College ROI in New York

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

Download NY data ↓Read the national value report →Federal data through June 10, 2026

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

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 completion 2Access CareersHempstead · Private for-profit$5,500median federal debt90%college completion 3Hunter Business SchoolLevittown · Private for-profit$7,937median federal debt85%college completion 4United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point · Public$8,833median federal debt82%college completion 5Apex Technical SchoolLong Island City · Private nonprofit$9,500median federal debt78%college completion 6CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York · Public$11,000median federal debt57%college completion 7SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse · Public$11,000median federal debt66%college completion 8CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York · Public$11,512median federal debt72%college completion 9Lincoln Technical Institute-WhitestoneWhitestone · Private for-profit$11,730median federal debt67%college completion 10CUNY 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

Browse the full New York directory

417 matching colleges · page 6 of 17

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI

Berkeley College-New YorkNew York · Private for-profit$49,004$34,124$30,426−87%Lincoln Technical Institute-WhitestoneWhitestone · Private for-profit$48,821$34,128$11,730−88%Orange Ulster BOCESNewburgh · Public$47,588$25,337Not available−91%Boricua CollegeNew York · Private nonprofit$47,145$15,245$6,733−91%Metropolitan College of New YorkNew York · Private nonprofit$47,319$28,882$27,688−92%Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramHerkimer · Public$46,895$18,150$8,975−92%Modern Welding SchoolSchenectady · Private for-profit$46,885$22,618Not available−93%Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramBatavia · Public$46,557$23,658$13,000−94%Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths · Private nonprofit$46,583$26,683$22,750−94%New York Automotive and Diesel InstituteJamaica · Private for-profit$46,457$24,721$16,064−95%Monroe UniversityBronx · Private for-profit$46,160$14,522$18,818−95%SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill · Public$46,175$18,701$16,023−95%Erie 1 BOCESWest Seneca · Public$45,778$12,987$9,500−97%SUNY AdirondackQueensbury · Public$45,578$10,389$14,345−97%Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramAuburn · Public$45,366$33,996$11,426−99%Erie Community CollegeBuffalo · Public$45,231$7,765$9,250−99%Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramHudson Falls · Public$45,224$18,800Not available−99%SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville · Public$44,965$15,939$18,742−100%CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York · Public$44,947$4,976$7,574−100%Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramEndicott · Public$44,850$16,640Not available−101%Monroe Community CollegeRochester · Public$44,873$6,353$9,750−101%Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramVerona · Public$44,634$25,063Not available−101%Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown · Public$44,675$6,696$12,125−102%Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing ProgramLockport · Public$44,527$18,371$13,198−102%CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx · Public$44,617$4,462$8,384−102%

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.