Top Ranked New York Colleges

The Best Colleges in New York Ranked for 2019

These are the best four year colleges in New York as ranked by CollegeSimply. This New York ranking is a subset of our national ranking of the best colleges in America. Our ranking methodology is purely statistical and not subjective in nature. Measuring factors include but are not limited to: student body intellect as indicated by admission scores, graduation rate and admission selectivity. In order to be considered for the ranking, a school must offer four year undergraduate degrees, selectively admit students and be a non-profit institution. Leading the 2019 ranking as the best college in New York is Columbia University in the City of New York.

List of The Best Colleges & Universities in New York

Rank	College	National Academic Rank1	National Selectivity Rank2	National Graduation Rank3
1	Columbia University in the City of New York	12	7	24
2	Cornell University	22	26	25
3	Barnard College	45	34	33
4	Colgate University	46	80	34
5	Vassar College	48	64	45
6	Hamilton College	38	63	60
7	New York University	54	81	82
8	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	29	25	203
9	University of Rochester	55	114	111
10	Skidmore College	120	69	103
11	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	47	204	102
12	Jewish Theological Seminary of America	83	357	7
13	SUNY at Binghamton	84	163	191
14	Fordham University	107	238	173
15	St Lawrence University	162	268	147
16	Syracuse University	184	249	148
17	Stony Brook University	110	187	369
18	Sarah Lawrence College	109	358	297
19	Yeshiva University	96	601	104
20	Rochester Institute of Technology	139	451	443
21	State University of New York at New Paltz	381	215	318
22	Hobart William Smith Colleges	218	642	217
23	New York School of Interior Design	890	105	83
24	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	279	335	396
25	Clarkson University	217	703	260
26	University at Buffalo	380	452	276
27	Pratt Institute Main	307	450	499
28	SUNY at Geneseo	280	886	133
29	The King's College	289	181	846
30	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	108	730	728
31	The New School	252	577	520
32	Hofstra University	251	643	605
33	Le Moyne College	426	644	261
34	SUNY at Albany	379	390	444
35	SUNY College at Oswego	481	391	640
36	Saint John Fisher College	480	670	244
37	SUNY College at Cortland	604	269	370
38	Manhattan College	429	991	262
39	St John's University New York	430	761	608
40	Roberts Wesleyan College	479	787	419
41	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	351	1,102	337
42	Canisius College	378	1,073	367
43	Adelphi University	424	915	395
44	SUNY College at Brockport	694	359	397
45	SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica Rome	308	579	976
46	Houghton College	235	1,402	338
47	SUNY College at Oneonta	649	517	371
48	Alfred University	559	597	548
49	Saint Bonaventure University	522	850	474
50	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	183	88	472

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Ranking Methodology

Overall Rank is calculated based on the following school characteristics.

¹National Academic Rank is calculated using standardized test admission data as well as GPA data for admitted freshman.
²National Selectivity Rank is based on admission selectivity for incoming students starting the 2016-2017 academic year.
³National Graduation Rank is based on the percentage of students graduating with bachelor's degrees within six years.