Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 96% last year.
Cornell University with 95% and New York University with 88% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of New York Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $56,873 and graduate tuition & fees is $39,347 for the academic year 2024-2025.
Among these top-tier New York Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 38.52% and the average SAT score is 1,463, reflecting a competitive admissions environment and strong academic performance.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 96.00% 2.00% | $70,517 | 64.92% | 3.99% | 1,550 | 35,173 | 6 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Cornell University Ithaca, NYPrivate, 4-year | 95.00% - | $69,314 | 63.91% | 8.76% | 1,540 | 26,793 | 9 to 1 |
| 3 - | New York University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 88.00% - | $62,796 | 55.38% | 9.23% | 1,520 | 56,832 | 8 to 1 |
| 4 - | University of Rochester Rochester, NYPrivate, 4-year | 85.00% 1.00% | $67,080 | 15.37% | 40.08% | 1,490 | 11,946 | 9 to 1 |
| 5 - | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NYPrivate, 4-year | 84.00% 1.00% | $64,078 | 12.05% | 63.47% | 1,450 | 7,040 | 14 to 1 |
| 5 4 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NYPrivate, 4-year | 84.00% 3.00% | $65,528 | 18.77% | 45.92% | 1,360 | 22,589 | 15 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Yeshiva University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 83.00% - | $51,800 | 61.12% | 55.62% | 1,440 | 6,965 | 7 to 1 |
| 8 2 | Fordham University Bronx, NYPrivate, 4-year | 82.00% 2.00% | $64,470 | 9.69% | 59.31% | 1,410 | 16,150 | 14 to 1 |
| 8 3 | Binghamton University Vestal, NYPublic, 4-year | 82.00% 1.00% | $30,447 ($10,567) | 15.87% | 38.61% | 1,410 | 18,816 | 18 to 1 |
| 10 5 | Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NYPublic, 4-year | 81.00% 2.00% | $22,696 ($8,174) | 55.81% | 60.24% | - | 8,206 | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 86.00% | $56,873 ($9,371) | 37.29% | 38.52% | 1,463 | 21,051 | 12 to 1 |