Safest Colleges in New York
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. 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 | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing · private | 0 | $39,986 | 42.1% | $64,973 | — |
| 2 | SUNY Adirondack Queensbury · community | 0 | $10,389 | 31.9% | $41,267 | — |
| 3 | Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo · community | 0 | $14,135 | 41.7% | $32,568 | — |
| 4 | Alfred University Alfred · private | 0 | $25,620 | 59.3% | $54,897 | 73.8% |
| 5 | American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York New York · private | 0 | $55,553 | 90.8% | $27,019 | 92.0% |
| 6 | American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service New York · private | 0 | $22,872 | 34.7% | $54,695 | — |
| 7 | Associated Beth Rivkah Schools Brooklyn · private | 0 | $22,709 | 86.7% | $17,686 | 84.1% |
| 8 | Berkeley College-New York New York · private | 0 | $34,124 | 37.6% | $45,884 | — |
| 9 | Boricua College New York · private | 0 | $15,245 | 56.8% | $35,348 | — |
| 10 | SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton · community | 0 | $8,940 | 33.6% | $39,710 | — |
| 11 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens Rego Park · private | 0 | $26,315 | 67.8% | $104,403 | — |
| 12 | Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz Brooklyn · community | 0 | $21,437 | 38.7% | $35,023 | 87.4% |
| 13 | Clarkson University Potsdam · private | 0 | $30,305 | 75.8% | $89,696 | 77.4% |
| 14 | Clinton Community College Plattsburgh · community | 0 | $9,112 | 32.2% | $39,246 | — |
| 15 | Metropolitan College of New York New York · private | 0 | $28,882 | 46.3% | $46,236 | 90.0% |
| 16 | Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson · community | 0 | $6,559 | 36.4% | $44,441 | — |
| 17 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York · private | 0 | $13,269 | 85.2% | $83,847 | 20.7% |
| 18 | SUNY Corning Community College Corning · community | 0 | $7,373 | 34.5% | $38,817 | — |
| 19 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York · public | 0 | $3,033 | 71.2% | $75,971 | 47.5% |
| 20 | CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn · public | 0 | $3,103 | 58.4% | $60,752 | 58.4% |
| 21 | College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island · public | 0 | $5,579 | 36.8% | $53,501 | 92.3% |
| 22 | CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx · community | 0 | $5,297 | 33.8% | $40,485 | — |
| 23 | CUNY Hunter College New York · public | 0 | $2,984 | 57.9% | $63,163 | 53.8% |
| 24 | CUNY Lehman College Bronx · public | 0 | $3,148 | 58.1% | $58,013 | 56.6% |
| 25 | CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn · public | 0 | $5,718 | 30.3% | $46,498 | 86.1% |
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