| Rankings |
Schools |
| 1 |
Columbia University (New York, NY)
Tuition: $47,246
Total enrollment: 22,885
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 7.0%
Average freshman retention rate: 99%
6-year graduation rate: 96%
Classes with under 20 students: 80.7%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1390-1560 |
| 2 |
Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
Tuition: $43,413
Total enrollment: 21,131
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 18.0%
Average freshman retention rate: 97%
6-year graduation rate: 93%
Classes with under 20 students: 57.0%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1300-1500 |
| 3 |
New York University (New York, NY)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: 43,911
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 32.7%
Average freshman retention rate: 92%
6-year graduation rate: 86%
Classes with under 20 students: 63.5%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1260-1460 |
| 4 |
University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Tuition: $43,666
Total enrollment: 10,319
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 34.1%
Average freshman retention rate: 95%
6-year graduation rate: 83%
Classes with under 20 students: 69.4%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1230-1440 |
| 5 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)
Tuition: $44,475
Total enrollment: 6,914
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 39.6%
Average freshman retention rate: 93%
6-year graduation rate: 84%
Classes with under 20 students: 45.1%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1290-1470 |
| 6 |
Yeshiva University (New York, NY)
Tuition: $36,500
Total enrollment: 6,563
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 69.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 91%
6-year graduation rate: 85%
Classes with under 20 students: 69.9%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1090-1360 |
| 7 |
Fordham University (New York, NY)
Tuition: $41,732
Total enrollment: 15,189
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 42.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 90%
6-year graduation rate: 78%
Classes with under 20 students: 46.9%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1150-1340 |
| 8 |
Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
Tuition: $39,004
Total enrollment: 20,829
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 49.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 91%
6-year graduation rate: 80%
Classes with under 20 students: 61.2%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1050-1270 |
| 9 |
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse, NY)
Tuition: in-state: $6,570, out-of-state: $15,820
Total enrollment: 2,346
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 46.8%
Average freshman retention rate: 85%
6-year graduation rate: 66%
Classes with under 20 students: 68.1%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1100-1270 |
| 10 |
State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton, NY)
Tuition: in-state: $7,613, out-of-state: $16,761
Total enrollment: 14,746
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 40.7%
Average freshman retention rate: 91%
6-year graduation rate: 78%
Classes with under 20 students: 38.9%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1220-1390 |
| 11 |
State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY)
Tuition: in-state: $7,514, out-of-state: $18,134
Total enrollment: 24,059
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 39.2%
Average freshman retention rate: 89%
6-year graduation rate: 67%
Classes with under 20 students: 35.8%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1130-1330 |
| 12 |
State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
Tuition: in-state: $7,482, out-of-state: $15,592
Total enrollment: 28,860
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 53.2%
Average freshman retention rate: 88%
6-year graduation rate: 71%
Classes with under 20 students: 33.1%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1060-1260 |
| 13 |
Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY)
Tuition: $38,610
Total enrollment: 3,539
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 77.5%
Average freshman retention rate: 86%
6-year graduation rate: 75%
Classes with under 20 students: 48.8%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1060-1260 |
| 14 |
New School (New York, NY)
Tuition: $37,846
Total enrollment: 10,797
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 69.3%
Average freshman retention rate: 81%
6-year graduation rate: 61%
Classes with under 20 students: 92.4%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1000-1250 |
| 15 |
State University of New York at Albany (Albany, NY)
Tuition: in-state: $7,525, out-of-state: $18,145
Total enrollment: 17,142
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 51.3%
Average freshman retention rate: 85%
6-year graduation rate: 65%
Classes with under 20 students: 22.7%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1020-1190 |
| 16 |
Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY)
Tuition: $35,450
Total enrollment: 11,404
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 58.8%
Average freshman retention rate: 78%
6-year graduation rate: 58%
Classes with under 20 students: 50.7%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1080-1250 |
| 17 |
Polytechnic Institute of New York University (Brooklyn, NY)
Tuition: $39,566
Total enrollment: 4,487
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 68.2%
Average freshman retention rate: 85%
6-year graduation rate: 54%
Classes with under 20 students: 49.8%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1213-1390 |
| 18 |
St. John's University (Queens, NY)
Tuition: $35,520
Total enrollment: 21,067
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 49.1%
Average freshman retention rate: 78%
6-year graduation rate: 58%
Classes with under 20 students: 37.0%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 970-1190 |
| 19 |
St. John Fisher College (Rochester, NY)
Tuition: $27,370
Total enrollment: 3,977
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 66.5%
Average freshman retention rate: 83%
6-year graduation rate: 73%
Classes with under 20 students: 40.7%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 990-1190 |
| 20 |
Adelphi University (Garden City, NY)
Tuition: $29,320
Total enrollment: 7,922
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 69.2%
Average freshman retention rate: 80%
6-year graduation rate: 66%
Classes with under 20 students: 48.6%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 980-1180 |
| 21 |
Pace University (New York, NY)
Tuition: $36,504
Total enrollment: 12,593
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 73.8%
Average freshman retention rate: 77%
6-year graduation rate: 56%
Classes with under 20 students: 46.3%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1000-1190 |
