How Many Public Colleges Are in New York?
There are 106 Public colleges in New York. By school level, there are 43 four-year, 37 community colleges (2-4 years schools), and 26 trade schools (less than 2 years schools) that are Public.
Academic & Tuition Statistics for Public
The average acceptance rate of the Public is 69.20% and the admission yield is 28%. The average SAT score is 1,164 and the average ACT score is 27.
A total of 610,285 students are attending one of the schools. With 44,672 faculty, the average students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
The 2025 average tuition & fees at Public is $10,053 for state residents and $15,377 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $12,208 for state residents and $23,278 for out-of-state students.
62.00% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $6,970 at Public.
The following table shows the Public. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
| School Name | Location | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY Adirondack Public, 2-4 years | Queensbury, NY | $9,616 ($6,844) | 2,576 | - | 37% |
| SUNY Broome Community College Public, 2-4 years | Binghamton, NY | $14,288 ($8,624) | 5,327 | - | 23% |
| Cayuga County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Auburn, NY | $12,336 ($7,056) | 3,580 | - | 30% |
| Clinton Community College Public, 2-4 years | Plattsburgh, NY | $6,831 ($6,831) | 1,067 | - | 37% |
| Columbia-Greene Community College Public, 2-4 years | Hudson, NY | $11,448 ($6,048) | 1,616 | - | 46% |
| SUNY Corning Community College Public, 2-4 years | Corning, NY | $10,326 ($6,534) | 3,720 | - | 34% |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Public, four-years | New York, NY | $15,414 ($7,464) | 20,081 | 47.52% | 72% |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Public, 2-4 years | New York, NY | $8,050 ($5,170) | 20,123 | - | 25% |
| CUNY Bronx Community College Public, 2-4 years | Bronx, NY | $8,086 ($5,206) | 6,787 | - | 16% |
| CUNY Brooklyn College Public, four-years | Brooklyn, NY | $15,402 ($7,452) | 14,390 | 58.36% | 54% |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Public, four-years | Staten Island, NY | $15,440 ($7,490) | 11,033 | 92.34% | 34% |
| CUNY City College Public, four-years | New York, NY | $15,290 ($7,340) | 15,544 | 60.02% | 57% |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center Public, four-years | New York, NY | $15,185 ($7,235) | 9,536 | 68.49% | - |
| CUNY Hostos Community College Public, 2-4 years | Bronx, NY | $8,134 ($5,254) | 5,478 | - | 16% |
| CUNY Hunter College Public, four-years | New York, NY | $15,332 ($7,382) | 22,538 | 53.80% | 57% |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Public, four-years | New York, NY | $15,420 ($7,470) | 13,763 | 57.11% | 56% |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Public, 2-4 years | Brooklyn, NY | $8,132 ($5,252) | 18,165 | - | 28% |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Public, 2-4 years | Long Island City, NY | $8,098 ($5,218) | 14,494 | - | 24% |
| CUNY Lehman College Public, four-years | Bronx, NY | $15,360 ($7,410) | 13,324 | 56.58% | 51% |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Public, four-years | Brooklyn, NY | $15,302 ($7,352) | 3,736 | 86.05% | 20% |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Public, four-years | Brooklyn, NY | $15,282 ($7,332) | 14,486 | 80.29% | 21% |
| CUNY Queens College Public, four-years | Queens, NY | $15,488 ($7,538) | 15,965 | 64.35% | 53% |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Public, 2-4 years | Bayside, NY | $8,090 ($5,210) | 10,337 | - | 24% |
| CUNY York College Public, four-years | Jamaica, NY | $15,308 ($7,358) | 6,174 | 64.10% | 32% |
| Dutchess Community College Public, 2-4 years | Poughkeepsie, NY | $10,670 ($5,670) | 6,606 | - | 30% |
| Erie Community College Public, 2-4 years | Buffalo, NY | $11,300 ($11,300) | 8,090 | - | 28% |
| Fashion Institute of Technology Public, four-years | New York, NY | $22,696 ($8,174) | 8,206 | 60.24% | 81% |
| Finger Lakes Community College Public, 2-4 years | Canandaigua, NY | $8,442 ($6,258) | 6,004 | - | 30% |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Public, 2-4 years | Johnstown, NY | $6,798 ($6,198) | 1,865 | - | 40% |
| Genesee Community College Public, 2-4 years | Batavia, NY | $6,500 ($5,900) | 4,240 | - | 31% |
| Herkimer County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Herkimer, NY | $5,776 ($5,776) | 1,971 | - | 35% |
| Hudson Valley Community College Public, 2-4 years | Troy, NY | $11,852 ($6,796) | 9,227 | - | 35% |
| Jamestown Community College Public, 2-4 years | Jamestown, NY | $6,840 ($6,840) | 4,054 | - | 40% |
| Jefferson Community College Public, 2-4 years | Watertown, NY | $11,700 ($6,264) | 2,319 | - | 28% |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Public, 2-4 years | Utica, NY | $8,851 ($6,218) | 5,940 | - | 38% |
| Monroe Community College Public, 2-4 years | Rochester, NY | $11,056 ($6,006) | 8,641 | - | 27% |
| Nassau Community College Public, 2-4 years | Garden City, NY | $12,130 ($6,330) | 12,301 | - | 23% |
| Niagara County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Sanborn, NY | $12,030 ($6,894) | 4,547 | - | 32% |
| North Country Community College Public, 2-4 years | Saranac Lake, NY | $9,370 ($6,682) | 1,658 | - | 29% |
| Onondaga Community College Public, 2-4 years | Syracuse, NY | $11,392 ($6,102) | 8,537 | - | 27% |
| Orange County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Middletown, NY | $12,334 ($6,526) | 5,704 | - | 25% |
| Otsego Area BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Oneonta, NY | $16,250 ($16,250) | 31 | - | 73% |
| Rockland Community College Public, 2-4 years | Suffern, NY | $6,862 ($6,862) | 5,364 | - | 29% |
| Schenectady County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Schenectady, NY | $8,974 ($6,190) | 3,490 | - | 32% |
| Sullivan County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Loch Sheldrake, NY | $12,132 ($6,468) | 1,527 | - | 33% |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Public, four-years | Alfred, NY | $16,837 ($8,892) | 3,781 | 75.68% | 55% |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton Public, four-years | Canton, NY | $15,769 ($8,742) | 3,459 | 92.15% | 38% |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Public, four-years | Delhi, NY | $12,762 ($8,772) | 3,056 | 89.01% | 45% |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Public, four-years | Cobleskill, NY | $18,678 ($8,768) | 1,988 | 84.02% | 42% |
| Farmingdale State College Public, four-years | Farmingdale, NY | $18,536 ($8,626) | 10,039 | 63.29% | 53% |
| SUNY Morrisville Public, four-years | Morrisville, NY | $19,245 ($8,825) | 2,186 | 91.54% | 28% |
| University at Albany Public, four-years | Albany, NY | $30,991 ($10,601) | 17,560 | 69.10% | 61% |
| Binghamton University Public, four-years | Vestal, NY | $30,447 ($10,567) | 18,816 | 38.61% | 82% |
| University at Buffalo Public, four-years | Buffalo, NY | $31,536 ($10,936) | 31,903 | 74.18% | 75% |
| Stony Brook University Public, four-years | Stony Brook, NY | $32,741 ($10,931) | 26,689 | 49.04% | 76% |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Public, four-years | Syracuse, NY | $22,263 ($9,303) | 2,757 | 63.28% | 66% |
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute Public, four-years | Utica, NY | $21,215 ($8,625) | 2,733 | 81.35% | 55% |
| SUNY Brockport Public, four-years | Brockport, NY | $15,822 ($8,752) | 7,482 | 70.68% | 55% |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Public, four-years | Buffalo, NY | $19,653 ($8,533) | 6,188 | 72.95% | 33% |
| State University of New York at Cortland Public, four-years | Cortland, NY | $18,784 ($8,874) | 6,938 | 59.79% | 68% |
| SUNY at Fredonia Public, four-years | Fredonia, NY | $19,771 ($8,831) | 3,179 | 77.70% | 50% |
| SUNY College at Geneseo Public, four-years | Geneseo, NY | $19,569 ($8,999) | 3,945 | 66.45% | 71% |
| State University of New York at New Paltz Public, four-years | New Paltz, NY | $18,822 ($8,572) | 7,898 | 61.61% | 72% |
| SUNY Oneonta Public, four-years | Oneonta, NY | $19,781 ($8,831) | 5,337 | 69.60% | 69% |
| State University of New York at Oswego Public, four-years | Oswego, NY | $18,735 ($8,825) | 6,715 | 80.55% | 60% |
| SUNY College at Potsdam Public, four-years | Potsdam, NY | $18,678 ($8,768) | 2,832 | 77.70% | 45% |
| SUNY at Purchase College Public, four-years | Purchase, NY | $19,266 ($9,016) | 3,333 | 74.05% | 63% |
| SUNY College of Optometry Public, four-years | New York, NY | - | 400 | - | - |
| SUNY Old Westbury Public, four-years | Old Westbury, NY | $18,842 ($8,372) | 4,709 | 83.63% | 45% |
| SUNY College at Plattsburgh Public, four-years | Plattsburgh, NY | $18,945 ($9,035) | 4,540 | 78.41% | 59% |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Public, four-years | Brooklyn, NY | $19,662 ($7,822) | 2,220 | - | - |
| Empire State University Public, four-years | Saratoga Springs, NY | $17,558 ($7,648) | 10,469 | - | 41% |
| SUNY Maritime College Public, four-years | Throggs Neck, NY | $19,159 ($8,589) | 1,413 | 72.41% | 64% |
| Upstate Medical University Public, four-years | Syracuse, NY | $19,878 ($8,038) | 1,341 | - | - |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Public, 2-4 years | Dryden, NY | $12,855 ($6,970) | 4,958 | - | 26% |
| Ulster County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Stone Ridge, NY | $12,146 ($6,666) | 3,091 | - | 34% |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy Public, four-years | Kings Point, NY | $895 ($1,167) | 976 | 34.24% | 82% |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Public, 2-4 years | Valhalla, NY | $12,486 ($5,948) | 9,359 | - | 25% |
| Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation Public, less than 2-years | Mexico, NY | $14,250 ($14,250) | 15 | - | 71% |
| Suffolk County Community College Public, 2-4 years | Selden, NY | $12,460 ($6,630) | 19,973 | - | 29% |
| Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Verona, NY | $16,115 ($16,115) | 113 | 100.00% | 79% |
| Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Angola, NY | $15,000 ($15,000) | 24 | - | 100% |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES Public, less than 2-years | Elmira, NY | $14,500 ($14,500) | 166 | - | 75% |
| Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Norwich, NY | $14,500 ($14,500) | 31 | - | 50% |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES Public, less than 2-years | Plattsburgh, NY | $14,400 ($14,400) | 31 | 31.11% | 89% |
| Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Watertown, NY | $22,972 ($22,972) | 23 | - | - |
| Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing Public, less than 2-years | Hicksville, NY | $20,230 ($20,230) | 193 | - | 48% |
| Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Olean, NY | $17,000 ($17,000) | 31 | - | - |
| Orange Ulster BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Newburgh, NY | $16,015 ($16,015) | 74 | 100.00% | 100% |
| Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Newark, NY | $20,300 ($20,300) | 84 | - | 100% |
| Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Endicott, NY | $15,380 ($15,380) | 99 | 42.31% | 53% |
| Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Hudson Falls, NY | $18,550 ($18,550) | 35 | 87.76% | 79% |
| Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Albany, NY | $23,500 ($23,500) | 187 | - | 74% |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Public, less than 2-years | Sayville, NY | $23,633 ($23,633) | 310 | 78.95% | 77% |
| Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | West Nyack, NY | $19,231 ($19,231) | 37 | - | 100% |
| Western Suffolk BOCES Public, 2-4 years | Northport, NY | $46,000 ($46,000) | 286 | - | 84% |
| Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Auburn, NY | $14,085 ($14,085) | 32 | 42.86% | 100% |
| Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Poughkeepsie, NY | $14,250 ($14,250) | 83 | - | 97% |
| Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Batavia, NY | $16,475 ($16,475) | 93 | - | 73% |
| Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Herkimer, NY | $17,115 ($17,115) | 58 | - | 60% |
| Erie 1 BOCES Public, less than 2-years | West Seneca, NY | $15,000 ($15,000) | 383 | - | 96% |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Public, less than 2-years | Liverpool, NY | $15,417 ($15,417) | 354 | - | 73% |
| Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, less than 2-years | Lockport, NY | $13,255 ($13,255) | 30 | - | 100% |
| CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College Public, 2-4 years | New York, NY | $8,074 ($5,194) | 1,048 | - | 23% |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Public, less than 2-years | Riverhead, NY | $11,456 ($11,456) | 9 | - | 86% |
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Public, less than 2-years | Oakdale, NY | $11,456 ($11,456) | 31 | - | 76% |