{"id":56608,"date":"2025-07-11T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/56608\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T10:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:30:08","slug":"see-which-ny-schools-made-the-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/56608\/","title":{"rendered":"See which NY schools made the cut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/74044085007.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Best colleges to attend if you want to be a billionaire<\/p>\n<p>A quarter of the 813 American citizens on Forbes&#8217; billionaire&#8217;s list got their undergraduate degrees from one of just a dozen colleges.<\/p>\n<p>unbranded &#8211; Lifestyle<\/p>\n<p>Financial news outlet <strong>Money<\/strong> has published its annual list of the <strong>Best Colleges in America<\/strong>, featuring over <strong>700 four-year institutions<\/strong> nationwide. Each school received a <strong>rating out of five stars<\/strong>, based on its <strong>educational quality<\/strong>, <strong>affordability<\/strong>, and <strong>student outcomes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Along with star ratings, the list includes important metrics such as <strong>acceptance rates<\/strong>, <strong>estimated full price for the 2025\u20132026 academic year<\/strong>, <strong>estimated net price after average aid<\/strong>, and <strong>graduation rates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>New York in the spotlight<\/p>\n<p><strong>72 colleges in New York state<\/strong> made the list, including <strong>six CUNY<\/strong> and <strong>17 SUNY<\/strong> schools.<\/p>\n<p>New York\u2019s top-rated colleges<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 732 schools on Money\u2019s list, only <strong>40 earned a five-star rating<\/strong>. Two of those are in New York:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Columbia University<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cornell University<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many other New York schools scored 4 stars or higher.<\/p>\n<p>Top-rated private colleges (4 stars and above)<\/p>\n<p>Barnard College \u2014 4.5 starsCanisius University \u2014 4 starsClarkson University \u2014 4.5 starsColgate University \u2014 4.5 starsColumbia University \u2014 5 starsCornell University \u2014 5 starsD\u2019Youville University \u2014 4.5 starsElmira College \u2014 4 starsHamilton College \u2014 4.5 starsHobart and William Smith Colleges \u2014 4 starsLe Moyne College \u2014 4 starsManhattan College \u2014 4.5 starsMarist College \u2014 4 starsMolloy University \u2014 4 starsNew York University \u2014 4 starsNiagara University \u2014 4 starsRensselaer Polytechnic Institute \u2014 4.5 starsSiena College \u2014 4.5 starsSt. John Fisher University \u2014 4 starsSt. Joseph\u2019s University\u2013New York (Brooklyn) \u2014 4.5 starsSt. Lawrence University \u2014 4 starsThe Cooper Union \u2014 4.5 starsUnion College \u2014 4.5 starsUniversity of Rochester \u2014 4 starsUtica University \u2014 4 starsVassar College \u2014 4.5 starsWagner College \u2014 4.5 starsYeshiva University \u2014 4 stars<\/p>\n<p>CUNY colleges (4 stars or higher)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baruch College \u2014 4.5 stars<\/li>\n<li>Brooklyn College \u2014 4 stars<\/li>\n<li>City College \u2014 4.5 stars<\/li>\n<li>Hunter College \u2014 4.5 stars<\/li>\n<li>John Jay College of Criminal Justice \u2014 4.5 stars<\/li>\n<li>Lehman College \u2014 4.5 stars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SUNY colleges (4 stars or higher)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Binghamton University \u2014 4.5 stars<\/li>\n<li>University at Albany \u2014 4 stars<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Brockport \u2014 4 stars<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Geneseo \u2014 4 stars<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Old Westbury \u2014 4 stars<\/li>\n<li>SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry \u2014 4 stars<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Maritime College \u2014 4.5 stars<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Oneonta \u2014 4 stars<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Polytechnic Institute \u2014 4.5 stars<\/li>\n<li>SUNY New Paltz \u2014 4 stars<\/li>\n<li>Stony Brook University \u2014 4 stars<\/li>\n<li>University at Buffalo \u2014 4 stars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Acceptance rates<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationally highest acceptance rates. All at or near 100%, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Delta State University<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Mennonite University<\/li>\n<li>The University of Texas at El Paso<\/li>\n<li>Southern Wesleyan University, and others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Highest acceptance rates in New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elmira College \u2014 91%<\/li>\n<li>Utica University \u2014 87%<\/li>\n<li>Mercy University \u2014 85%<\/li>\n<li>Niagara University \u2014 85%<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Old Westbury \u2014 85%<\/li>\n<li>University of Mount Saint Vincent \u2014 85%<\/li>\n<li>SUNY ESF \u2014 83%<\/li>\n<li>Wagner College \u2014 83%<\/li>\n<li>Canisius University \u2014 82%<\/li>\n<li>D\u2019Youville University \u2014 82%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lowest acceptance rates in New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Columbia University \u2014 4%<\/li>\n<li>Barnard College \u2014 8%<\/li>\n<li>Cornell University \u2014 8%<\/li>\n<li>NYU \u2014 9%<\/li>\n<li>Colgate and Hamilton Colleges \u2014 12%<\/li>\n<li>Cooper Union \u2014 13%<\/li>\n<li>Vassar College \u2014 18%<\/li>\n<li>Skidmore College \u2014 23%<\/li>\n<li>University of Rochester \u2014 36%<\/li>\n<li>Binghamton University \u2014 38%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Estimated full price (2025\u20132026)<\/p>\n<p><strong>New York public colleges with lowest estimated full price: (All are CUNYs or SUNYs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CUNY Hunter College \u2014 $24,950<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Old Westbury \u2014 $27,270<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Fredonia \u2014 $27,710<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Polytechnic Institute \u2014 $27,940<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Oswego \u2014 $28,550<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Brockport \u2014 $28,700<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Geneseo \u2014 $28,900<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Cortland \u2014 $29,340<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Oneonta \u2014 $30,010<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Purchase \u2014 $30,140<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New York private colleges with lowest estimated full price<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Utica University \u2014 $41,710<\/li>\n<li>Mercy University \u2014 $44,040<\/li>\n<li>Touro University \u2014 $47,070<\/li>\n<li>Canisius University \u2014 $50,410<\/li>\n<li>D\u2019Youville University \u2014 $51,430<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Net price after average aid<\/p>\n<p><strong>New York colleges with lowest estimated net price<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baruch College \u2014 $4,200<\/li>\n<li>Lehman College \u2014 $4,300<\/li>\n<li>Brooklyn, Hunter, and John Jay Colleges \u2014 $4,400<\/li>\n<li>City College \u2014 $4,900<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other low-cost schools include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SUNY Old Westbury \u2014 $11,100<\/li>\n<li>SUNY Polytechnic Institute \u2014 $15,500<\/li>\n<li>Mercy University \u2014 $17,800<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most expensive schools (after aid)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nationally, the highest net prices included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ringling College of Art and Design \u2014 $64,100<\/li>\n<li>California Institute of the Arts \u2014 $60,800<\/li>\n<li>Manhattan School of Music (NY) \u2014 $55,100<\/li>\n<li>Pratt Institute (NY) \u2014 $54,900<\/li>\n<li>Syracuse University (NY) \u2014 $54,700<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other costly New York institutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fordham University \u2014 $48,100<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Lawrence College \u2014 $46,200<\/li>\n<li>Union College \u2014 $45,500<\/li>\n<li>University of Rochester \u2014 $43,400<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Graduation rates<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest graduation rates (Nationally)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Princeton, Yale, and Harvard \u2014 96\u201397%<\/li>\n<li>MIT, Duke, Chicago \u2014 96%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New York colleges with high graduation rates<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cornell \u2014 95%<\/li>\n<li>Columbia \u2014 93%<\/li>\n<li>Barnard \u2014 93%<\/li>\n<li>Vassar \u2014 92%<\/li>\n<li>Hamilton \u2014 91%<\/li>\n<li>Colgate \u2014 90%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lowest graduation rates in New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mercy University \u2014 57%<\/li>\n<li>Touro University \u2014 59%<\/li>\n<li>CUNY Hunter and City Colleges \u2014 59%<\/li>\n<li>CUNY Brooklyn College \u2014 60%<\/li>\n<li>CUNY Lehman and John Jay \u2014 61%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How Money created the rankings<\/p>\n<p><strong>To be included, schools had to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be a <strong>four-year public or nonprofit institution<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enroll at least <strong>500 undergraduates<\/strong> or <strong>150 freshmen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Have a <strong>graduation rate at or above the median<\/strong>, or be among the top 25% in &#8220;value-added&#8221; grad rates<\/li>\n<li>Be in <strong>good financial standing<\/strong> and provide <strong>transparent data<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Star ratings were based on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Quality of Education<\/strong> \u2013 Graduation rates, student-faculty ratios, Pell Grant outcomes, academic stats<\/li>\n<li><strong>Affordability<\/strong> \u2013 Net price, aid amounts, debt levels, and outcomes by income<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outcomes<\/strong> \u2013 Alumni earnings 10 years post-enrollment and economic mobility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most schools earned between <strong>3.5 and 4 stars<\/strong>. Fewer than 6% earned a five-star rating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile this is the lowest tier of Money\u2019s list, it\u2019s important to note that these colleges still meet our minimum quality standards (unlike more than 1,500 colleges we do not rate),\u201d Money notes in its report.<\/p>\n<p>For the full rankings and methodology, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/money.com\/best-colleges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Money\u2019s Best Colleges in America<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Best colleges to attend if you want to be a billionaire A quarter of the 813 American citizens&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":56609,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,41516,33936,10857,41524,25422,2542,41515,41520,26796,41522,41513,41518,41514,9067,41523,425,2551,635,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,1539,450,1457,1451,13331,19153,25426,11853,879,290,4695,350,646,67,586,132,5230,16995,4280,41519,68,2969,41517,41521,636],"class_list":{"0":"post-56608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-binghamton","10":"tag-binghamton-university","11":"tag-colleges","12":"tag-colleges-u0026-universities","13":"tag-comparisons","14":"tag-connect","15":"tag-cornell","16":"tag-cornell-university","17":"tag-delta","18":"tag-delta-state-university","19":"tag-finger","20":"tag-finger-lakes","21":"tag-lakes","22":"tag-lawrence","23":"tag-lawrence-university","24":"tag-local","25":"tag-local-connect","26":"tag-new","27":"tag-new-york","28":"tag-new-york-city","29":"tag-newyork","30":"tag-newyorkcity","31":"tag-ny","32":"tag-nyc","33":"tag-of","34":"tag-overall","35":"tag-overall-positive","36":"tag-positive","37":"tag-price","38":"tag-product","39":"tag-product-reviews-u0026-price-comparisons","40":"tag-reviews","41":"tag-rochester","42":"tag-state","43":"tag-syracuse","44":"tag-syracuse-university","45":"tag-u0026","46":"tag-united-states","47":"tag-united-states-of-america","48":"tag-unitedstates","49":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","50":"tag-universities","51":"tag-university","52":"tag-university-of-rochester","53":"tag-us","54":"tag-usa","55":"tag-wesleyan","56":"tag-wesleyan-university","57":"tag-york"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}