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.
405 institutions
Page 8 of 9Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York
Rochester, New York
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
Brooklyn, New York
Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah
Brooklyn, New York
Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, New York
The Ailey School
New York, New York
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, New York
The College of Westchester
White Plains, New York
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, New York
The Juilliard School
New York, New York
The New School
New York, New York
The Rockefeller University
New York, New York
The Salon Professional Academy - Tonawanda
Tonawanda, New York
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, New York
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary
Staten Island, New York
Touro University
New York, New York
Transitions Career Institute School of Nursing
College Point, New York
Trocaire College
Buffalo, New York
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge, New York
Union College
Schenectady, New York
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
New York, New York
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, New York
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
United Talmudical Seminary
Brooklyn, New York
University at Albany
Albany, New York
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, New York
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
Monroe, New York
Utica University
Utica, New York
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing, New York
Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing
Hicksville, New York
Villa Maria College
Buffalo, New York
Wagner College
Staten Island, New York
Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES - Practical Nursing Program
Hudson Falls, New York
Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES - Practical Nursing Program
Newark, New York
Webb Institute
Glen Cove, New York
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York
Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants
Ardsley, New York
Westchester School of Beauty Culture
Mount Vernon, New York
Western Suffolk BOCES
Northport, New York
Word of Life Bible Institute
Pottersville, New York
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College
Monsey, New York
Yeshiva Derech Chaim
Brooklyn, New York
Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka
Brooklyn, New York
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah
Monsey, New York
Yeshiva Karlin Stolin
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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