Below is a ranking of the 41 public colleges in New York with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. United States Military Academy leads the list by accepting 14% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
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University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY |
69% |
|
SUNY at AlbanyAlbany, NY |
70% |
|
SUNY College at OneontaOneonta, NY |
70% |
|
SUNY College at BrockportBrockport, NY |
71% |
|
SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, NY |
73% |
|
SUNY College at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY |
75% |
|
SUNY College at BuffaloBuffalo, NY |
76% |
|
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY |
78% |
|
SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY |
79% |
|
SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY |
79% |
|
SUNY College at OswegoOswego, NY |
80% |
|
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY |
81% |
|
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, NY |
82% |
|
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 at PotsdamPotsdam, NY |
85% |
|
SUNY College at Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY |
85% |