Below is a ranking of the 130 private colleges in New York with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Columbia University in the City of New York leads the list by accepting 4% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
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Molloy CollegeRockville Centre, NY |
76% |
|
The Sage CollegesTroy, NY |
76% |
|
Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY |
77% |
|
Metropolitan College of New YorkNew York, NY |
77% |
|
Pace University New YorkNew York, NY |
77% |
|
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% |
|
Talmudical Seminary Oholei TorahBrooklyn, NY |
78% |
|
Dominican College of BlauveltOrangeburg, NY |
79% |
|
Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY |
79% |
|
Nazareth CollegeRochester, NY |
79% |
|
St John's University New YorkQueens, NY |
80% |
|
Bais Medrash ElyonMonsey, NY |
80% |
|
Canisius CollegeBuffalo, NY |
82% |
|
D'Youville CollegeBuffalo, NY |
82% |