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.
SAT Score | Total | Public Colleges | Private 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.
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 | |
---|---|---|
2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | |
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 |
Average | 1,249 +14 (1.15%) |
1,235 |