2026 Best Colleges for Economics in New York

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73 New York schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Economics ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Economics

United States Military Academy at West Point

West Point

Acceptance rate

12.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

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#2 Best Colleges for Economics

Columbia University School of General Studies

New York

Acceptance rate

4.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#3 Best Colleges for Economics

Baruch College of the City University of New York

New York

Acceptance rate

50.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,991

#4 Best Colleges for Economics

Cornell University

Ithaca

Acceptance rate

8.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,286

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#5 Best Colleges for Economics

Binghamton University - SUNY

Binghamton

Acceptance rate

38.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,236

#6 Best Colleges for Economics

Colgate University

Hamilton

Acceptance rate

11.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,594

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#7 Best Colleges for Economics

Hamilton College

Clinton

Acceptance rate

11.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#8 Best Colleges for Economics

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

Acceptance rate

49.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#9 Best Colleges for Economics

Barnard College

New York

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,734

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#10 Best Colleges for Economics

New York University

New York

Acceptance rate

9.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,770

Avg. Cost after Aid

$51,000

#11 Best Colleges for Economics

University of Rochester

Rochester

Acceptance rate

35.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#12 Best Colleges for Economics

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#13 Best Colleges for Economics

Union College

Schenectady

Acceptance rate

43.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$61,308

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,251

#14 Best Colleges for Economics

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

Acceptance rate

17.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,940

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#15 Best Colleges for Economics

Syracuse University

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$44,000

#16 Best Colleges for Economics

Fordham University

Bronx

Acceptance rate

56.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,730

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#17 Best Colleges for Economics

Marist College

Poughkeepsie

Acceptance rate

56.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$40,675

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#18 Best Colleges for Economics

University at Buffalo

Buffalo

Acceptance rate

74.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#19 Best Colleges for Economics

Yeshiva University

New York

Acceptance rate

63.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$44,300

Avg. Cost after Aid

$47,560

#20 Best Colleges for Economics

State University of New York College at Geneseo

Geneseo

Acceptance rate

63.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,557

#21 Best Colleges for Economics

Clarkson University

Potsdam

Acceptance rate

77.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#22 Best Colleges for Economics

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

Acceptance rate

71.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$50,225

Avg. Cost after Aid

$35,000

#23 Best Colleges for Economics

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

Acceptance rate

22.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,064

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#24 Best Colleges for Economics

Siena College

Loudonville

Acceptance rate

77.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$39,925

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#25 Best Colleges for Economics

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva

Acceptance rate

57.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$58,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

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