Below is a ranking of the 41 public colleges in New York with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. CUNY College of Staten Island leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
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CUNY College of Staten IslandStaten Island, NY |
100% |
|
SUNY Empire State CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY |
100% |
|
SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, NY |
96% |
|
SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, NY |
91% |
|
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, NY |
88% |
|
SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, NY |
85% |
|
SUNY College at Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY |
85% |
|
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NY |
83% |
|
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, NY |
83% |
|
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY |
83% |
|
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, NY |
82% |
|
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY |
81% |
|
SUNY College at OswegoOswego, NY |
80% |
|
SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY |
79% |
|
SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY |
79% |
|
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY |
78% |
|
SUNY College at BuffaloBuffalo, NY |
76% |
|
SUNY College at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY |
75% |