New York 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 Colleges to Get In is 65.30% 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 $35,244 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,299 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 Colleges To Get In

Table. Easiest New York Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
16		St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NYPrivate, 4-year 93.05%
10.82%		11.77%1,000$39,4502,03754.00%16 to 1
2
1		School of Visual Arts New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 92.64%
1.32%		20.76%1,320$51,4003,81276.00%9 to 1
3College 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
4
2		Utica University Utica, NYPrivate, 4-year 91.95%
4.76%		12.66%1,110$26,9303,62756.00%12 to 1
5
29		Metropolitan College of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 90.00%
13.46%		49.21%-$20,18868340.00%12 to 1
6
9		Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NYPrivate, 4-year 88.88%
6.42%		7.03%-$43,4502,49165.00%12 to 1
7
5		Houghton University Houghton, NYPrivate, 4-year 88.66%
4.04%		23.19%1,275$18,4301,20065.00%12 to 1
8
4		Wagner College Staten Island, NYPrivate, 4-year 88.00%
4.54%		20.11%1,240$53,2002,00165.00%11 to 1
9
-		Niagara University Niagara University, NYPrivate, 4-year 87.37%
2.03%		14.54%1,160$39,3454,03375.00%10 to 1
10
-		Manhattanville University Purchase, NYPrivate, 4-year 87.34%
2.68%		10.67%-$44,6042,51258.00%12 to 1
Average90.02%18.69%1,164$35,244
($7,490)		3,34358.80%12 to 1