New York Public Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest New York Public Colleges to Get In is 67.42% for the academic year 2024-2025.

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

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,773 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,234 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Easiest New York Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Easiest New York Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NYPublic, 4-year 92.34%16.98%1,040$15,440
($7,490)		11,03334.00%17 to 1
2
1		CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NYPublic, 4-year 86.05%
2.66%		5.67%920$15,302
($7,352)		3,73620.00%13 to 1
3
1		SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NYPublic, 4-year 83.63%
0.95%		12.42%-$18,842
($8,372)		4,70945.00%17 to 1
4
4		SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NYPublic, 4-year 81.35%
2.91%		8.72%1,200$21,215
($8,625)		2,73355.00%13 to 1
5
-		State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NYPublic, 4-year 80.55%
0.16%		10.37%1,180$18,735
($8,825)		6,71560.00%15 to 1
6
4		State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NYPublic, 4-year 78.41%
3.23%		11.53%1,160$18,945
($9,035)		4,54059.00%15 to 1
7
1		SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NYPublic, 4-year 77.70%
1.50%		14.03%1,240$19,771
($8,831)		3,17950.00%11 to 1
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6		SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NYPublic, 4-year 77.70%
7.78%		10.03%-$18,678
($8,768)		2,83245.00%11 to 1
9
6		University at Buffalo Buffalo, NYPublic, 4-year 74.18%
4.88%		14.07%1,290$31,536
($10,936)		31,90375.00%11 to 1
10
1		SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NYPublic, 4-year 74.05%
1.22%		12.91%1,300$19,266
($9,016)		3,33363.00%12 to 1
Average80.60%11.67%1,166$19,773
($8,725)		7,47150.60%14 to 1