Easiest colleges to get into in New York
50 colleges ranked by acceptance rate
These 50 least selective colleges in New York, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 75% at Le Moyne College to 100% at Elim Bible Institute and College. 13 are public and 37 are private.
| # | College | Type | Acceptance | Avg SAT | Net price / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elim Bible Institute and College Lima, NY | Private | 100% | — | $9,641 |
| 2 | LIM College New York, NY | Private | 99% | 1,090 | $37,514 |
| 3 | Hilbert College Hamburg, NY | Private | 98% | 1,060 | $22,100 |
| 4 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY | Public | 96% | — | $15,001 |
| 5 | Keuka College Keuka Park, NY | Private | 94% | 1,090 | $25,989 |
| 6 | Houghton University Houghton, NY | Private | 93% | 1,297 | $21,148 |
| 7 | School of Visual Arts New York, NY | Private | 91% | 1,337 | $58,628 |
| 8 | Iona University New Rochelle, NY | Private | 91% | 1,167 | $27,951 |
| 9 | Elmira College Elmira, NY | Private | 91% | 1,239 | $23,735 |
| 10 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY | Private | 91% | — | $24,583 |
| 11 | Long Island University Brookville, NY | Private | 90% | 1,259 | $23,901 |
| 12 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY | Public | 88% | — | $17,387 |
| 13 | Utica University Utica, NY | Private | 87% | 1,130 | $21,869 |
| 14 | Villa Maria College Buffalo, NY | Private | 87% | — | $13,980 |
| 15 | SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY | Public | 85% | — | $14,295 |
| 16 | Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY | Private | 85% | — | $15,770 |
| 17 | Niagara University Niagara University, NY | Private | 85% | 1,155 | $18,740 |
| 18 | Manhattanville University Purchase, NY | Private | 85% | — | $25,842 |
| 19 | University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY | Private | 85% | 1,110 | $19,920 |
| 20 | SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY | Public | 85% | — | $9,900 |
| 21 | Wagner College Staten Island, NY | Private | 83% | 1,234 | $27,733 |
| 22 | CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY | Public | 83% | 980 | $5,881 |
| 23 | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY | Public | 83% | 1,060 | $17,980 |
| 24 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY | Public | 83% | — | $18,730 |
| 25 | Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY | Private | 82% | 1,160 | $23,736 |
| 26 | D'Youville University Buffalo, NY | Private | 82% | 1,040 | $19,585 |
| 27 | St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY | Private | 82% | — | $21,344 |
| 28 | Canisius University Buffalo, NY | Private | 82% | — | $18,322 |
| 29 | St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY | Private | 82% | 1,181 | $27,151 |
| 30 | CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY | Public | 81% | 1,040 | $4,783 |
| 31 | State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY | Public | 80% | 1,177 | $17,231 |
| 32 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | Private | 80% | 1,215 | $26,985 |
| 33 | Nazareth University Rochester, NY | Private | 80% | 1,256 | $30,521 |
| 34 | SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY | Public | 79% | 1,213 | $15,644 |
| 35 | Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY | Private | 79% | 1,226 | $37,037 |
| 36 | Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY | Private | 79% | 1,160 | $26,187 |
| 37 | SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY | Public | 79% | 1,199 | $21,781 |
| 38 | Manhattan University Riverdale, NY | Private | 78% | 1,254 | $26,881 |
| 39 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY | Public | 78% | 1,248 | $13,882 |
| 40 | New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY | Private | 78% | 1,290 | $20,709 |
| 41 | Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY | Private | 78% | 1,205 | $23,461 |
| 42 | Adelphi University Garden City, NY | Private | 78% | 1,224 | $28,348 |
| 43 | Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | Private | 77% | 1,307 | $31,955 |
| 44 | Pace University New York, NY | Private | 77% | 1,232 | $31,046 |
| 45 | Metropolitan College of New York New York, NY | Private | 77% | — | $25,180 |
| 46 | Russell Sage College Troy, NY | Private | 76% | — | $23,027 |
| 47 | Daemen University Amherst, NY | Private | 76% | — | $18,244 |
| 48 | SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY | Public | 76% | 1,080 | $14,229 |
| 49 | Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY | Private | 76% | 1,193 | $26,870 |
| 50 | Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY | Private | 75% | 1,260 | $21,547 |
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