There are 86 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in New York - 37 public and 49 private schools.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of New York community colleges is $11,320 for New York residents and $16,521 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $6,507. A total of 248,648 students enrolled in New York community colleges (2,996 in average).
New York Community Colleges Average Statistics
56 New York community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 75.77% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 72.84%.
46 schools offer online degree/programs and 895 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 53.31% and the transfer-out rate is 53.31%. The average students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 at New York community colleges.
The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for New York community colleges.
New York Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
Rockland Community College is ranked first among New York community colleges and Nassau Community College and SUNY Westchester Community College are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools are $11,320 for New York residents and $16,521 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the New York community colleges with key statistics by ranking.