New York Colleges with high acceptance rates

Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in New York for 2025

These are the least selective public and private four-year colleges in New York. These colleges historically accept more than seventy-five percent of students who apply for admission and are ranked by acceptance rate. These are good safety schools for your college list and you should have a good chance on getting in if your grades and test scores are above or within their typical admission thresholds. Just because a school is less selective doesn't mean it's a lesser school academically and easy to get into for all students. Unless a college has guaranteed admission or accepts 100% of applicants, you still need sufficient grades to be accepted.

Use the filters on this page to narrow down the list based on your high school GPA, SAT and ACT scores. Once you do, your estimated admission chance will be displayed for each school. Additionally, you can filter the list by state, region or distance from your home to narrow down the list of colleges that are easiest for you to get into.

See also, the best and popular New York colleges with high acceptance rates. If you're looking for colleges that have easy admission requirements, explore rankings of New York colleges with the lowest SAT scores, lowest ACT scores and lowest GPA's.
New York High Acceptance % Public Private 4 year

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Daemen College
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Amherst, NY
 

Daemen College

Private 4 Year

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76% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 2,625enrollment
  • $18,944net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.53Avg GPA

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Molloy College
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Rockville Centre, NY
 

Molloy College

Private 4 Year

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76% Acceptance Rate

#32 Best Private Colleges in New York

  • 4,970enrollment
  • $25,938net price
  • 1080-1310SAT range
  • 24-29ACT range
  • 3.2Avg GPA

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The Sage Colleges
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Troy, NY

The Sage Colleges

Private 4 Year

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76% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 2,064enrollment
  • $23,588net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.3Avg GPA

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SUNY College at Buffalo
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Buffalo, NY

SUNY College at Buffalo

Public 4 Year

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76% Acceptance Rate

#27 Best Public Universities in New York

  • 6,470enrollment
  • $13,735net price
  • 960-1190SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 2.84Avg GPA

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Le Moyne College
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Syracuse, NY

Le Moyne College

Private 4 Year

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75% Acceptance Rate

#33 Best Private Colleges in New York

  • 3,154enrollment
  • $22,139net price
  • 1160-1340SAT range
  • 25-31ACT range
  • 3.55Avg GPA

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SUNY College at Plattsburgh
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Plattsburgh, NY

SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Public 4 Year

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75% Acceptance Rate

#21 Best Public Universities in New York

  • 4,417enrollment
  • $15,982net price
  • 1100-1270SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.11Avg GPA

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