New York Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores

The average SAT score is 1,365 and ACT score is 30 over the 10 New York Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest SAT and ACT scores (SAT: 1,550, ACT: 35). Cornell University (SAT: 1,540, ACT: 34) and Barnard College (SAT: 1,520, ACT: 34) are following it in the list of New York Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $66,577 and graduate tuition & fees is $50,621 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Among these top-tier New York Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores, the average acceptance rate is 23.61% and the average SAT score is 1,501, reflecting a competitive admissions environment and strong academic performance.

Table. New York Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,550 10	35 -	3.99%	64.92%	$70,517	35,173	96.00%	6 to 1
2 1	Cornell University Ithaca, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,540 20	34 -	8.76%	63.91%	$69,314	26,793	95.00%	9 to 1
3 1	Barnard College New York, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,520 10	34 1	8.84%	68.64%	$69,888	3,487	93.00%	10 to 1
3 1	New York University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,520 10	34 -	9.23%	55.38%	$62,796	56,832	88.00%	8 to 1
5 2	Colgate University Hamilton, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,500 20	34 1	13.88%	28.74%	$70,306	3,211	91.00%	9 to 1
5 1	Hamilton College Clinton, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,500 10	34 1	13.62%	38.98%	$68,960	2,031	91.00%	9 to 1
7 2	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,500 10	33 1	18.57%	28.78%	$71,030	2,462	91.00%	7 to 1
8 1	University of Rochester Rochester, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,490 10	33 -	40.08%	15.37%	$67,080	11,946	85.00%	9 to 1
9 1	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,450 40	33 1	63.47%	12.05%	$64,078	7,040	84.00%	14 to 1
10 1	Yeshiva University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,440 30	31 -	55.62%	61.12%	$51,800	6,965	83.00%	7 to 1
	Average	1,501	34	23.61%	43.79%	$66,577	15,594	89.70%	9 to 1

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