2026 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services in New York

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

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$67,000

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100%Clear Filter

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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 Public Policy & Social Services

Binghamton University - SUNY

Binghamton

Acceptance rate

38.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,236

#2 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

Acceptance rate

49.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#3 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

New York University

New York

Acceptance rate

9.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,770

Avg. Cost after Aid

$51,000

#4 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Syracuse University

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$44,000

#5 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Fordham University

Bronx

Acceptance rate

56.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,730

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#6 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Marist College

Poughkeepsie

Acceptance rate

56.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$40,675

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#7 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

Acceptance rate

22.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,064

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#8 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Siena College

Loudonville

Acceptance rate

77.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$39,925

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#9 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Molloy University

Rockville Centre

Acceptance rate

75.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#10 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

University at Albany, State University of New York

Albany

Acceptance rate

54.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,193

#11 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Hunter College

New York

Acceptance rate

54.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$2,446

#12 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Adelphi University

Garden City

Acceptance rate

77.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$40,860

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#13 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Niagara University

Acceptance rate

85.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$34,400

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#14 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Daemen University

Amherst

Acceptance rate

76.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,590

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#15 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Iona University

New Rochelle

Acceptance rate

91.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$40,628

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#16 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Nazareth University

Rochester

Acceptance rate

79.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,890

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#17 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

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 Public Policy & Social Services

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 Public Policy & Social Services

Roberts Wesleyan University

Rochester

Acceptance rate

77.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,130

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,461

#20 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

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

#21 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

SUNY--Fredonia

Fredonia

Acceptance rate

79.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#22 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

SUNY Brockport

Brockport

Acceptance rate

71.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,844

#23 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

College of Staten Island of the City University of New York

Staten Island

Acceptance rate

92.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,639

#24 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Dominican University New York

Orangeburg

Acceptance rate

97.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$28,984

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#25 Best Colleges for Public Policy & Social Services

Mercy University

Dobbs Ferry

Acceptance rate

85.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$19,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

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