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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SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, NY |
73% |
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SUNY College at BrockportBrockport, NY |
71% |
|
SUNY at AlbanyAlbany, NY |
70% |
|
SUNY College at OneontaOneonta, NY |
70% |
|
CUNY Queens CollegeFlushing, NY |
69% |
|
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY |
69% |
|
University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY |
69% |
|
SUNY at GeneseoGeneseo, NY |
64% |
|
CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY |
59% |
|
State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY |
59% |
|
CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY |
58% |
|
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY |
58% |
|
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY |
57% |
|
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY |
55% |
|
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY |
54% |
|
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY |
54% |
|
SUNY College at CortlandCortland, NY |
51% |
|
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY |
50% |