Most Affordable Universities in New York
Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in New York.
| # | Institution | Tuition | Avg Earnings | Grad Rate | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Public |
$945 | $96,770 | 79% | NY |
| 2 |
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York
Private Non-Profit |
$6,150 | $0 | N/A | NY |
| 3 |
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Public |
$7,332 | $39,982 | 20% | NY |
| 4 |
CUNY City College
Public |
$7,340 | $46,435 | 57% | NY |
| 5 |
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Public |
$7,352 | $37,538 | 23% | NY |
| 6 |
CUNY York College
Public |
$7,358 | $46,148 | 32% | NY |
| 7 |
CUNY Hunter College
Public |
$7,382 | $50,414 | 59% | NY |
| 8 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Public |
$7,410 | $68,616 | N/A | NY |
| 9 |
CUNY Lehman College
Public |
$7,410 | $51,067 | 51% | NY |
| 10 |
CUNY Brooklyn College
Public |
$7,452 | $45,035 | 56% | NY |
| 11 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Public |
$7,464 | $61,542 | 73% | NY |
| 12 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Public |
$7,470 | $50,293 | 55% | NY |
| 13 |
College of Staten Island CUNY
Public |
$7,490 | $36,931 | 34% | NY |
| 14 |
CUNY Queens College
Public |
$7,538 | $48,548 | 58% | NY |
| 15 |
Empire State University
Public |
$7,630 | $50,167 | 27% | NY |
| 16 |
Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah
Private Non-Profit |
$8,000 | $18,369 | 15% | NY |
| 17 |
SUNY Old Westbury
Public |
$8,379 | $43,671 | 47% | NY |
| 18 |
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz
Private Non-Profit |
$8,400 | $21,104 | 6% | NY |
| 19 |
SUNY Buffalo State University
Public |
$8,486 | $40,877 | 36% | NY |
| 20 |
State University of New York at New Paltz
Public |
$8,524 | $45,555 | 71% | NY |
| 21 |
SUNY Maritime College
Public |
$8,540 | $83,439 | 74% | NY |
| 22 |
Farmingdale State College
Public |
$8,576 | $55,901 | 56% | NY |
| 23 |
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Public |
$8,578 | $58,662 | 60% | NY |
| 24 |
Bais Medrash Elyon
Private Non-Profit |
$8,600 | $0 | N/A | NY |
| 25 |
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Public |
$8,676 | $37,901 | 42% | NY |
| 26 |
SUNY Brockport
Public |
$8,678 | $47,164 | 60% | NY |
| 27 |
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Public |
$8,689 | $42,079 | 43% | NY |
| 28 |
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Public |
$8,710 | $42,826 | 46% | NY |
| 29 |
SUNY College at Potsdam
Public |
$8,712 | $39,440 | 49% | NY |
| 30 |
State University of New York at Oswego
Public |
$8,769 | $46,358 | 62% | NY |
| 31 |
SUNY at Fredonia
Public |
$8,771 | $40,580 | 57% | NY |
| 32 |
SUNY Oneonta
Public |
$8,812 | $49,723 | 72% | NY |
| 33 |
State University of New York at Cortland
Public |
$8,815 | $46,535 | 69% | NY |
| 34 |
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Public |
$8,881 | $48,089 | 62% | NY |
| 35 |
SUNY at Purchase College
Public |
$8,953 | $31,229 | 64% | NY |
| 36 |
SUNY College at Geneseo
Public |
$8,966 | $51,097 | 73% | NY |
| 37 |
Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel
Private Non-Profit |
$9,000 | $0 | 45% | NY |
| 38 |
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College
Private Non-Profit |
$9,200 | $0 | 21% | NY |
| 39 |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Public |
$9,206 | $48,327 | 71% | NY |
| 40 |
Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni
Private Non-Profit |
$9,400 | $0 | 3% | NY |
| 41 |
Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael
Private Non-Profit |
$9,400 | $0 | N/A | NY |
| 42 |
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary
Private Non-Profit |
$9,600 | $0 | 5% | NY |
| 43 |
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah
Private Non-Profit |
$9,600 | $0 | 40% | NY |
| 44 |
Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh
Private Non-Profit |
$9,620 | $0 | N/A | NY |
| 45 |
Yeshivath Viznitz
Private Non-Profit |
$9,900 | $16,658 | 71% | NY |
| 46 |
Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion
Private Non-Profit |
$10,000 | $0 | 93% | NY |
| 47 |
Rabbinical Seminary of America
Private Non-Profit |
$10,000 | $0 | 35% | NY |
| 48 |
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid
Private Non-Profit |
$10,040 | $0 | 30% | NY |
| 49 |
Binghamton University
Public |
$10,363 | $61,621 | 83% | NY |
| 50 |
University at Albany
Public |
$10,408 | $51,380 | 65% | NY |
About This Ranking
This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.
Institutions are ranked by most affordable metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.