2026 Most Diverse Colleges in New York

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

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$67,000

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100%

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$82,308

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$150

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1200

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#1 Most Diverse Colleges

Cornell University

Ithaca

Acceptance rate

8.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,286

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#2 Most Diverse Colleges

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

#3 Most Diverse Colleges

New York University

New York

Acceptance rate

9.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,770

Avg. Cost after Aid

$51,000

#4 Most Diverse Colleges

Barnard College

New York

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,734

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#5 Most Diverse 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

#6 Most Diverse Colleges

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#7 Most Diverse Colleges

University of Rochester

Rochester

Acceptance rate

35.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#8 Most Diverse Colleges

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

Acceptance rate

49.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#9 Most Diverse Colleges

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

#10 Most Diverse Colleges

Fordham University

Bronx

Acceptance rate

56.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,730

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#11 Most Diverse 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

#12 Most Diverse Colleges

University at Buffalo

Buffalo

Acceptance rate

74.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#13 Most Diverse Colleges

Binghamton University - SUNY

Binghamton

Acceptance rate

38.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,236

#14 Most Diverse Colleges

Adelphi University

Garden City

Acceptance rate

77.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$40,860

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#15 Most Diverse Colleges

St. John's College (IL)

Queens

Acceptance rate

83.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$43,962

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,656

#16 Most Diverse Colleges

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie

Acceptance rate

17.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,940

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#17 Most Diverse Colleges

Syracuse University

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$44,000

#18 Most Diverse Colleges

Molloy University

Rockville Centre

Acceptance rate

75.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#19 Most Diverse Colleges

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

#20 Most Diverse Colleges

Hofstra University

Hempstead

Acceptance rate

70.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$50,265

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#21 Most Diverse Colleges

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

#22 Most Diverse Colleges

Manhattan University

Riverdale

Acceptance rate

78.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$42,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#23 Most Diverse Colleges

Hunter College

New York

Acceptance rate

54.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$2,446

#24 Most Diverse Colleges

Pratt Institute

Brooklyn

Acceptance rate

53.2%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$53,566

Avg. Cost after Aid

$46,000

#25 Most Diverse Colleges

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

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