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New York Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 6,184,268 students have applied and among them 3,156,194 were admitted to New York Colleges. 612,664 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools. The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for New York Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
New York Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total6,184,268 3,156,194612,664
Public Schools2,515,005 1,332,445269,813
4 Years (Or High)2,509,081 1,329,945267,983
2-4 Years0 00
Less Than 2 Years5,924 2,5001,830
Private Schools3,669,263 1,823,749342,851
4 Years (Or High)3,641,445 1,806,643336,783
2-4 Years23,733 14,0533,838
Less Than 2 Years4,085 3,0532,230
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for New York Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of New York Colleges is 51.04% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 52.98% and the average rate of private schools was 49.70%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for New York Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
New York Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average51.04%
Public Schools52.98%
4 Years (Or High)53.01%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years42.20%
Private Schools49.70%
4 Years (Or High)49.61%
2-4 Years59.21%
Less Than 2 Years74.74%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for New York Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of New York Colleges was 51.04% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 52.98% and the average rate of private schools was 49.70%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for New York Colleges with comparable factors.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
New York Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average19.41%
Public Schools20.25%
4 Years (Or High)20.15%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years73.20%
Private Schools18.80%
4 Years (Or High)18.64%
2-4 Years27.31%
Less Than 2 Years73.04%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for New York Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of New York Colleges is 619 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
New York Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%285286
75%332336
Public Schools25%303305
75%356361
Private Schools25%266266
75%309312
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for New York Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of New York Colleges is 21 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
New York Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%11 77
75%14 99
Public Schools25%1276
75%1498
Private Schools25%1187
75%13109
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for New York Colleges