Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in New York
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in New York79 schools
79 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price. The top 25 are shown.
How this list is made
- Schools in New York.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private nonprofitIvy LeagueHonor RollTop 2% for graduation
- $67,882 off the sticker price
- Net price $21,590 a year
- 2
Barnard College
New York, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- $60,738 off the sticker price
- Net price $28,800 a year
- 3
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofitIvy LeagueHonor Roll#2 in New York
- $59,450 off the sticker price
- Net price $28,690 a year
- 4
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- $58,284 off the sticker price
- Net price $28,786 a year
- 5
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- $56,684 off the sticker price
- Net price $29,278 a year
- 6
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- $55,245 off the sticker price
- Net price $28,985 a year
- 7
St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- $53,349 off the sticker price
- Net price $28,651 a year
- 8
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- $52,973 off the sticker price
- Net price $32,297 a year
- 9
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY · Private nonprofitTop 12% for graduation
- $51,039 off the sticker price
- Net price $31,563 a year
- 10
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- $50,921 off the sticker price
- Net price $13,269 a year
- 11
Union College
Schenectady, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 5% for earnings
- $50,000 off the sticker price
- Net price $34,561 a year
- 12
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- $49,904 off the sticker price
- Net price $34,649 a year
- 13
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY · Private nonprofitTop 5% for earnings
- $48,717 off the sticker price
- Net price $30,305 a year
- 14
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- $48,076 off the sticker price
- Net price $39,343 a year
- 15
New York University
New York, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- $47,324 off the sticker price
- Net price $37,050 a year
- 16
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 2% for earnings
- $46,176 off the sticker price
- Net price $36,228 a year
- 17
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 8% for earnings
- $45,724 off the sticker price
- Net price $38,793 a year
- 18
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- $41,030 off the sticker price
- Net price $41,437 a year
- 19
The Juilliard School
New York, NY · Private nonprofitTop 3% for graduation
- $40,321 off the sticker price
- Net price $43,571 a year
- 20
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofitTop 10% for earnings
- $39,720 off the sticker price
- Net price $34,906 a year
- 21
Pace University
New York, NY · Private nonprofitTop 14% for earnings
- $38,658 off the sticker price
- Net price $30,892 a year
- 22
Fordham University
Bronx, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 6% for earnings
- $38,424 off the sticker price
- Net price $44,338 a year
- 23
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY · Private nonprofitTop 11% for earnings
- $37,333 off the sticker price
- Net price $28,241 a year
- 24
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- $37,294 off the sticker price
- Net price $31,320 a year
- 25
Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY · Private nonprofitTop 6% for earnings
- $37,092 off the sticker price
- Net price $27,256 a year
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University in the City of New York | $21,590 | $21,500 | $102,491 | 96% |
| Barnard College | $28,800 | $18,000 | $80,516 | 93% |
| Cornell University | $28,690 | $14,000 | $104,043 | 95% |
| Colgate University | $28,786 | $15,000 | $85,139 | 91% |
| University of Rochester | $29,278 | $21,000 | $79,042 | 85% |
| Hamilton College | $28,985 | $17,000 | $78,411 | 91% |
| St. Lawrence University | $28,651 | $27,000 | $67,258 | 79% |
| Skidmore College | $32,297 | $19,500 | $69,363 | 83% |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | $31,563 | $27,000 | $68,831 | 77% |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | $13,269 | $15,000 | $83,847 | 81% |
| Union College | $34,561 | $25,337 | $88,604 | 80% |
| Bard College | $34,649 | $24,254 | $46,543 | 68% |
| Clarkson University | $30,305 | $26,000 | $89,696 | 75% |
| Vassar College | $39,343 | $18,625 | $71,366 | 91% |
| New York University | $37,050 | $20,500 | $82,509 | 88% |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $36,228 | $23,750 | $102,051 | 84% |
| Syracuse University | $38,793 | $26,000 | $79,164 | 84% |
| Sarah Lawrence College | $41,437 | $27,000 | $53,603 | 71% |
| The Juilliard School | $43,571 | $25,500 | $37,827 | 93% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | $34,906 | $26,778 | $76,571 | 70% |
| Pace University | $30,892 | $23,250 | $70,378 | 60% |
| Fordham University | $44,338 | $24,300 | $85,569 | 82% |
| Wagner College | $28,241 | $25,000 | $74,360 | 65% |
| Hartwick College | $31,320 | $27,000 | $61,107 | 53% |
| Manhattan University | $27,256 | $26,000 | $86,316 | 64% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 63
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15