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Summary of New York Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In New York, 82 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2023 Average SAT score New York colleges is 1,249. For public New York colleges, the average SAT score is 1,195 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,265.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 82 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of New York Colleges by 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 5
94 to 99+
- 5
92 to 99+
1450 - 1500 6
87 to 94
- 6
83 to 92
1400 - 1450 5
80 to 87
2
89 to 99+
3
78 to 83
1350 - 1400 4
76 to 80
- 4
71 to 78
1300 - 1350 5
70 to 76
- 5
63 to 71
1250 - 1300 10
57 to 70
3
74 to 89
7
52 to 63
1200 - 1250 14
40 to 57
3
58 to 74
11
35 to 52
1150 - 1200 14
23 to 40
6
26 to 58
8
22 to 35
1100 - 1150 10
11 to 23
1
21 to 26
9
8 to 22
1050 - 1100 6
4 to 11
3
5 to 21
3
3 to 8
1000 - 1050 2
1 to 4
1
0 to 5
1
2 to 3
Below 1000 1
0 to 1
- 1
0 to 2

New York Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for New York colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of New York Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for New York colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
82 New York Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2022-20232021-2022
Columbia University in the City of New York
Private | New York, NY
1,530
+10 (0.66%)
1,520
Cornell University
Private | Ithaca, NY
1,530
+25 (1.66%)
1,505
New York University
Private | New York, NY
1,530
+20 (1.32%)
1,510
Barnard College
Private | New York, NY
1,505
+17 (1.14%)
1,488
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Private | New York, NY
1,505
+87 (6.14%)
1,418
Hamilton College
Private | Clinton, NY
1,490
+15 (1.02%)
1,475
Vassar College
Private | Poughkeepsie, NY
1,490
+10 (0.68%)
1,480
Colgate University
Private | Hamilton, NY
1,480
+55 (3.86%)
1,425
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Private | New York, NY
1,470 -
University of Rochester
Private | Rochester, NY
1,470
+25 (1.73%)
1,445
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Private | Troy, NY
1,450
+10 (0.69%)
1,440
Webb Institute
Private | Glen Cove, NY
1,440
-10 (-0.69%)
1,450
Binghamton University
Public | Vestal, NY
1,430
+40 (2.88%)
1,390
Stony Brook University
Public | Stony Brook, NY
1,410
+20 (1.44%)
1,390
Fordham University
Private | Bronx, NY
1,400
+10 (0.72%)
1,390
Yeshiva University
Private | New York, NY
1,400 -
Union College
Private | Schenectady, NY
1,390
+30 (2.21%)
1,360
Rochester Institute of Technology
Private | Rochester, NY
1,360
-
1,360
Sarah Lawrence College
Private | Bronxville, NY
1,350
-15 (-1.10%)
1,365
Syracuse University
Private | Syracuse, NY
1,350
+40 (3.05%)
1,310
Touro University
Private | New York, NY
1,340 -
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Private | Albany, NY
1,320
+40 (3.13%)
1,280
St Lawrence University
Private | Canton, NY
1,320
+10 (0.76%)
1,310
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Private | Geneva, NY
1,310
+40 (3.15%)
1,270
Pratt Institute-Main
Private | Brooklyn, NY
1,300
-
1,300
Ithaca College
Private | Ithaca, NY
1,290 -
Roberts Wesleyan University
Private | Rochester, NY
1,290
+155 (13.66%)
1,135
School of Visual Arts
Private | New York, NY
1,290
+38 (3.04%)
1,252
Clarkson University
Private | Potsdam, NY
1,280
-
1,280
Hofstra University
Private | Hempstead, NY
1,280
+5 (0.39%)
1,275
Marist College
Private | Poughkeepsie, NY
1,280
+1 (0.08%)
1,279
University at Buffalo
Public | Buffalo, NY
1,280
+10 (0.79%)
1,270
SUNY College at Geneseo
Public | Geneseo, NY
1,270
+30 (2.42%)
1,240
SUNY at Purchase College
Public | Purchase, NY
1,260
+40 (3.28%)
1,220
New York Institute of Technology
Private | Old Westbury, NY
1,255
+45 (3.72%)
1,210
State University of New York at New Paltz
Public | New Paltz, NY
1,240
+6 (0.49%)
1,234
Manhattan College
Private | Riverdale, NY
1,230 -
Nazareth University
Private | Rochester, NY
1,230 -
Adelphi University
Private | Garden City, NY
1,220
+25 (2.09%)
1,195
Elmira College
Private | Elmira, NY
1,220 -
Long Island University
Private | Brookville, NY
1,216
+6 (0.50%)
1,210
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Public | Kings Point, NY
1,216
-24 (-1.94%)
1,240
Le Moyne College
Private | Syracuse, NY
1,210
-5 (-0.41%)
1,215
St. John's University-New York
Private | Queens, NY
1,210
+5 (0.41%)
1,205
Alfred University
Private | Alfred, NY
1,200
+15 (1.27%)
1,185
Houghton University
Private | Houghton, NY
1,200
+15 (1.27%)
1,185
Marymount Manhattan College
Private | New York, NY
1,200
+48 (4.17%)
1,152
Pace University
Private | New York, NY
1,200
-15 (-1.23%)
1,215
SUNY Maritime College
Public | Throggs Neck, NY
1,200
+6 (0.50%)
1,194
Canisius University
Private | Buffalo, NY
1,190
+40 (3.48%)
1,150
Molloy College
Private | Rockville Centre, NY
1,190
-25 (-2.06%)
1,215
SUNY at Albany
Public | Albany, NY
1,190
+5 (0.42%)
1,185
SUNY at Fredonia
Public | Fredonia, NY
1,180
-5 (-0.42%)
1,185
Utica University
Private | Utica, NY
1,180 -
Wagner College
Private | Staten Island, NY
1,180 -
St. Joseph's University-New York
Private | Brooklyn, NY
1,175
+19 (1.64%)
1,156
St. John Fisher University
Private | Rochester, NY
1,174
-16 (-1.34%)
1,190
SUNY Oneonta
Public | Oneonta, NY
1,170 -
State University of New York at Oswego
Public | Oswego, NY
1,170
-
1,170
Siena College
Private | Loudonville, NY
1,160 -
SUNY Brockport
Public | Brockport, NY
1,160
+25 (2.20%)
1,135
The College of Saint Rose
Private | Albany, NY
1,155 -
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Public | Plattsburgh, NY
1,150
+5 (0.44%)
1,145
D'Youville University
Private | Buffalo, NY
1,140
+12 (1.06%)
1,128
St Bonaventure University
Private | Saint Bonaventure, NY
1,140
-30 (-2.56%)
1,170
Mount Saint Mary College
Private | Newburgh, NY
1,130
+45 (4.15%)
1,085
Niagara University
Private | Niagara University, NY
1,130
-17 (-1.48%)
1,147
Mercy College
Private | Dobbs Ferry, NY
1,120
+70 (6.67%)
1,050
Hartwick College
Private | Oneonta, NY
1,110
-
1,110
Iona University
Private | New Rochelle, NY
1,110
-50 (-4.31%)
1,160
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Private | Sparkill, NY
1,110
-26 (-2.29%)
1,136
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Public | Old Westbury, NY
1,110
-55 (-4.72%)
1,165
Culinary Institute of America
Private | Hyde Park, NY
1,100 -
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Private | Bronx, NY
1,085
-30 (-2.69%)
1,115
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Public | Alfred, NY
1,085 -
Dominican University New York
Private | Orangeburg, NY
1,080
+21 (1.98%)
1,059
Farmingdale State College
Public | Farmingdale, NY
1,080
-20 (-1.82%)
1,100
LIM College
Private | New York, NY
1,070 -
SUNY Buffalo State University
Public | Buffalo, NY
1,065
+20 (1.91%)
1,045
Keuka College
Private | Keuka Park, NY
1,045
-85 (-7.52%)
1,130
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Public | Cobleskill, NY
1,040
-30 (-2.80%)
1,070
Villa Maria College
Private | Buffalo, NY
895
-60 (-6.28%)
955
Average1,249
+14 (1.15%)
1,235