Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best schools in New York. The average acceptance rate of best schools in New York is 12.72% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 42.04%.
Columbia University in the City of New York has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 4.13% and Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 65.02% among best schools in New York. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2021-2022.
| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 61,110 (25,463/35,647) | 2,524 (1,231/1,293) | 1,641 (808/833) | 4% (5%/4%) | 65% (66%/2%) |
| 2 | Cornell University | 67,380 (33,488/33,892) | 5,852 (2,613/3,239) | 3,718 (1,670/2,048) | 9% (8%/10%) | 64% (64%/6%) |
| 3 | Barnard College | 10,395 (0/10,395) | 1,192 (0/1,192) | 769 (0/769) | 11% (0%/11%) | 65% (0%/7%) |
| 4 | New York University | 95,517 (36,596/58,921) | 12,380 (4,614/7,766) | 6,097 (2,330/3,767) | 13% (13%/13%) | 49% (50%/6%) |
| 5 | Hamilton College | 9,380 (3,976/5,404) | 1,320 (585/735) | 533 (238/295) | 14% (15%/14%) | 40% (41%/5%) |
| 6 | Vassar College | 10,884 (3,252/7,632) | 2,193 (829/1,364) | 679 (261/418) | 20% (25%/18%) | 31% (31%/5%) |
| 8 | Colgate University | 17,540 (7,702/9,838) | 3,015 (1,252/1,763) | 887 (376/511) | 17% (16%/18%) | 29% (30%/5%) |
| 9 | University of Rochester | 19,543 (9,770/9,773) | 7,924 (3,569/4,355) | 1,623 (794/829) | 41% (37%/45%) | 20% (22%/8%) |
| 10 | Yeshiva University | 1,410 (742/668) | 884 (477/407) | 496 (275/221) | 63% (64%/61%) | 56% (58%/33%) |
| Average | 32,573 (13,443/13,576) | 4,143 (1,771/2,410) | 1,959 (844/1,115) | 12.72% (13.2%/17.8%) | 42.04% (42.4%/41.1%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of 25th percentile is 1,418 and 75th percentile is 1,544 for best schools in New York. By subject, the average score of the SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is 728 and the average SAT Math score is 753.
has the highest SAT scores of -1 and has the lowest SAT scores of 1,000,000 among best schools in New York. The following table compares SAT Scores between best schools in New York for academic year 2021-2022.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) |
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | |||
| 1 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 43% (704) | 720 | 770 | 750 | 800 |
| 2 | Cornell University | 41% (1,517) | 700 | 760 | 750 | 800 |
| 3 | Barnard College | 30% (231) | 710 | 770 | 715 | 780 |
| 4 | New York University | 23% (1,383) | 700 | 770 | 750 | 800 |
| 5 | Hamilton College | 32% (173) | 700 | 760 | 710 | 780 |
| 6 | Vassar College | 31% (210) | 710 | 760 | 710 | 780 |
| 8 | Colgate University | 29% (255) | 670 | 740 | 680 | 760 |
| 9 | University of Rochester | 22% (355) | 660 | 740 | 710 | 780 |
| 10 | Yeshiva University | Test Scores are recommended to submit for applying to the school, but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Average | 31.38% | 696.25 | 758.75 | 721.88 | 785.00 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of 25th percentile is 96 and 75th percentile is 104 for best schools in New York. By subject, the average ACT Composite score is 34, the average ACT English score is 34, and the average ACT Math score is 32.
has the highest ACT scores of -1 and has the lowest ACT scores of 1,000,000 among best schools in New York. The following table compares ACT Scores between best schools in New York for academic year 2021-2022.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) |
Composite | English | Math | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | |||
| 1 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 28% (464) | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 35 |
| 2 | Cornell University | 20% (735) | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 35 |
| 3 | Barnard College | 21% (164) | 32 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 34 |
| 4 | New York University | 9% (569) | 32 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hamilton College | 20% (106) | 33 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Vassar College | 20% (139) | 32 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Colgate University | 21% (187) | 32 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 33 |
| 9 | University of Rochester | 7% (119) | 31 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 35 |
| 10 | Yeshiva University | Test Scores are recommended to submit for applying to the school, but no data is available/reported. | ||||||
| Average | 18.25% | 32.38 | 34.63 | 33.40 | 35.40 | 29.80 | 34.40 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
125th Percentile: 25% of students scored at or below.
275th Percentile: 25% of students scored above.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best schools in New York based on academic year 2021-2022 data.
| Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia University in the City of New York | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✓ |
| 2 | Cornell University | △ | △ | ✔ | △ | ✔ | △ | △ | ✔ |
| 3 | Barnard College | △ | △ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | △ | △ | ✔ |
| 4 | New York University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | △ | △ |
| 5 | Hamilton College | △ | △ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✓ |
| 6 | Vassar College | △ | △ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 8 | Colgate University | ✔ | △ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 9 | University of Rochester | △ | △ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | △ | △ | ✔ |
| 10 | Yeshiva University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator. We compare the schools that ranked top 10 in New Yorkand in top 500 ranking for all colleges and universities in United States.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
125th Percentile: 25% of students scored at or below.
275th Percentile: 25% of students scored above.