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NY · 417 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in New York

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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126Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$60,748Median observed year-5 earnings
$21,620Median annual net price
−37%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

New York's everyday prices are 7.9% above the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
107.9
Housing
122.2
Utilities
134.4
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

126 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · Private nonprofit+154%2United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point · Public+151%3SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck · Public+114%4Cornell UniversityIthaca · Private nonprofit+100%5CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York · Public+89%6Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy · Private nonprofit+78%7Helene Fuld College of NursingNew York · Private nonprofit+68%8Molloy UniversityRockville Centre · Private nonprofit+60%9Clarkson UniversityPotsdam · Private nonprofit+49%10Manhattan UniversityRiverdale · Private nonprofit+42%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York · Public26.8×2CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York · Public23.6×3CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn · Public20.7×4CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx · Public20.3×5CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York · Public18.9×6CUNY City CollegeNew York · Public17.8×7CUNY Queens CollegeQueens · Public15.6×8United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point · Public15.6×9CUNY York CollegeJamaica · Public13.5×10College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island · Public11.6×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the New York median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & MakeupNew York · Private for-profit$5,478median federal debt94%college completion2Access CareersHempstead · Private for-profit$5,500median federal debt90%college completion3Hunter Business SchoolLevittown · Private for-profit$7,937median federal debt85%college completion4United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point · Public$8,833median federal debt82%college completion5Apex Technical SchoolLong Island City · Private nonprofit$9,500median federal debt78%college completion6CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York · Public$11,000median federal debt57%college completion7SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse · Public$11,000median federal debt66%college completion8CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York · Public$11,512median federal debt72%college completion9Lincoln Technical Institute-WhitestoneWhitestone · Private for-profit$11,730median federal debt67%college completion10CUNY City CollegeNew York · Public$11,990median federal debt57%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN NY

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417 matching colleges · page 3 of 17

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
University at BuffaloBuffalo · Public$68,437$20,995$19,000−11%St. John's University-New YorkQueens · Private nonprofit$71,559$29,999$25,000−11%Iona UniversityNew Rochelle · Private nonprofit$69,867$29,188$25,999−16%Hofstra UniversityHempstead · Private nonprofit$71,515$34,176$23,621−16%Yeshiva UniversityNew York · Private nonprofit$76,796$49,965$18,250−16%Maria College of AlbanyAlbany · Private nonprofit$63,979$13,082$20,528−18%St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandStaten Island · Private for-profit$71,176$35,666$25,729−19%CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York · Public$60,595$3,203$11,000−19%DeVry College of New YorkNew York · Private for-profit$63,561$12,855$24,807−20%St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn · Private nonprofit$65,079$18,129$23,250−20%University at AlbanyAlbany · Public$64,597$17,167$19,500−21%Siena UniversityLoudonville · Private nonprofit$69,406$33,733$26,561−23%CUNY York CollegeJamaica · Public$60,074$4,456$11,000−24%St. John Fisher UniversityRochester · Private nonprofit$66,453$28,945$23,250−27%Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva · Private nonprofit$66,994$31,563$27,000−28%Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing · Private nonprofit$68,858$39,986$21,125−30%The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York · Private nonprofit$60,971$13,269$15,000−31%SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo · Public$62,263$18,211$19,500−32%St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn · Private nonprofit$62,397$19,035$22,000−32%St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill · Private nonprofit$62,545$19,994$23,198−33%Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs · Public$60,241$11,676$18,730−33%Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramWest Nyack · Public$66,370$35,609$8,756−34%Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse · Private nonprofit$62,776$22,277$23,000−34%CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn · Public$58,134$5,718$10,988−35%American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral ServiceNew York · Private nonprofit$62,523$22,872$21,150−35%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to New York, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.