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The Most Affordable Colleges: New York City, New York

Each college or university profile also offers details on acceptance rate, median ACT and SAT scores for admission, student population, and graduation rate.

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Cheapest Colleges in New York

Ranked from lowest to highest tuition and fees, The Most Affordable Colleges in New York City, New York, comprise institutions located within a 50-mile radius of the city.

1. United States Merchant Marine Academy

  • Tuition and Fees: $945
  • Acceptance Rate: 27%
  • Median ACT: 25
  • Median SAT: 1216
  • Student Population: 943 (931 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 77%

2. Kean University

  • Tuition and Fees: $13,426 (in-state)
  • Acceptance Rate: 83%
  • Median ACT: 18
  • Median SAT: 1020
  • Student Population: 12,884 (10,845 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 51%

3. William Paterson University

  • Tuition and Fees: $15,150 (in-state)
  • Acceptance Rate: 83%
  • Median ACT: 19
  • Median SAT: 1150
  • Student Population: 9,070 (6,604 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 92%

4. Ramapo College

  • Tuition and Fees: $15,978 (in-state)
  • Acceptance Rate: 70%
  • Median ACT: 26
  • Median SAT: 1210
  • Student Population: 5,478 (4,932 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 70%

5. New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • Tuition and Fees: $19,022 (in-state)
  • Acceptance Rate: 66%
  • Median ACT: 31
  • Median SAT: 1320
  • Student Population: 12,332 (9,019 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 74%

6. St. Joseph’s College of Nursing

  • Tuition and Fees: $23,206
  • Acceptance Rate: 22%
  • Median ACT: 22
  • Median SAT: 1105
  • Student Population: 239 (all undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 100%

7. Bloomfield College

  • Tuition and Fees: $30,680
  • Acceptance Rate: 78%
  • Median ACT: 15
  • Median SAT: 860
  • Student Population: 1,153 (1,152 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 34%

8. LIM College

  • Tuition and Fees: $31,950
  • Acceptance Rate: 84%
  • Median ACT: 20
  • Median SAT: 1070
  • Student Population: 1,310 (1,080 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 52%

9. Georgian Court University

  • Tuition and Fees: $37,110
  • Acceptance Rate: 76%
  • Median ACT: 20
  • Median SAT: 1105
  • Student Population: 1,962 (1,471 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 54%

10. Caldwell University

  • Tuition and Fees: $37,450
  • Acceptance Rate: 66%
  • Median ACT: 23
  • Median SAT: 1130
  • Student Population: 2,028 (1,605 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 68%

11. St. Thomas Aquinas College

  • Tuition and Fees: $37,720
  • Acceptance Rate: 89%
  • Median ACT: 21
  • Median SAT: 1130
  • Student Population: 2,033 (1,859 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 54%

12. Felician University

  • Tuition and Fees: $37,830
  • Acceptance Rate: 89%
  • Median ACT: 22
  • Median SAT: 1030
  • Student Population: 2,148 (1,746 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 52%

13. Molloy College

  • Tuition and Fees: $37,840
  • Acceptance Rate: 77%
  • Median ACT: 26
  • Median SAT: 1190
  • Student Population: 4,807 (3,271 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 69%

14. Rider University

  • Tuition and Fees: $38,900
  • Acceptance Rate: 84%
  • Median ACT: 26
  • Median SAT: 1210
  • Student Population: 4,054 (3,169 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 67%

15. Marymount Manhattan College

  • Tuition and Fees: $40,260
  • Acceptance Rate: 72%
  • Median ACT: 25
  • Median SAT: 1200
  • Student Population: 1,608 (all undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 57%

16. Saint Peter’s University

  • Tuition and Fees: $41,054
  • Acceptance Rate: 89%
  • Median ACT: 20
  • Median SAT: 1030
  • Student Population: 3,430 (2,071 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 60%

17. College of Mount Saint Vincent

  • Tuition and Fees: $42,740
  • Acceptance Rate: 89%
  • Median ACT: 23
  • Median SAT: 1085
  • Student Population: 2,877 (2,259 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 57%

18. New York Institute of Technology

  • Tuition and Fees: $44,360
  • Acceptance Rate: 76%
  • Median ACT: 27
  • Median SAT: 1255
  • Student Population: 2,028 (1,605 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 55%

19. Monmouth University

  • Tuition and Fees: $44,850
  • Acceptance Rate: 91%
  • Median ACT: 24
  • Median SAT: 1200
  • Student Population: 5,027 (3,811 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 68%

20. Iona University

  • Tuition and Fees: $45,880
  • Acceptance Rate: 96%
  • Median ACT: 26
  • Median SAT: 1110
  • Student Population: 3,621 (3,032 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 57%

21. Cooper Union

  • Tuition and Fees: $46,820
  • Acceptance Rate: 22%
  • Median ACT: 33
  • Median SAT: 1470
  • Student Population: 958 (899 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 83%

22. Adelphi University

  • Tuition and Fees: $47,290
  • Acceptance Rate: 73%
  • Median ACT: 25
  • Median SAT: 1220
  • Student Population: 7,252 (5,055 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 67%

23. School of Visual Arts

  • Tuition and Fees: $49,140
  • Acceptance Rate: 87%
  • Median ACT: 29
  • Median SAT: 1290
  • Student Population: 4,127 (3,533 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 74%

24. Yeshiva University

  • Tuition and Fees: $49,900
  • Acceptance Rate: 63%
  • Median ACT: 31
  • Median SAT: 1400
  • Student Population: 6,056 (2,866 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 85%

25. Manhattan College

  • Tuition and Fees: $50,850
  • Acceptance Rate: 82%
  • Median ACT: 27
  • Median SAT: 1230
  • Student Population: 3,575 (3,066 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 72%

26. Seton Hall University

  • Tuition and Fees: $51,370
  • Acceptance Rate: 75%
  • Median ACT: 29
  • Median SAT: 1310
  • Student Population: 9,623 (6,012 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 72%

27. Pace University

  • Tuition and Fees: $51,424
  • Acceptance Rate: 83%
  • Median ACT: 26
  • Median SAT: 1200
  • Student Population: 13,609 (8,223 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 61%

28. Hofstra University

  • Tuition and Fees: $55,450
  • Acceptance Rate: 69%
  • Median ACT: 28
  • Median SAT: 1280
  • Student Population: 10,238 (6,110 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 68%

29. The New School

  • Tuition and Fees: $56,386
  • Acceptance Rate: 57%
  • Median ACT: 27
  • Median SAT: 1255
  • Student Population: 10,108 (7,171 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 69%

30. Pratt Institute

  • Tuition and Fees: $59,683
  • Acceptance Rate: 50%
  • Median ACT: 29
  • Median SAT: 1300
  • Student Population: 5,494 (3,934 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 76%

31. Princeton University

  • Tuition and Fees: $59,710
  • Acceptance Rate: 6%
  • Median ACT: 35
  • Median SAT: 1540
  • Student Population: 8,842 (5,604 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 97%

32. New York University

  • Tuition and Fees: $60,438
  • Acceptance Rate: 12%
  • Median ACT: 34
  • Median SAT: 1530
  • Student Population: 59,144 (29,401 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 87%

33. Stevens Institute of Technology

  • Tuition and Fees: $60,952
  • Acceptance Rate: 46%
  • Median ACT: 33
  • Median SAT: 1450
  • Student Population: 9,314 (4,070 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 88%

34. Fordham University

  • Tuition and Fees: $61,992
  • Acceptance Rate: 54%
  • Median ACT: 32
  • Median SAT: 1400
  • Student Population: 16,556 (10,098 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 83%

35. Sarah Lawrence College

  • Tuition and Fees: $63,678
  • Acceptance Rate: 50%
  • Median ACT: 31
  • Median SAT: 1350
  • Student Population: 1,696 (1,462 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 72%

36. Columbia University

  • Tuition and Fees: $69,045
  • Acceptance Rate: 4%
  • Median ACT: 35
  • Median SAT: 1350
  • Student Population: 34,782 (8,92 undergraduates)
  • Graduation Rate: 95%