Colleges and universities in New York
New York is home to 405 Title IV-eligible colleges and universities, enrolling about 1,170,062 students in total.
Of these, 110 are public and 295 private. The largest by enrollment include New York, CUCNY, and University at Buffalo. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 65% and the median average net price is $17,993.
How the 405 institutions in New York break down
Control and level come from IPEDS institutional characteristics. Pick a tile to see just that slice of the list.
4 institutions have no reported level in IPEDS; they stay in the full list but not in the level slices.
295 institutionsPrivate · of 405
Page 5 of 7Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, New York
Plaza College
Forest Hills, New York
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital
East Syracuse, New York
Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, New York
Professional Culinary Academy
Buffalo, New York
Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Brooklyn, New York
Rabbinical College Beth Shraga
Monsey, New York
Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion
Brooklyn, New York
Rabbinical College of Long Island
Long Beach, New York
Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel
Brooklyn, New York
Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel
Brooklyn, New York
Rabbinical Seminary of America
Flushing, New York
Relay Graduate School of Education
New York, New York
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, New York
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
Russell Sage College
Troy, New York
Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing
Utica, New York
Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary
Yonkers, New York
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
Troy, New York
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York
School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, New York
School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov
Brooklyn, New York
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College
Lawrence, New York
Sharp Edgez Barber Institute
Rochester, New York
Shear Ego International School of Hair Design
Rochester, New York
Siena College
Loudonville, New York
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, New York
Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY
New York, New York
St Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry
Rochester, New York
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, New York
St Lawrence University
Canton, New York
St Paul's School of Nursing - Queens
Rego Park, New York
St Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island
Staten Island, New York
St. Francis College
Brooklyn, New York
St. John Fisher University
Rochester, New York
St. John's University - New York
Queens, New York
St. Joseph's College of Nursing
Syracuse, New York
St. Joseph's University - New York
Brooklyn, New York
St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing
Albany, New York
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, New York
Studio Jewelers
New York, New York
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences
New York, New York
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York
Rochester, New York
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
Brooklyn, New York
Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah
Brooklyn, New York
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges and universities are in New York?
- New York has 405 Title IV-eligible institutions in this dataset, drawn from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Together they enroll about 1,170,062 students.
- What are the largest universities in New York?
- By total enrollment, the largest institutions in New York are New York, CUCNY, University at Buffalo, Cornell, and Stony Brook.
- What is the average graduation rate and net price in New York?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 65%, and the median average net price is $17,993. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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