2026 Best Small Colleges in New York

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

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268763

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$67,000

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100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Small Colleges

Hamilton College

Clinton

Acceptance rate

11.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#2 Best Small Colleges

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

Acceptance rate

17.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,940

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#3 Best Small Colleges

Union College

Schenectady

Acceptance rate

43.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$61,308

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,251

#4 Best Small 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

#5 Best Small Colleges

Yeshiva University

New York

Acceptance rate

63.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$44,300

Avg. Cost after Aid

$47,560

#6 Best Small Colleges

Yeshivath Viznitz

Monsey

Acceptance rate

93.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$8,640

Avg. Cost after Aid

$5,815

#7 Best Small Colleges

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs

Acceptance rate

22.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,064

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#8 Best Small Colleges

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany

Acceptance rate

59.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$36,840

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#9 Best Small 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 Small 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 Small 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 Small Colleges

St. John Fisher University

Rochester

Acceptance rate

67.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,352

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#13 Best Small Colleges

Clarkson University

Potsdam

Acceptance rate

77.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#14 Best Small Colleges

Wagner College

Staten Island

Acceptance rate

83.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$48,730

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#15 Best Small Colleges

Le Moyne College

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

75.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$35,610

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#16 Best Small Colleges

Manhattan University

Riverdale

Acceptance rate

78.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$42,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#17 Best Small Colleges

SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck

Acceptance rate

72.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#18 Best Small Colleges

Canisius University

Buffalo

Acceptance rate

81.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$29,300

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#19 Best Small Colleges

Niagara University

Acceptance rate

85.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$34,400

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#20 Best Small Colleges

Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville

Acceptance rate

58.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$58,936

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#21 Best Small Colleges

Nazareth University

Rochester

Acceptance rate

79.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,890

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#22 Best Small Colleges

St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure

Acceptance rate

81.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$36,520

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#23 Best Small Colleges

Manhattan School of Music

New York

Acceptance rate

39.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$49,850

Avg. Cost after Aid

$43,000

#24 Best Small Colleges

Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh

Acceptance rate

82.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$34,782

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#25 Best Small Colleges

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

63.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

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