biology. The suburban campus sits just outside downtown Syracuse.
- SAT Range 1160-1330
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Net Price $23,702
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
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
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 at Fredonia
- Public 4 Year
- Fredonia, NY
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- 78% acceptance rate
Fredonia is a public university known for undergraduate music, performing arts, and education. The residential campus sits in a small college town in western New York near Lake Erie.
- SAT Range 1160-1370
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $16,023
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
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
Mount Saint Mary College
- Private 4 Year
- Newburgh, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 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