Public Universities in New York, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
New York has 19 public universities in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is U.S. Military Academy at 12%; the most accessible is CUNY Staten Island at 92%, and the median public university in the state admits 69%. 4 of them post an admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) of 1300 or higher. In-state tuition usually makes these the best-value options on a New York student's list, so it pays to know exactly where each one sits.
- U.S. Military Academy12%acceptanceHighly selectiveNY · SAT 1370
- Binghamton University39%acceptanceSelectiveNY · SAT 1430
- Baruch College48%acceptanceSelectiveNY · SAT 1180
- Stony Brook University49%acceptanceSelectiveNY · SAT 1400
- Brooklyn College58%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- SUNY Cortland60%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- SUNY New Paltz62%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- Queens College (NY)64%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1120
- SUNY Geneseo66%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- University at Albany69%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1260
- SUNY Oneonta70%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- SUNY Brockport71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- Buffalo State University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- University at Buffalo74%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1330
- SUNY Fredonia78%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1180
- SUNY Plattsburgh78%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1180
- SUNY Potsdam78%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1180
- SUNY Oswego81%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1180
- CUNY Staten Island92%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1100
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.