Colleges in New York

Common questions

How many colleges are in New York?

New York has 152 accredited four-year colleges on College Compass Guide.

Which colleges in New York are Compass Recommended?

United States Military Academy, Cornell University, Columbia University in the City of New York, Colgate University, Hamilton College, Webb Institute, Barnard College, New York University, Vassar College, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, The Juilliard School, Skidmore College, University of Rochester, Boricua College, Binghamton University, United States Merchant Marine Academy, Yeshiva University, Union College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Stony Brook University, Syracuse University, CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, Fordham University, St. Lawrence University, Fashion Institute of Technology, American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Touro University, Marist University, University at Buffalo, Hobart William Smith Colleges, Manhattan School of Music, Bard College, Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron Meilech, SUNY College at Geneseo, Ithaca College, Rochester Institute of Technology, State University of New York at New Paltz, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Sarah Lawrence College, Clarkson University, St. John Fisher University, CUNY Hunter College, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Hofstra University, Siena College, Pratt Institute-Main, Le Moyne College, School of Visual Arts, Yeshivas Novominsk, CUNY City College, Plaza College, Nazareth University, New York School of Interior Design, SUNY Oneonta, Elim Bible Institute and College, Adelphi University, St. Joseph's University-New York, SUNY at Purchase College, Niagara University, SUNY Maritime College, State University of New York at Cortland, Molloy University, Roberts Wesleyan University, Houghton University, Wagner College, Associated Beth Rivkah Schools, CUNY Brooklyn College, The New School, New York Institute of Technology, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, St. Bonaventure University, Elmira College, Manhattan University, St. John's University-New York, CUNY Queens College, University at Albany, Farmingdale State College, Pace University, Alfred University. Recommended means the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value (how it works).