New York Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2025 average SAT score of New York colleges is 1266 which is 5 points lower than previous SAT score of 1271.

Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest SAT score of 1550 among 73 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 73 New York colleges, 36 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 26 schools' scores decreased. 9 schools' scores are same as last year.

The table below shows the 10 New York colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $66,577 and graduate tuition & fees is $50,621 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Comparison between New York Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

Table. New York Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,550 10	35	3.99%	64.92%	$70,517	35,173	96.00%	6 to 1
2 1	Cornell University Ithaca, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,540 20	34	8.76%	63.91%	$69,314	26,793	95.00%	9 to 1
3 1	Barnard College New York, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,520 10	34	8.84%	68.64%	$69,888	3,487	93.00%	10 to 1
3 1	New York University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,520 10	34	9.23%	55.38%	$62,796	56,832	88.00%	8 to 1
5 2	Colgate University Hamilton, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,500 20	34	13.88%	28.74%	$70,306	3,211	91.00%	9 to 1
5 1	Hamilton College Clinton, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,500 10	34	13.62%	38.98%	$68,960	2,031	91.00%	9 to 1
5 -	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,500 10	33	18.57%	28.78%	$71,030	2,462	91.00%	7 to 1
8 1	University of Rochester Rochester, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,490 10	33	40.08%	15.37%	$67,080	11,946	85.00%	9 to 1
9 1	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,450 40	33	63.47%	12.05%	$64,078	7,040	84.00%	14 to 1
10 1	Yeshiva University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year	1,440 30	31	55.62%	61.12%	$51,800	6,965	83.00%	7 to 1
	Average	1,501	34	23.61%	43.79%	$66,577	15,594	89.70%	9 to 1

New York Colleges with Higher SAT Scores for Admission

Comparison between New York Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores