Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in New York
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornell University Ithaca · private | $28,690 | 95.7% | $104,043 | 8.8% |
| 2 | Barnard College New York · private | $28,800 | 93.2% | $80,516 | 8.8% |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York · private | $21,590 | 93.0% | $102,491 | 4.0% |
| 4 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie · private | $39,343 | 92.5% | $71,366 | 18.6% |
| 5 | Hamilton College Clinton · private | $28,985 | 91.8% | $78,411 | 13.6% |
| 6 | Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences New York · private | $29,688 | 91.4% | $29,699 | — |
| 7 | Colgate University Hamilton · private | $28,786 | 91.0% | $85,139 | 13.9% |
| 8 | American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York New York · private | $55,553 | 90.8% | $27,019 | 92.0% |
| 9 | Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion Brooklyn · community | $9,136 | 90.7% | $20,707 | — |
| 10 | University of Rochester Rochester · private | $29,278 | 88.2% | $79,042 | 40.1% |
| 11 | New York University New York · private | $37,050 | 87.7% | $82,509 | 9.2% |
| 12 | Associated Beth Rivkah Schools Brooklyn · private | $22,709 | 86.7% | $17,686 | 84.1% |
| 13 | The Juilliard School New York · private | $43,571 | 86.7% | $37,827 | 9.2% |
| 14 | Fashion Institute of Technology New York · public | $19,095 | 85.3% | $62,696 | 60.2% |
| 15 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York · private | $13,269 | 85.2% | $83,847 | 20.7% |
| 16 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy · private | $36,228 | 85.0% | $102,051 | 63.5% |
| 17 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs · private | $32,297 | 84.9% | $69,363 | 21.1% |
| 18 | Union College Schenectady · private | $34,561 | 84.8% | $88,604 | 43.9% |
| 19 | Yeshiva University New York · private | $49,965 | 83.4% | $71,353 | 55.6% |
| 20 | Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York · community | $43,195 | 82.9% | $92,751 | 48.6% |
| 21 | Binghamton University Vestal · public | $21,620 | 82.8% | $80,596 | 38.6% |
| 22 | St Lawrence University Canton · private | $28,651 | 82.6% | $67,258 | 54.3% |
| 23 | Syracuse University Syracuse · private | $38,793 | 82.6% | $79,164 | 45.9% |
| 24 | Fordham University Bronx · private | $44,338 | 81.5% | $85,569 | 59.3% |
| 25 | Marist University Poughkeepsie · private | $41,544 | 79.8% | $77,819 | 56.5% |
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