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, 88 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.
SAT Percentile and Score Table
The 2025 Average SAT score New York colleges is 1,254. For public New York colleges, the average SAT score is 1,164 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,301.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 88 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.
| SAT Score | Total | Public Colleges | Private Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 or higher | 8 91 to 99+ |
- | 8 86 to 99+ |
| 1450 - 1500 | 3 88 to 91 |
- | 3 81 to 86 |
| 1400 - 1450 | 5 82 to 88 |
2 93 to 99+ |
3 76 to 81 |
| 1350 - 1400 | 7 74 to 82 |
- | 7 64 to 76 |
| 1300 - 1350 | 9 64 to 74 |
1 90 to 93 |
8 50 to 64 |
| 1250 - 1300 | 11 51 to 64 |
6 70 to 90 |
5 41 to 50 |
| 1200 - 1250 | 18 31 to 51 |
5 53 to 70 |
13 19 to 41 |
| 1150 - 1200 | 8 22 to 31 |
3 43 to 53 |
5 10 to 19 |
| 1100 - 1150 | 6 15 to 22 |
4 30 to 43 |
2 7 to 10 |
| 1050 - 1100 | 5 9 to 15 |
3 20 to 30 |
2 3 to 7 |
| 1000 - 1050 | 5 3 to 9 |
3 10 to 20 |
2 0 to 3 |
| Below 1000 | 3 0 to 3 |
3 0 to 10 |
- |
New York Colleges by SAT Score Chart
The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for New York colleges.
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.
| School Name | SAT Average Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | |
| Columbia University in the City of New York Private | New York, NY |
1,550 +20 (1.31%) |
1,530 |
| Cornell University Private | Ithaca, NY |
1,540 +20 (1.32%) |
1,520 |
| New York University Private | New York, NY |
1,520 -5 (-0.33%) |
1,525 |
| Barnard College Private | New York, NY |
1,520 +18 (1.20%) |
1,502 |
| Vassar College Private | Poughkeepsie, NY |
1,500 +7 (0.47%) |
1,493 |
| Hamilton College Private | Clinton, NY |
1,500 +20 (1.35%) |
1,480 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America Private | New York, NY |
1,500 - |
1,500 |
| Colgate University Private | Hamilton, NY |
1,500 +20 (1.35%) |
1,480 |
| Webb Institute Private | Glen Cove, NY |
1,490 +32 (2.19%) |
1,458 |
| University of Rochester Private | Rochester, NY |
1,490 +20 (1.36%) |
1,470 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Private | Troy, NY |
1,450 +35 (2.47%) |
1,415 |
| Yeshiva University Private | New York, NY |
1,440 +30 (2.13%) |
1,410 |
| Stony Brook University Public | Stony Brook, NY |
1,420 +15 (1.07%) |
1,405 |
| Fordham University Private | Bronx, NY |
1,410 - |
1,410 |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Private | New York, NY |
1,410 -50 (-3.42%) |
1,460 |
| Binghamton University Public | Vestal, NY |
1,410 +5 (0.36%) |
1,405 |
| Union College Private | Schenectady, NY |
1,390 -5 (-0.36%) |
1,395 |
| Skidmore College Private | Saratoga Springs, NY |
1,390 +10 (0.72%) |
1,380 |
| Bard College Private | Annandale-On-Hudson, NY |
1,380 +15 (1.10%) |
1,365 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Private | Rochester, NY |
1,370 - |
1,370 |
| Syracuse University Private | Syracuse, NY |
1,360 +15 (1.12%) |
1,345 |
| Sarah Lawrence College Private | Bronxville, NY |
1,360 +5 (0.37%) |
1,355 |
| St Lawrence University Private | Canton, NY |
1,350 +17 (1.28%) |
1,333 |
| Touro University Private | New York, NY |
1,340 -18 (-1.33%) |
1,358 |
| School of Visual Arts Private | New York, NY |
1,320 +12 (0.92%) |
1,308 |
| Elmira College Private | Elmira, NY |
1,311 +86 (7.02%) |
1,225 |
| New York Institute of Technology Private | Old Westbury, NY |
1,310 +25 (1.95%) |
1,285 |
| Hofstra University Private | Hempstead, NY |
1,310 +15 (1.16%) |
1,295 |
| Ithaca College Private | Ithaca, NY |
1,310 +30 (2.34%) |
1,280 |
| Clarkson University Private | Potsdam, NY |
1,300 +5 (0.39%) |
1,295 |
| SUNY at Purchase College Public | Purchase, NY |
1,300 +29 (2.28%) |
1,271 |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges Private | Geneva, NY |
1,300 +10 (0.78%) |
1,290 |
| University at Buffalo Public | Buffalo, NY |
1,290 -5 (-0.39%) |
1,295 |
| Pratt Institute-Main Private | Brooklyn, NY |
1,280 -40 (-3.03%) |
1,320 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Public | New York, NY |
1,280 -30 (-2.29%) |
1,310 |
| Marist College Private | Poughkeepsie, NY |
1,280 -10 (-0.78%) |
1,290 |
| CUNY Hunter College Public | New York, NY |
1,280 -60 (-4.48%) |
1,340 |
| Houghton University Private | Houghton, NY |
1,275 -10 (-0.78%) |
1,285 |
| Manhattan College Private | Riverdale, NY |
1,275 +30 (2.41%) |
1,245 |
| SUNY College at Geneseo Public | Geneseo, NY |
1,270 -20 (-1.55%) |
1,290 |
| Pace University Private | New York, NY |
1,260 +31 (2.52%) |
1,229 |
| CUNY City College Public | New York, NY |
1,260 -80 (-5.97%) |
1,340 |
| State University of New York at New Paltz Public | New Paltz, NY |
1,250 -5 (-0.40%) |
1,255 |
| Le Moyne College Private | Syracuse, NY |
1,245 -5 (-0.40%) |
1,250 |
| SUNY at Fredonia Public | Fredonia, NY |
1,240 +65 (5.53%) |
1,175 |
| Wagner College Private | Staten Island, NY |
1,240 +5 (0.40%) |
1,235 |
| Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Private | Albany, NY |
1,240 -10 (-0.80%) |
1,250 |
| St. John's University-New York Private | Queens, NY |
1,240 +25 (2.06%) |
1,215 |
| Nazareth University Private | Rochester, NY |
1,220 -30 (-2.40%) |
1,250 |
| Siena College Private | Loudonville, NY |
1,220 -7 (-0.57%) |
1,227 |
| Long Island University Private | Brookville, NY |
1,220 -25 (-2.01%) |
1,245 |
| Adelphi University Private | Garden City, NY |
1,210 -15 (-1.22%) |
1,225 |
| SUNY Oneonta Public | Oneonta, NY |
1,210 +40 (3.42%) |
1,170 |
| St. John Fisher University Private | Rochester, NY |
1,210 +10 (0.83%) |
1,200 |
| Alfred University Private | Alfred, NY |
1,210 +20 (1.68%) |
1,190 |
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute Public | Utica, NY |
1,200 -40 (-3.23%) |
1,240 |
| Hartwick College Private | Oneonta, NY |
1,200 +15 (1.27%) |
1,185 |
| Marymount Manhattan College Private | New York, NY |
1,200 - |
1,200 |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy Public | Kings Point, NY |
1,200 -20 (-1.64%) |
1,220 |
| Iona University Private | New Rochelle, NY |
1,200 +40 (3.45%) |
1,160 |
| SUNY Maritime College Public | Throggs Neck, NY |
1,200 +11 (0.93%) |
1,189 |
| SUNY Brockport Public | Brockport, NY |
1,190 +35 (3.03%) |
1,155 |
| St Bonaventure University Private | Saint Bonaventure, NY |
1,190 +35 (3.03%) |
1,155 |
| Molloy College Private | Rockville Centre, NY |
1,180 -15 (-1.26%) |
1,195 |
| State University of New York at Oswego Public | Oswego, NY |
1,180 +15 (1.29%) |
1,165 |
| St. Joseph's University-New York Private | Brooklyn, NY |
1,180 -5 (-0.42%) |
1,185 |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Private | Rochester, NY |
1,170 +62 (5.60%) |
1,108 |
| SUNY College at Plattsburgh Public | Plattsburgh, NY |
1,160 -25 (-2.11%) |
1,185 |
| Niagara University Private | Niagara University, NY |
1,160 +25 (2.20%) |
1,135 |
| CUNY Brooklyn College Public | Brooklyn, NY |
1,140 -140 (-10.94%) |
1,280 |
| Farmingdale State College Public | Farmingdale, NY |
1,140 +30 (2.70%) |
1,110 |
| SUNY Morrisville Public | Morrisville, NY |
1,130 | - |
| D'Youville University Private | Buffalo, NY |
1,130 +92 (8.86%) |
1,038 |
| CUNY Queens College Public | Queens, NY |
1,120 -90 (-7.44%) |
1,210 |
| Utica University Private | Utica, NY |
1,110 -10 (-0.89%) |
1,120 |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent Private | Bronx, NY |
1,090 +30 (2.83%) |
1,060 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Public | Alfred, NY |
1,090 +20 (1.87%) |
1,070 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Public | New York, NY |
1,080 -45 (-4.00%) |
1,125 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Public | Buffalo, NY |
1,070 -5 (-0.47%) |
1,075 |
| Culinary Institute of America Private | Hyde Park, NY |
1,065 -18 (-1.66%) |
1,083 |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Public | Staten Island, NY |
1,040 | - |
| LIM College Private | New York, NY |
1,030 -65 (-5.94%) |
1,095 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Public | Brooklyn, NY |
1,010 -30 (-2.88%) |
1,040 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Private | Sparkill, NY |
1,000 | - |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Public | Delhi, NY |
1,000 | - |
| CUNY Lehman College Public | Bronx, NY |
970 -70 (-6.73%) |
1,040 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Public | Brooklyn, NY |
920 +30 (3.37%) |
890 |
| CUNY York College Public | Jamaica, NY |
880 -220 (-20.00%) |
1,100 |
| Average | 1,254 +0 (0.02%) |
1,254 |