Below is a ranking of the 130 private colleges in New York with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
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Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY |
83% |
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Canisius CollegeBuffalo, NY |
82% |
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D'Youville CollegeBuffalo, NY |
82% |
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Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY |
82% |
|
Saint Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure, NY |
82% |
|
Saint Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NY |
82% |
|
St John's University New YorkQueens, NY |
80% |
|
Bais Medrash ElyonMonsey, NY |
80% |
|
Dominican College of BlauveltOrangeburg, NY |
79% |
|
Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY |
79% |
|
Nazareth CollegeRochester, NY |
79% |
|
Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY |
78% |
|
Manhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY |
78% |
|
Mirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteBrooklyn, NY |
78% |
|
New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY |
78% |
|
Roberts Wesleyan CollegeRochester, NY |
78% |
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Talmudical Seminary Oholei TorahBrooklyn, NY |
78% |
|
Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY |
77% |