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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, 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.
Number of New York Colleges by 2025 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate 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.
[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.
88 New York Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2024-20252023-2024
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
Average1,254
+0 (0.02%)
1,254