2026 Best Colleges for Education in New York

Name: 2026 Best Colleges for Education in New York (Kollegio college rankings)
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73 New York schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Education ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

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Alumni starting salary

Tuition cost

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$67,000

In-state tuition

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Education

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

#2 Best Colleges for Education

St. Joseph's University, New York

Brooklyn

Acceptance rate

69.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$29,976

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#3 Best Colleges for Education

SUNY College--Cortland

Cortland

Acceptance rate

59.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#4 Best Colleges for Education

SUNY--Oneonta

Oneonta

Acceptance rate

69.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#5 Best Colleges for Education

State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

Acceptance rate

58.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,481

#6 Best Colleges for Education

Molloy University

Rockville Centre

Acceptance rate

75.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#7 Best Colleges for Education

Niagara University

Acceptance rate

85.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$34,400

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#8 Best Colleges for Education

Queens College of the City University of New York

Flushing

Acceptance rate

68.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$3,750

#9 Best Colleges for Education

Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

Brooklyn

Acceptance rate

53.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$5,972

#10 Best Colleges for Education

St. John Fisher University

Rochester

Acceptance rate

67.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,352

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#11 Best Colleges for Education

St. Thomas Aquinas College

Sparkill

Acceptance rate

82.2%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$34,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#12 Best Colleges for Education

Colgate University

Hamilton

Acceptance rate

11.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,594

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#13 Best Colleges for Education

Manhattan University

Riverdale

Acceptance rate

78.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$42,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#14 Best Colleges for Education

Marist College

Poughkeepsie

Acceptance rate

56.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$40,675

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#15 Best Colleges for Education

St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure

Acceptance rate

81.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$36,520

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#16 Best Colleges for Education

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

#17 Best Colleges for Education

Cornell University

Ithaca

Acceptance rate

8.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,286

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#18 Best Colleges for Education

Barnard College

New York

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,734

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#19 Best Colleges for Education

New York University

New York

Acceptance rate

9.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,770

Avg. Cost after Aid

$51,000

#20 Best Colleges for Education

University of Rochester

Rochester

Acceptance rate

35.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#21 Best Colleges for Education

Syracuse University

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$44,000

#22 Best Colleges for Education

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

Acceptance rate

17.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,940

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#23 Best Colleges for Education

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

Acceptance rate

49.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#24 Best Colleges for Education

St. John's College (IL)

Queens

Acceptance rate

83.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$43,962

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,656

#25 Best Colleges for Education

The City College of New York

New York

Acceptance rate

60.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$5,059

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