Empire State 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 24% last year.

CUNY York College with 33% and College of Staten Island CUNY with 34% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of New York Public 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 Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

Empire State University has the lowest graduation rate of 24% and CUNY York College has the second lowest graduation rate of 33%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $15,949 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,663 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 61.20% and the average SAT score is 1,065 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 45.70% 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 New York Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. New York Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NYPublic, 4-year 24.00%
0.28%
$17,540
($7,630)
---9,40717 to 1
2
-
CUNY York College Jamaica, NYPublic, 4-year 33.00%
0.37%
$15,308
($7,358)
8.15%59.14%-6,44614 to 1
3
-
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NYPublic, 4-year 34.00%
0.08%
$15,440
($7,490)
---10,24816 to 1
4
-
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NYPublic, 4-year 36.00%
5.20%
$18,906
($8,486)
11.85%85.98%1,0656,44513 to 1
5
1
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NYPublic, 4-year 53.00%
1.16%
$15,420
($7,470)
19.64%50.66%-13,92116 to 1
5
-
CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NYPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.11%
$15,360
($7,410)
11.97%55.31%-13,01515 to 1
7
1
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NYPublic, 4-year 54.00%
2.14%
$15,402
($7,452)
10.72%54.54%-14,19513 to 1
8
2
CUNY Hunter College New York, NYPublic, 4-year 56.00%
1.66%
$15,332
($7,382)
19.33%47.86%-22,97014 to 1
8
1
CUNY Queens College Queens, NYPublic, 4-year 56.00%
0.79%
$15,488
($7,538)
15.05%69.48%-17,00114 to 1
10
1
CUNY City College New York, NYPublic, 4-year 58.00%
0.63%
$15,290
($7,340)
12.20%66.60%-14,48914 to 1
Average45.70%$15,949
($7,556)
13.61%61.20%1,06512,81415 to 1