2026 Best Colleges for Legal Studies in New York

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

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$67,000

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100%

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$82,308

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#1 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

United States Military Academy at West Point

West Point

Acceptance rate

12.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

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#2 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

St. John Fisher University

Rochester

Acceptance rate

67.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,352

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#3 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

St. John's College (IL)

Queens

Acceptance rate

83.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$43,962

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,656

#4 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

University at Buffalo

Buffalo

Acceptance rate

74.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#5 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York

New York

Acceptance rate

57.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,082

#6 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Daemen University

Amherst

Acceptance rate

76.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,590

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#7 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Nazareth University

Rochester

Acceptance rate

79.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,890

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#8 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

New York University

New York

Acceptance rate

9.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,770

Avg. Cost after Aid

$51,000

#9 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#10 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Ithaca College

Ithaca

Acceptance rate

69.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$46,610

Avg. Cost after Aid

$35,000

#11 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Syracuse University

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$44,000

#12 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Elmira College

Elmira

Acceptance rate

90.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$33,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#13 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

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

#14 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Purchase College--SUNY

Purchase

Acceptance rate

74.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#15 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Touro University

New York

Acceptance rate

63.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$18,283

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#16 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

State University of New York at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh

Acceptance rate

75.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,625

#17 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Canton

Acceptance rate

92.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#18 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York

Brooklyn

Acceptance rate

80.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$5,417

#19 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Mercy University

Dobbs Ferry

Acceptance rate

85.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$19,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#20 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Manhattanville College

Purchase

Acceptance rate

87.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,880

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#21 Best Colleges for Legal Studies

Hilbert College

Hamburg

Acceptance rate

98.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$24,435

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

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