2026 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in New York

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

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#1 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

United States Military Academy at West Point

West Point

Acceptance rate

12.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

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#2 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Colgate University

Hamilton

Acceptance rate

11.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,594

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#3 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Hamilton College

Clinton

Acceptance rate

11.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#4 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Barnard College

New York

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,734

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#5 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

Acceptance rate

17.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,940

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#6 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Union College

Schenectady

Acceptance rate

43.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$61,308

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,251

#7 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

New York

Acceptance rate

19.1%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$44,550

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,199

#8 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

Acceptance rate

22.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,064

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#9 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point

Acceptance rate

32.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

N/A

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,000

#10 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva

Acceptance rate

57.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$58,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#11 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

St. Lawrence University

Canton

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#12 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville

Acceptance rate

58.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$58,936

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#13 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Elmira College

Elmira

Acceptance rate

90.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$33,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#14 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege

Annandale-on-Hudson

Acceptance rate

52.0%

Institution type

2YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

N/A

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,218

#15 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Farmingdale State College--SUNY

Farmingdale

Acceptance rate

63.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$6,000

#16 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Hartwick College

Oneonta

Acceptance rate

68.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$48,790

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#17 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

College of Mount St. Vincent

Riverdale

Acceptance rate

84.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$39,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#18 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Purchase College--SUNY

Purchase

Acceptance rate

74.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#19 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Houghton University

Houghton

Acceptance rate

92.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$15,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#20 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Paul Smith's College

Paul Smiths

Acceptance rate

90.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$29,280

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#21 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Marymount Manhattan College

New York

Acceptance rate

78.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$35,680

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#22 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

St. Francis College

Brooklyn

Acceptance rate

84.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$27,188

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#23 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

SUNY College of Technology--Delhi

Delhi

Acceptance rate

88.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#24 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Hilbert College

Hamburg

Acceptance rate

98.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$24,435

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#25 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Cobleskill

Acceptance rate

83.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,602

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