New York Private Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored New York Private Colleges is 20.33% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Barnard College has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 68.64% and Columbia University in the City of New York (64.92%) and Cornell University (63.91%) are following it in the list of Most Favored New York Private Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Barnard College has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 68.64% and Columbia University in the City of New York has the second highest yield of 64.92%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $52,301 and graduate tuition & fees is $35,127 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Among these top-tier Most Favored New York Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 33.70% and the average SAT score is 1,489, reflecting a competitive admissions environment and strong academic performance.

Comparison between Most Favored New York Private Colleges

Table. Most Favored New York Private Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Barnard College New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 68.64%
7.00%		8.84%1,520$69,8883,48793.00%10 to 1
2
1		Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 64.92%
1.78%		3.99%1,550$70,51735,17396.00%6 to 1
3
1		Cornell University Ithaca, NYPrivate, 4-year 63.91%
2.10%		8.76%1,540$69,31426,79395.00%9 to 1
4
-		Yeshiva University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 61.12%
1.96%		55.62%1,440$51,8006,96583.00%7 to 1
5
-		New York University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 55.38%
0.97%		9.23%1,520$62,79656,83288.00%8 to 1
6
2		Metropolitan College of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 49.21%
12.11%		90.00%-$20,18868340.00%12 to 1
7
1		Touro University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 43.47%
7.49%		60.83%1,340$20,05211,93772.00%10 to 1
8
1		Monroe University Bronx, NYPrivate, 4-year 43.16%
8.33%		67.51%-$18,4648,14157.00%17 to 1
9
2		Hamilton College Clinton, NYPrivate, 4-year 38.98%
1.72%		13.62%1,500$68,9602,03191.00%9 to 1
10
-		Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NYPrivate, 4-year 28.78%
3.22%		18.57%1,500$71,0302,46291.00%7 to 1
Average51.76%33.70%1,489$52,30115,45080.60%10 to 1