2026 Best Colleges for Performing Arts in New York

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

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#1 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

Acceptance rate

49.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#2 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Barnard College

New York

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,734

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#3 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#4 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Fordham University

Bronx

Acceptance rate

56.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,730

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#5 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Siena College

Loudonville

Acceptance rate

77.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$39,925

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#6 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

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

#7 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Canisius University

Buffalo

Acceptance rate

81.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$29,300

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#8 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Manhattan University

Riverdale

Acceptance rate

78.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$42,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#9 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

SUNY College--Cortland

Cortland

Acceptance rate

59.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#10 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

SUNY--Oneonta

Oneonta

Acceptance rate

69.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#11 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury

Acceptance rate

78.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,060

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#12 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Daemen University

Amherst

Acceptance rate

76.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,590

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#13 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Iona University

New Rochelle

Acceptance rate

91.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$40,628

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#14 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure

Acceptance rate

81.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$36,520

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#15 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

St. Thomas Aquinas College

Sparkill

Acceptance rate

82.2%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$34,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#16 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

College of Mount St. Vincent

Riverdale

Acceptance rate

84.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$39,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#17 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Lehman College of the City University of New York

Bronx

Acceptance rate

55.4%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,974

#18 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Long Island University

Brooklyn

Acceptance rate

89.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$37,296

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#19 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

SUNY College--Old Westbury

Old Westbury

Acceptance rate

83.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,000

#20 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Roberts Wesleyan University

Rochester

Acceptance rate

77.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,130

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,461

#21 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

The New School for Public Engagement

New York

Acceptance rate

62.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$51,122

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#22 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

SUNY--Fredonia

Fredonia

Acceptance rate

79.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#23 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Purchase College--SUNY

Purchase

Acceptance rate

74.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#24 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

State University of New York College at Potsdam

Potsdam

Acceptance rate

85.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,310

#25 Best Colleges for Performing Arts

Empire State University

Saratoga Springs

Acceptance rate

66.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,147

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