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.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- Public 4 Year
- Utica, NY
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- 81% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
SUNY Poly is a public polytechnic institute known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and cybersecurity. The Utica-area campus sits in Central New York.
- SAT Range 1025-1370
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $14,782
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
SUNY College at Potsdam
- Public 4 Year
- Potsdam, NY
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- 78% acceptance rate
SUNY Potsdam is a public college known for undergraduate music through the Crane School of Music and for teacher education. The campus sits in the small North Country college town of Potsdam.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $13,730
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
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
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
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
- Public 4 Year
- Cobleskill, NY
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- 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
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
Boricua College
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 100% acceptance rate
Boricua College is a private college known for bilingual undergraduate programs in education, human services, and business. Its urban New York City campuses primarily serve Latino and working-adult students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $15,245
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
New York College of Health Professions
- Private 4 Year
- Syosset, NY
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- 100% acceptance rate
A private college focused on undergraduate health professions, including acupuncture, Oriental medicine, and massage therapy. The suburban campus is located in Syosset on Long Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.73
- Net Price -
Trocaire College
- Private 4 Year
- Buffalo, NY
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- 97% acceptance rate
Trocaire is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban Buffalo campus has a Catholic identity tied to the Sisters of Mercy.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $16,953
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Flushing, NY
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- 100% acceptance rate
Vaughn is a private college known for undergraduate aviation, aerospace engineering, and airport management. The Flushing campus sits near LaGuardia Airport in Queens.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $40,301
Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 90% acceptance rate
Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies. The urban campus is in Brooklyn.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $11,397
Rabbinical Seminary of America
- Private 4 Year
- Flushing, NY
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- 98% acceptance rate
Rabbinical Seminary of America is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The campus is in the Flushing section of Queens in New York City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $8,125
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
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
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
- Private 4 Year
- Monroe, NY
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- 100% acceptance rate
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $5,392