2013 Top 15 New York State Colleges & Universities Tuition Comparison

New York State Has 472 colleges and universities - 115 public and 357 private schools. Over 1.7 Million students enrolled in one of NY colleges last year.

Here, we introduce top 15 NY colleges based on Forbes College Ranking data. Next table shows overview of the top 15 schools. Excepting the United States Military Academy, all other 14 schools are private. 6 schools are ranked within 50 of US ranking and other 5 schools are in top 100.

NY Ranking	US Ranking	Name	Type & Level	City	Population	Tuition
1	5	Columbia University in the City of New York	4 years Private	New York	27,257	$ 43,088
2	7	United States Military Academy	4 years Public	West Point	4,728	N/A
3	19	Cornell University	4 years Private	Ithaca	21,437	$ 41,325
4	27	Vassar College	4 years Private	Poughkeepsie	2,672	$ 44,050
5	36	Colgate University	4 years Private	Hamilton	3,038	$ 42,625
6	47	Hamilton College	4 years Private	Clinton	1,998	$ 42,220
7	54	Barnard College	4 years Private	New York	2,519	$ 40,422
8	56	New York University	4 years Private	New York	50,444	$ 39,344
9	58	Union College	4 years Private	New York	2,260	$ 43,131
10	61	University of Rochester	4 years Private	New York	10,834	$ 41,040
11	67	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	4 years Private	New York	1,020	$ 37,500
12	105	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	4 years Private	Troy	6,744	$ 41,600
13	108	Hobart William Smith Colleges	4 years Private	Geneva	2,179	$ 42,014
14	115	Skidmore College	4 years Private	Saratoga Springs	3,001	$ 41,520
15	123	Syracuse University	4 years Private	Syracuse	31,780	$ 36,300

Following table summaries and compares tuition and living costs between the top 15 schools in NY state. We note that the US Military Academy has no tuition information because all students are granted by the school, government or state.

2013 New York State Top 15 Colleges Tuition Comparison Summary Table

Ranking	School Name	Tuition		Fees	Books & Supplies	Living Costs
		In-State	Out-of-State			On Campus	Off Campus
1	Columbia University in the City of New York	$ 45,028		$ 2,218	$ 1,040	$ 13,254	N/A
2	United States Military Academy	Tuition Information is not available
3	Cornell University	$ 43,185		$ 228	$ 820	$ 15,358	$ 15,358
4	Vassar College	$ 45,580		$ 690	$ 900	$ 12,150	$ 10,040
5	Colgate University	$ 44,330		$ 310	$ 1,140	$ 11,965	N/A
6	Hamilton College	$ 43,910		$ 440	$ 1,300	$ 11,770	N/A
7	Barnard College	$ 41,850		$ 1,652	$ 1,146	$ 15,176	$ 2,886
8	New York University	$ 40,878		$ 2,326	$ 1,070	$ 17,133	$ 17,133
9	Union College	$ 44,748		$ 471	$ 542	$ 12,339	N/A
10	University of Rochester	$ 42,890		$ 776	$ 1,290	$ 14,200	N/A
11	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	$ 38,550		$ 1,700	$ 1,400	$ 12,245	$ 17,710
12	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	$ 43,350		$ 1,125	$ 1,120	$ 13,875	N/A
13	Hobart William Smith Colleges	$ 43,484		$ 954	$ 1,300	$ 11,961	$ 11,261
14	Skidmore College	$ 43,138		$ 882	$ 1,300	$ 13,092	N/A
15	Syracuse University	$ 37,610		$ 1,394	$ 1,342	$ 15,254	$ 15,254
Average		$ 42,752	$ 42,752	$ 1,083	$ 1,122	$ 13,555	$ 12,806