Long Island University has the lowest 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 47% last year.

Mercy College with 47% and New York Institute of Technology with 54% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of New York Private Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of New York Private Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

Long Island University has the lowest graduation rate of 47% and Mercy College has the second lowest graduation rate of 47%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $40,850 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,996 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 75.23% and the average SAT score is 1,230 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 60.40% and the students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 New York Private Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. New York Private Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Long Island University Brookville, NYPrivate, 4-year 47.00%
0.20%
$41,6428.34%92.65%1,21615,73713 to 1
1
1
Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NYPrivate, 4-year 47.00%
2.62%
$22,10613.71%85.86%1,1208,61515 to 1
3
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New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NYPrivate, 4-year 54.00%
1.73%
$44,36010.05%75.72%1,2556,90613 to 1
4
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Monroe College Bronx, NYPrivate, 4-year 56.00%
0.74%
$17,92251.00%59.84%-7,01116 to 1
5
-
Pace University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 61.00%
1.91%
$51,4249.54%82.93%1,20013,60914 to 1
6
5
Adelphi University Garden City, NYPrivate, 4-year 67.00%
3.89%
$47,2909.10%72.78%1,2207,25212 to 1
6
3
Hofstra University Hempstead, NYPrivate, 4-year 67.00%
2.71%
$55,45010.46%69.33%1,28010,23813 to 1
6
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Touro University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 67.00%
4.93%
$21,81048.21%71.31%1,34011,1119 to 1
9
1
The New School New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 69.00%
0.87%
$56,38626.15%57.18%-10,10810 to 1
9
2
St. John's University-New York Queens, NYPrivate, 4-year 69.00%
0.79%
$50,11013.94%84.67%1,21019,66316 to 1
Average60.40%$40,85020.05%75.23%1,23011,02513 to 1