In New York, 42,454 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 34,631 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic.

CUNY Graduate School and University Center has the most online students of 6,263 out of 8,733 total students (71.72%) among 32 New York colleges that offer online programs.

Empire State University with 5,698 online students and CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice with 3,521 online students are following it in The largest online New York Public Colleges ranking.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online New York Public Colleges

CUNY Graduate School and University Center has the most online students with 6,263 students and Empire State University has the second highest online population with 5,698 students.

CUNY Graduate School and University Center ranked 1st, up 2 places from 3rd last year. Empire State University ranked 2nd, up 4 places from 6th last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,980 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,323 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 55.30% and the average SAT score is 1,293 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 54.22% and the students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 The Largest Online New York Public Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online New York Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
2		CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NYPublic, 4-year 6,263
967		8,7332,7935,9402,8555,878$15,360
($7,410)
2
4		Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NYPublic, 4-year 5,698
622		9,4077,7351,6723,1486,259$17,540
($7,630)
3
1		CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NYPublic, 4-year 3,521
3,184		13,92112,0611,8605,0918,830$15,420
($7,470)
4
1		CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NYPublic, 4-year 3,191
3,513		13,01511,2111,8044,1618,854$15,360
($7,410)
5
7		University at Buffalo Buffalo, NYPublic, 4-year 2,183
1,003		32,09920,76111,33816,60615,493$30,572
($10,782)
6
7		Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NYPublic, 4-year 2,171
901		25,71017,5098,20112,18113,529$30,350
($10,560)
7
1		CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NYPublic, 4-year 1,725
2,986		14,19511,6612,5345,7788,417$15,402
($7,452)
8
7		CUNY York College Jamaica, NYPublic, 4-year 1,615
604		6,4466,1992472,3154,131$15,308
($7,358)
9
7		CUNY Queens College Queens, NYPublic, 4-year 1,519
6,412		17,00114,4062,5957,5069,495$15,488
($7,538)
10
6		SUNY at Albany Albany, NYPublic, 4-year 1,494
162		16,65812,2644,3947,2009,458$28,998
($10,408)
Average2,93815,71911,6604,0596,6849,034$19,980
($8,402)