Best ROI 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 |
SUNY Maritime College
Public |
$8,540 | $83,439 | 74% | NY |
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Public |
$7,410 | $68,616 | N/A | NY |
| 4 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Public |
$7,464 | $61,542 | 73% | NY |
| 5 |
CUNY Lehman College
Public |
$7,410 | $51,067 | 51% | NY |
| 6 |
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Public |
$8,578 | $58,662 | 60% | NY |
| 7 |
CUNY Hunter College
Public |
$7,382 | $50,414 | 59% | NY |
| 8 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Public |
$7,470 | $50,293 | 55% | NY |
| 9 |
Empire State University
Public |
$7,630 | $50,167 | 27% | NY |
| 10 |
Farmingdale State College
Public |
$8,576 | $55,901 | 56% | NY |
| 11 |
CUNY Queens College
Public |
$7,538 | $48,548 | 58% | NY |
| 12 |
CUNY City College
Public |
$7,340 | $46,435 | 57% | NY |
| 13 |
CUNY York College
Public |
$7,358 | $46,148 | 32% | NY |
| 14 |
CUNY Brooklyn College
Public |
$7,452 | $45,035 | 56% | NY |
| 15 |
Binghamton University
Public |
$10,363 | $61,621 | 83% | NY |
| 16 |
SUNY College at Geneseo
Public |
$8,966 | $51,097 | 73% | NY |
| 17 |
SUNY Oneonta
Public |
$8,812 | $49,723 | 72% | NY |
| 18 |
Stony Brook University
Public |
$10,560 | $59,492 | 78% | NY |
| 19 |
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Public |
$7,332 | $39,982 | 20% | NY |
| 20 |
SUNY Brockport
Public |
$8,678 | $47,164 | 60% | NY |
| 21 |
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Public |
$8,881 | $48,089 | 62% | NY |
| 22 |
State University of New York at New Paltz
Public |
$8,524 | $45,555 | 71% | NY |
| 23 |
State University of New York at Oswego
Public |
$8,769 | $46,358 | 62% | NY |
| 24 |
State University of New York at Cortland
Public |
$8,815 | $46,535 | 69% | NY |
| 25 |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Public |
$9,206 | $48,327 | 71% | NY |
| 26 |
SUNY Old Westbury
Public |
$8,379 | $43,671 | 47% | NY |
| 27 |
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Public |
$7,352 | $37,538 | 23% | NY |
| 28 |
University at Buffalo
Public |
$10,782 | $53,742 | 74% | NY |
| 29 |
University at Albany
Public |
$10,408 | $51,380 | 65% | NY |
| 30 |
College of Staten Island CUNY
Public |
$7,490 | $36,931 | 34% | NY |
| 31 |
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Public |
$8,710 | $42,826 | 46% | NY |
| 32 |
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Public |
$8,689 | $42,079 | 43% | NY |
| 33 |
SUNY Buffalo State University
Public |
$8,486 | $40,877 | 36% | NY |
| 34 |
SUNY at Fredonia
Public |
$8,771 | $40,580 | 57% | NY |
| 35 |
SUNY College at Potsdam
Public |
$8,712 | $39,440 | 49% | NY |
| 36 |
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Public |
$8,676 | $37,901 | 42% | NY |
| 37 |
SUNY at Purchase College
Public |
$8,953 | $31,229 | 64% | NY |
| 38 |
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College
Private Non-Profit |
$14,000 | $41,261 | 18% | NY |
| 39 |
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Private Non-Profit |
$40,375 | $112,685 | 66% | NY |
| 40 |
Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas
Private Non-Profit |
$10,800 | $27,601 | 68% | NY |
| 41 |
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz
Private Non-Profit |
$8,400 | $21,104 | 6% | NY |
| 42 |
Boricua College
Private Non-Profit |
$12,525 | $30,398 | 80% | NY |
| 43 |
DeVry College of New York
Private For-Profit |
$17,488 | $42,178 | 27% | NY |
| 44 |
Utica University
Private Non-Profit |
$24,308 | $57,422 | 57% | NY |
| 45 |
Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah
Private Non-Profit |
$8,000 | $18,369 | 15% | NY |
| 46 |
Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka
Private Non-Profit |
$11,500 | $26,392 | 59% | NY |
| 47 |
Metropolitan College of New York
Private Non-Profit |
$20,188 | $45,086 | 30% | NY |
| 48 |
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary
Private Non-Profit |
$12,300 | $26,758 | 55% | NY |
| 49 |
New York College of Health Professions
Private Non-Profit |
$14,235 | $30,476 | 37% | NY |
| 50 |
Houghton University
Private Non-Profit |
$17,290 | $36,376 | 62% | 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 best roi metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.