Average Acceptance Rate of New York Colleges

What is the Average Acceptance Rate in New York?

The average acceptance rate of New York colleges is 69.10%. Total 802,060 students have accepted out of 1,486,090. By gender, the acceptance rate of female students is 67.91% and male students' rate is 65.50%

The next schools are the top 5 New York colleges that have the lowest acceptance rate. Columbia University in the City of New York has the lowest acceptance rate of 3.99% among New York colleges. Cornell University and Barnard College also have low acceptance rate of 8.76% and 8.84% respectively. The top schools are selected with an minimum number of new students (first-time students) of 100. You can view more schools at New York colleges with lowest acceptance rate.

Columbia University in the City of New York Acceptance rate: 3.99%, Yield: 64.92%
Cornell University Acceptance rate: 8.76%, Yield: 63.91%
Barnard College Acceptance rate: 8.84%, Yield: 68.64%
The Juilliard School Acceptance rate: 9.15%, Yield: 63.49%
New York University Acceptance rate: 9.23%, Yield: 55.38%

The following table summarizes the average acceptance rate in New York by school type and level.

New York Colleges The Average Acceptance Rate
	Total	Public	Private (not-for-profit)	Private (for-profit)
4 years colleges	68.11%	69.24%	67.25%	76.33%

Acceptance Rate by Gender at New York colleges
	Applicants	Accepted	Acceptance Rate
Total	1,486,090	802,060	68.39%
Female	838,530	464,804	67.91%
Male	636,349	330,371	65.50%

The following table shows the New York Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.

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New York Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate
School Name	Location	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Accepted
Bais Binyomin Academy Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Monsey, NY	100.00%	27	27
Adelphi University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Garden City, NY	65.91%	19,705	12,987
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Albany, NY	52.69%	2,826	1,489
Alfred University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Alfred, NY	73.84%	4,988	3,683
The Ailey School Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	New York, NY	32.48%	117	38
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	New York, NY	91.96%	286	263
American Musical and Dramatic Academy Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	24.48%	6,728	1,647
Arnot Ogden Medical Center Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Elmira, NY	66.67%	9	6
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	84.11%	107	90
Bard College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	52.12%	7,583	3,952
Barnard College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	8.84%	11,836	1,046
Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	89.74%	39	35
Canisius University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Buffalo, NY	72.36%	4,175	3,021
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	87.43%	191	167
Circle in the Square Theatre School Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	New York, NY	8.00%	1,012	81
Clarkson University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Potsdam, NY	77.36%	6,661	5,153
Colgate University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Hamilton, NY	13.88%	20,682	2,871
Metropolitan College of New York Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	90.00%	140	126
Columbia University in the City of New York Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	3.99%	60,115	2,400
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	20.71%	1,806	374
Cornell University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Ithaca, NY	8.76%	62,993	5,516
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	East Syracuse, NY	77.78%	9	7
Culinary Institute of America Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Hyde Park, NY	91.15%	2,259	2,059
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Public, four-years	New York, NY	47.52%	28,111	13,357
CUNY Brooklyn College Public, four-years	Brooklyn, NY	58.36%	30,224	17,639
College of Staten Island CUNY Public, four-years	Staten Island, NY	92.34%	14,002	12,929
CUNY City College Public, four-years	New York, NY	60.02%	34,322	20,600
CUNY Graduate School and University Center Public, four-years	New York, NY	68.49%	146	100
CUNY Hunter College Public, four-years	New York, NY	53.80%	32,271	17,362
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Public, four-years	New York, NY	57.11%	19,238	10,987
CUNY Lehman College Public, four-years	Bronx, NY	56.58%	22,347	12,643
CUNY Medgar Evers College Public, four-years	Brooklyn, NY	86.05%	12,015	10,339
CUNY New York City College of Technology Public, four-years	Brooklyn, NY	80.29%	24,745	19,867
CUNY Queens College Public, four-years	Queens, NY	64.35%	22,189	14,278
CUNY York College Public, four-years	Jamaica, NY	64.10%	15,563	9,976
CVPH Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Plattsburgh, NY	85.71%	14	12
D'Youville University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Buffalo, NY	81.37%	2,786	2,267
Daemen University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Amherst, NY	68.26%	3,730	2,546
Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Far Rockaway, NY	92.00%	25	23
Dominican University New York Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Orangeburg, NY	63.30%	2,349	1,487
Belanger School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Schenectady, NY	-%	3	-
Elmira College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Elmira, NY	76.96%	2,674	2,058
Fashion Institute of Technology Public, four-years	New York, NY	60.24%	3,971	2,392
Five Towns College Private (for-profit), four-years	Dix Hills, NY	53.82%	537	289
Fordham University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bronx, NY	59.31%	43,364	25,719
Hamilton College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Clinton, NY	13.62%	8,531	1,162
Hartwick College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Oneonta, NY	69.60%	4,704	3,274
Helene Fuld College of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	16.95%	118	20
Hilbert College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Hamburg, NY	97.20%	1,392	1,353
Hobart William Smith Colleges Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Geneva, NY	63.99%	5,904	3,778
Hofstra University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Hempstead, NY	68.08%	25,021	17,035
Houghton University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Houghton, NY	88.66%	1,041	923
Iona University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New Rochelle, NY	86.94%	8,479	7,372
Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing Private (not-for-profit), less than 2-years	Rochester, NY	-%	-	-
Ithaca College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Ithaca, NY	69.01%	12,400	8,557
Jewish Theological Seminary of America Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	48.61%	144	70
The Juilliard School Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	9.15%	2,065	189
Keuka College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Keuka Park, NY	68.08%	2,901	1,975
LIM College Private (for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	95.90%	1,219	1,169
Le Moyne College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Syracuse, NY	82.98%	7,050	5,850
Long Island University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brookville, NY	86.16%	20,564	17,717
Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	100.00%	35	35
Manhattan College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Riverdale, NY	78.94%	9,903	7,817
Manhattan School of Music Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	40.78%	1,405	573
Manhattanville College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Purchase, NY	87.34%	3,617	3,159
Maria College of Albany Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Albany, NY	44.48%	326	145
Marion S Whelan School of Nursing of Geneva General Hospital Private (not-for-profit), less than 2-years	Geneva, NY	100.00%	1	1
Marist College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Poughkeepsie, NY	56.51%	11,274	6,371
Marymount Manhattan College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	82.61%	7,896	6,523
St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Albany, NY	100.00%	2	2
Mercy University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Dobbs Ferry, NY	85.84%	8,642	7,418
Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	80.00%	40	32
Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron Meilech Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	55.56%	9	5
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	60.00%	25	15
Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	89.29%	56	50
Molloy College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Rockville Centre, NY	81.74%	6,330	5,174
Monroe College Private (for-profit), four-years	Bronx, NY	67.51%	4,060	2,741
Mount Saint Mary College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Newburgh, NY	88.88%	3,219	2,861
University of Mount Saint Vincent Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bronx, NY	85.11%	3,546	3,018
Nazareth University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Rochester, NY	74.72%	5,102	3,812
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	New York City, NY	53.33%	15	8
The New School Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	63.47%	9,828	6,238
Northeast College of Health Sciences Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Seneca Falls, NY	94.29%	35	33
New York University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	9.23%	110,807	10,232
Niagara University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Niagara University, NY	87.37%	4,197	3,667
New York Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Old Westbury, NY	81.02%	13,237	10,725
New York School of Interior Design Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	62.89%	159	100
Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Peekskill, NY	100.00%	1	1
Pace University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	75.92%	30,030	22,798
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Paul Smiths, NY	76.53%	929	711
Plaza College Private (for-profit), four-years	Forest Hills, NY	30.00%	1,250	375
Davis College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Pottersville, NY	56.25%	16	9
Pratt Institute-Main Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	73.25%	8,457	6,195
Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	93.62%	47	44
Rabbinical College Beth Shraga Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Monsey, NY	91.67%	24	22
Rabbinical College of Long Island Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Long Beach, NY	100.00%	45	45
Rabbinical Seminary of America Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Flushing, NY	98.45%	129	127
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Troy, NY	63.47%	17,175	10,901
Roberts Wesleyan University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Rochester, NY	70.63%	1,488	1,051
Rochester Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Rochester, NY	66.93%	27,911	18,682
University of Rochester Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Rochester, NY	40.08%	21,384	8,570
Russell Sage College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Troy, NY	53.26%	2,471	1,316
St Bonaventure University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Saint Bonaventure, NY	81.65%	4,207	3,435
St. Joseph's College of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Syracuse, NY	100.00%	1	1
St Lawrence University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Canton, NY	54.34%	6,089	3,309
St. Thomas Aquinas College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Sparkill, NY	93.05%	2,200	2,047
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Troy, NY	100.00%	1	1
Sarah Lawrence College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Bronxville, NY	61.73%	4,617	2,850
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lawrence, NY	-%	-	-
Siena College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Loudonville, NY	69.02%	9,279	6,404
Skidmore College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Saratoga Springs, NY	21.05%	11,889	2,503
St. Joseph's University-New York Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	72.05%	5,728	4,127
Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Utica, NY	100.00%	4	4
St. John Fisher University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Rochester, NY	66.40%	5,050	3,353
St. John's University-New York Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Queens, NY	83.43%	24,208	20,196
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Public, four-years	Alfred, NY	75.68%	9,242	6,994
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Public, four-years	Canton, NY	92.15%	3,707	3,416
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Public, four-years	Delhi, NY	89.01%	7,626	6,788
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Public, four-years	Cobleskill, NY	84.02%	3,805	3,197
Farmingdale State College Public, four-years	Farmingdale, NY	63.29%	10,748	6,802
SUNY Morrisville Public, four-years	Morrisville, NY	91.54%	5,819	5,327
University at Albany Public, four-years	Albany, NY	69.10%	32,442	22,416
Binghamton University Public, four-years	Vestal, NY	38.61%	53,007	20,464
University at Buffalo Public, four-years	Buffalo, NY	74.18%	40,856	30,308
Stony Brook University Public, four-years	Stony Brook, NY	49.04%	55,880	27,406
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Public, four-years	Syracuse, NY	63.28%	3,745	2,370
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Public, four-years	Utica, NY	81.35%	5,329	4,335
SUNY Brockport Public, four-years	Brockport, NY	70.68%	13,031	9,210
SUNY Buffalo State University Public, four-years	Buffalo, NY	72.95%	18,219	13,290
State University of New York at Cortland Public, four-years	Cortland, NY	59.79%	17,571	10,505
SUNY at Fredonia Public, four-years	Fredonia, NY	77.70%	6,331	4,919
SUNY College at Geneseo Public, four-years	Geneseo, NY	66.45%	15,293	10,162
State University of New York at New Paltz Public, four-years	New Paltz, NY	61.61%	17,232	10,616
SUNY Oneonta Public, four-years	Oneonta, NY	69.60%	15,544	10,818
State University of New York at Oswego Public, four-years	Oswego, NY	80.55%	15,149	12,202
SUNY College at Potsdam Public, four-years	Potsdam, NY	77.70%	4,530	3,520
SUNY at Purchase College Public, four-years	Purchase, NY	74.05%	7,845	5,809
SUNY Old Westbury Public, four-years	Old Westbury, NY	83.63%	7,760	6,490
SUNY College at Plattsburgh Public, four-years	Plattsburgh, NY	78.41%	8,830	6,924
SUNY Maritime College Public, four-years	Throggs Neck, NY	72.41%	1,769	1,281
Syracuse University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Syracuse, NY	45.92%	44,480	20,427
Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	77.19%	57	44
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Rochester, NY	100.00%	5	5
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Staten Island, NY	55.56%	27	15
Touro University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	60.83%	2,152	1,309
Trocaire College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Buffalo, NY	97.49%	199	194
Union College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Schenectady, NY	43.92%	8,210	3,606
United States Merchant Marine Academy Public, four-years	Kings Point, NY	34.24%	1,367	468
Utica University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Utica, NY	91.95%	3,703	3,405
Vassar College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Poughkeepsie, NY	18.57%	12,447	2,311
Villa Maria College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Buffalo, NY	86.59%	999	865
School of Visual Arts Private (for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	92.64%	3,140	2,909
Wagner College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Staten Island, NY	88.00%	2,566	2,258
Webb Institute Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Glen Cove, NY	14.04%	235	33
The College of Westchester Private (for-profit), four-years	White Plains, NY	94.42%	448	423
Yeshiva Derech Chaim Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	88.24%	34	30
Yeshivath Shaar Hatorah Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Kew Gardens, NY	72.22%	54	39
Yeshiva University Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	55.62%	1,665	926
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe Private (not-for-profit), four-years	South Fallsburg, NY	30.00%	20	6
Bais Medrash Elyon Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Monsey, NY	37.50%	32	12
Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years	Verona, NY	100.00%	9	9
Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Brooklyn, NY	84.40%	500	422
School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Bronx, NY	-%	3	-
Yeshivas Novominsk Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	90.38%	52	47
Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES Public, less than 2-years	Plattsburgh, NY	31.11%	90	28
Orange Ulster BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years	Newburgh, NY	100.00%	17	17
Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years	Endicott, NY	42.31%	78	33
Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years	Hudson Falls, NY	87.76%	49	43
Eastern Suffolk BOCES Public, less than 2-years	Sayville, NY	78.95%	152	120
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Monsey, NY	36.84%	57	21
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	New York, NY	42.78%	575	246
Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years	Auburn, NY	42.86%	7	3
Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Riverdale, NY	100.00%	1	1
Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years	Lockport, NY	-%	-	-
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Suffern, NY	36.67%	60	22
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Far Rockaway, NY	78.95%	95	75
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	97.87%	235	230
Center for Allied Health Education Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Brooklyn, NY	18.52%	135	25
Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	70.06%	177	124
New York Medical Career Training Center Private (for-profit), 2-4 years	Flushing, NY	100.00%	567	567
Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health Sciences Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Geneva, NY	100.00%	1	1
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Monsey, NY	52.38%	63	33
DeVry College of New York Private (for-profit), four-years	New York, NY	100.00%	2	2
Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	88.89%	36	32
Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	50.00%	2	1
Yeshiva Sholom Shachna Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	100.00%	49	49
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Monsey, NY	52.78%	180	95
Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Far Rockaway, NY	25.00%	4	1
Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	-%	-	-
Elim Bible Institute and College Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Lima, NY	100.00%	37	37
Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli Private (not-for-profit), four-years	New Windsor, NY	100.00%	30	30
Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	73.68%	19	14
Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Brooklyn, NY	88.18%	110	97
Yeshiva of Ocean Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Greenfield Park, NY	36.00%	50	18
Ohel Margulia Seminary Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Monsey, NY	96.19%	210	202
Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Brooklyn, NY	100.00%	2	2
New York Seminary Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Brooklyn, NY	76.02%	171	130
Derech Hachaim Seminary Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years	Monroe, NY	93.28%	253	236
Bais Medrash of Dexter Park Private (not-for-profit), four-years	Chestnut Ridge, NY	69.23%	13	9

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