Photo: Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0New York City is home to 109 colleges, with about 440,000 students on campus
20 of them are CUNY, the city’s public university. The largest is New York University (53,873 on campus). About 7% of New Yorkers are enrolled in college, about the same as the state (7%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of New York City. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in New York City
The city’s colleges with 1,000 or more students on campus; every college follows.
109 colleges across the five boroughs
The 52 with 1,000 or more students on campus, by borough; the smaller ones follow.
| College | On campus | Admitted | Net price | Graduate | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan · 25 with 1,000+ on campus | |||||
| New York UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 53,873 | 9% | $37k | 88% | $83k |
| Columbia University in the City of New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 33,821 | 4% | $22k | 96% | $102k |
| CUNY Hunter CollegeUniversity or college · Public | 22,220 | 54% | $3k | 57% | $63k |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniversity or college · Public | 18,808 | 48% | $3k | 72% | $76k |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Tuition and fees: $5,170 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost. | 14,993 | — | $5k | 25% | $42k |
| CUNY City CollegeUniversity or college · Public | 14,011 | 60% | $4k | 57% | $66k |
| Pace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 12,977 | 76% | $31k | 60% | $70k |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniversity or college · Public | 10,648 | 57% | $3k | 56% | $56k |
| The New SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 9,218 | 63% | $59k | 69% | $53k |
| Touro UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 8,219 | 61% | $30k | 72% | $53k |
| Fashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public | 7,796 | 60% | $19k | 81% | $63k |
| Yeshiva UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 5,646 | 56% | $50k | 83% | $71k |
| CUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniversity or college · Public | 4,811 | 68% | — | — | $66k |
| Teachers College at Columbia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures. | 4,145 | — | — | — | $73k |
| School of Visual ArtsUniversity or college · For-profit | 4,016 | 93% | $58k | 76% | $46k |
| Barnard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 3,223 | 9% | $29k | 93% | $81k |
| Marymount Manhattan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 1,646 | 83% | $37k | 49% | $49k |
| American Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 1,500 | 24% | $41k | 72% | $27k |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Earnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it. | 1,386 | — | — | — | $104k |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures. | 1,234 | — | — | — | — |
| Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit | 1,160 | — | $30k | 57% | $30k |
| CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Tuition and fees: $5,194 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost. | 1,093 | — | $6k | 23% | — |
| Manhattan School of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 1,092 | 41% | $52k | 78% | $27k |
| New York Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures. | 1,055 | — | — | — | — |
| Mildred Elley-New York CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · Earnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it. | 1,004 | — | $25k | 32% | $39k |
| Brooklyn · 10 with 1,000+ on campus | |||||
| CUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public | 12,661 | 80% | $5k | 21% | $49k |
| CUNY Brooklyn CollegeUniversity or college · Public | 12,285 | 58% | $3k | 54% | $61k |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Tuition and fees: $5,252 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost. | 10,928 | — | $6k | 28% | $43k |
| Pratt Institute-MainUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 5,182 | 73% | $53k | 74% | $54k |
| St. Joseph's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 3,531 | 72% | $19k | 69% | $64k |
| CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniversity or college · Public | 3,260 | 86% | $6k | 20% | $46k |
| United Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 2,006 | — | $7k | 58% | $25k |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityUniversity or college · Public | 1,907 | — | — | — | $110k |
| St. Francis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 63% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too. | 1,304 | — | $18k | 55% | $58k |
| Brooklyn Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures. | 1,174 | — | — | — | — |
| Queens · 6 with 1,000+ on campus | |||||
| St. John's University-New YorkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 18,767 | 83% | $30k | 66% | $70k |
| CUNY Queens CollegeUniversity or college · Public | 15,455 | 64% | $4k | 53% | $63k |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Tuition and fees: $5,218 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost. | 12,931 | — | $6k | 24% | $42k |
| CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Tuition and fees: $5,210 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost. | 9,557 | — | $4k | 24% | $44k |
| CUNY York CollegeUniversity or college · Public | 5,830 | 64% | $4k | 32% | $57k |
| Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 1,135 | — | $40k | 39% | $65k |
| The Bronx · 9 with 1,000+ on campus | |||||
| Fordham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 14,685 | 59% | $44k | 82% | $86k |
| CUNY Lehman CollegeUniversity or college · Public | 9,712 | 57% | $3k | 51% | $58k |
| Monroe UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit | 6,528 | 68% | $15k | 57% | $41k |
| CUNY Bronx Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Tuition and fees: $5,206 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost. | 5,819 | — | $4k | 16% | $41k |
| CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Tuition and fees: $5,254 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost. | 4,730 | — | $5k | 16% | $40k |
| Manhattan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 3,425 | 79% | $27k | 64% | $86k |
| University of Mount Saint VincentUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 2,763 | 85% | $22k | 57% | $66k |
| Albert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures. | 1,328 | — | — | — | — |
| SUNY Maritime CollegeUniversity or college · Public | 1,286 | 72% | $22k | 64% | $96k |
| Staten Island · 2 with 1,000+ on campus | |||||
| College of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public | 9,715 | 92% | $6k | 34% | $54k |
| Wagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit | 1,932 | 88% | $28k | 65% | $74k |
Smaller colleges (100–999 on campus)
Manhattan: American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York, Bank Street College of Education, Berkeley College-New York, Boricua College, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Helene Fuld College of Nursing, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, LIM College, Mandl School-The College of Allied Health, Metropolitan College of New York, Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing, New York Academy of Art, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, New York School of Interior Design, Pacific College of Health and Science, SUNY College of Optometry, Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, The Juilliard School, The Rockefeller University, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York.
Brooklyn: AMG School of Nursing, Associated Beth Rivkah Schools, Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah, Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary, Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz, Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander, Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College, Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary, Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute, New York Seminary, Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin, Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion, Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel, Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel, Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov, Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah, Talmudical Seminary of Bobov, Yeshiva Derech Chaim, Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka, Yeshiva Karlin Stolin, Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer, Yeshiva Sholom Shachna, Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz Chaim, Yeshiva of Kasho, Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas, Yeshivas Novominsk, Yeshivas Sanz Klauzenburg.
Queens: Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid, CUNY School of Law, New York Automotive and Diesel Institute, New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants, Plaza College, Rabbinical Seminary of America, St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens.
Staten Island: St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island.
Just outside the city, within 15 miles of its center
13 more, 7 of them with 1,000+ on campus: Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, 7.3 mi), Hudson County Community College (Jersey City, 8 mi), Saint Peter's University (Jersey City, 8.3 mi), New Jersey City University (Jersey City, 8.4 mi), Rutgers University-Newark (Newark, 13.5 mi), New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, 13.6 mi), Essex County College (Newark, 13.6 mi).
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online), placed in a borough by their address. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting. “—”: not reported.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the city’s 52 colleges with 1,000+ students on campus. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where New York City’s median household income ($80,483) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is one of the city’s colleges with 1,000+ students on campus: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Mildred Elley-New York Campus (3).
What students study in New York City
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across the city’s 45 colleges with 1,000+ students, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Biggest programs
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating. Left out: St. Francis College, Metropolitan College of New York, Berkeley College-New York, Plaza College, where most students study only online.
Questions about college in New York City
How many colleges are in New York City?
109 degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus, 52 of them with 1,000 or more, and about 440,000 students on campus in all (fall 2023).
What does CUNY cost?
Tuition and fees at CUNY’s four-year colleges run $7,235–$7,538 a year for New York residents, and $5,170–$5,254 at its community colleges (College Scorecard).
Is New York City a college town?
Not by share: about 7 of every 100 residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York State (7).
Which New York City college is hardest to get into?
Among colleges with 1,000+ students on campus, Columbia University in the City of New York admits 4% of applicants.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of New York City. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →