2026 Best Return on Investment in New York

Name: 2026 Best Return on Investment in New York (Kollegio college rankings)
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108 New York schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Return on Investment 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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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Return on Investment

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

#2 Best Return on Investment

Excelsior University

Albany

Acceptance rate

83.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$12,240

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#3 Best Return on Investment

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

#4 Best Return on Investment

Yeshivath Viznitz

Monsey

Acceptance rate

93.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$8,640

Avg. Cost after Aid

$5,815

#5 Best Return on Investment

Hunter College

New York

Acceptance rate

54.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$2,446

#6 Best Return on Investment

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

#7 Best Return on Investment

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

#8 Best Return on Investment

Farmingdale State College--SUNY

Farmingdale

Acceptance rate

63.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$6,000

#9 Best Return on Investment

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

#10 Best Return on Investment

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

#11 Best Return on Investment

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

#12 Best Return on Investment

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

#13 Best Return on Investment

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

Acceptance rate

49.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#14 Best Return on Investment

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica

Acceptance rate

78.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#15 Best Return on Investment

Columbia University School of General Studies

New York

Acceptance rate

4.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#16 Best Return on Investment

SUNY College--Old Westbury

Old Westbury

Acceptance rate

83.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,000

#17 Best Return on Investment

Binghamton University - SUNY

Binghamton

Acceptance rate

38.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,236

#18 Best Return on Investment

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

#19 Best Return on Investment

York College of the City University of New York

Jamaica

Acceptance rate

59.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$6,670

#20 Best Return on Investment

University at Buffalo

Buffalo

Acceptance rate

74.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#21 Best Return on Investment

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

#22 Best Return on Investment

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

#23 Best Return on Investment

Cornell University

Ithaca

Acceptance rate

8.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,286

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#24 Best Return on Investment

Colgate University

Hamilton

Acceptance rate

11.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,594

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#25 Best Return on Investment

SUNY--Oneonta

Oneonta

Acceptance rate

69.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

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