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Potsdam, NY
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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for Clarkson University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$48,467 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$48,831 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$48,532 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$48,462 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$52,016 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$51,928 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$51,860 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$52,058 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$51,934 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$59,398 lower in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$50,445 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$50,646 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$50,399 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$50,865 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$51,946 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$50,772 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$50,567 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$50,524 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$50,573 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$50,573 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$50,826 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$51,908 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$50,567 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$50,809 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	$50,976 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$50,095 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$50,363 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY	$50,506 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$50,773 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$58,503 lower in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for Clarkson University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$3,398 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$9,916 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$6,130 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$12,447 higher in-state tuition	73% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$5,517 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$10,908 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$7,682 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$10,490 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$11,632 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$6,378 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$4,683 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$6,108 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$1,738 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$11,648 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$124 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$12,138 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$7,892 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$10,288 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$5,998 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$2,447 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$704 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$5,858 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$9,562 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$12,818 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Alfred University Alfred, NY	$17,898 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$16,966 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$7,038 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$7,464 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY	$19,608 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$9,641 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$19,068 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$6,502 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	$18,208 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$5,719 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hartwick College Oneonta, NY	$4,436 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY	$17,663 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wagner College Staten Island, NY	$6,198 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$17,923 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Canisius University Buffalo, NY	$24,898 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	$17,528 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$12,838 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$7,598 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$40,968 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$20,422 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$12,578 lower in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$36,948 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Nazareth University Rochester, NY	$16,948 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY	$20,572 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$7,959 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Clarkson University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$38,754 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$42,588 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$41,626 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$41,469 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$38,354 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$40,340 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$48,084 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$42,824 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$39,766 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maine Orono, ME	$46,072 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$39,424 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$40,196 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$42,621 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$42,432 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$43,490 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$43,426 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$43,694 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$41,634 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$43,426 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$59,398 lower in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$44,190 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$43,426 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$44,190 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$44,190 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$45,118 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Clarkson University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$2,278 higher in-state tuition	73% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$3,290 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$8,704 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$9,288 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$7,852 higher in-state tuition	73% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$8,378 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$11,304 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$12,014 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$2,998 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$6,764 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$3,014 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$8,870 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$3,918 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$8,414 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$11,306 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$3,290 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$2,342 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$5,582 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$2,246 lower in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$11,082 higher in-state tuition	68% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$6,000 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$1,602 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$6,096 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$8,682 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$6,228 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$9,162 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$4,152 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$12,846 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$5,415 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$10,944 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$11,290 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$1,048 lower in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$3,407 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$10,202 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$7,778 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$8,202 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$18,748 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$6,721 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$4,064 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$18,278 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$6,138 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salve Regina University Newport, RI	$9,298 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Suffolk University Boston, MA	$11,848 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$6,252 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$11,372 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	$10,323 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Norwich University Northfield, VT	$9,658 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$16,514 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$8,434 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Clarkson University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$10,520 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$1,094 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$2,959 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$5,586 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$5,688 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$2,000 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$10,258 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$8,228 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	$15,149 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$2,677 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Portland Portland, OR	$1,298 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$13,148 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$3,918 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$10,542 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$10,414 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$1,182 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$2,248 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$5,430 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$3,638 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$7,012 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$18,826 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$5,000 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$13,946 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$19,598 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$22,248 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$15,249 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=190044.

Last updated: August 2026