Metro area directory
Colleges in the New York City Area
CampusPin lists 127 colleges and universities across the New York City metro, 104 universities and 23 community colleges, with 28 public and 99 private institutions across 15 cities.
The New York City metro stretches across Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and nearby New Jersey cities such as Newark and Jersey City. It holds one of the deepest concentrations of colleges in the country, from large public and private research universities to specialized schools of art, music, business, and technology.
New York City colleges by the numbers
- Public / private
- 28 public · 99 private
- 4-year / 2-year
- 104 universities · 23 community colleges
- Cities covered
- 15
- Largest by enrollment
- New York University
- Lowest published tuition
- Hudson County Community College ($5,020)
- Published tuition range
- $5,020–$69,045
Among the 127 colleges in the New York City area, New York University is the largest by enrollment; Hudson County Community College has the lowest published in-state tuition at $5,020; Columbia University in the City of New York is the most selective at a 4% acceptance rate. Published figures are sticker price, not net price, compare net price and outcomes on each profile.
Colleges by city in the New York City area
New York (52)
- American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral ServiceCC · Private
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkCC · Private
- American Musical and Dramatic AcademyUniv · Private
- Bank Street College of EducationUniv · Private
- Barnard CollegeUniv · Private
- Berkeley College-New YorkUniv · Private
- Boricua CollegeUniv · Private
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkUniv · Private
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeUniv · Public
- CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeCC · Public
- CUNY City CollegeUniv · Public
- CUNY Graduate School and University CenterUniv · Public
- CUNY Hunter CollegeUniv · Public
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeUniv · Public
- CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeCC · Public
- DeVry College of New YorkUniv · Private
- Fashion Institute of TechnologyUniv · Public
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionUniv · Private
- Helene Fuld College of NursingUniv · Private
- HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public LeadershipUniv · Private
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniv · Private
- Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaUniv · Private
- LIM CollegeUniv · Private
- Mandl School-The College of Allied HealthCC · Private
- Manhattan School of MusicUniv · Private
- Marymount Manhattan CollegeUniv · Private
- Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of AmericaUniv · Private
- Metropolitan College of New YorkUniv · Private
- Mildred Elley-New York CampusCC · Private
- Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingUniv · Private
- New York Academy of ArtUniv · Private
- New York College of Podiatric MedicineUniv · Private
- New York Conservatory for Dramatic ArtsCC · Private
- New York Law SchoolUniv · Private
- New York School of Interior DesignUniv · Private
- New York UniversityUniv · Private
- Pace UniversityUniv · Private
- Pacific College of Health and ScienceUniv · Private
- Relay Graduate School of EducationUniv · Private
- School of Visual ArtsUniv · Private
- Sotheby's Institute of Art-NYUniv · Private
- SUNY College of OptometryUniv · Public
- Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesCC · Private
- Teachers College at Columbia UniversityUniv · Private
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtUniv · Private
- The Juilliard SchoolUniv · Private
- The New SchoolUniv · Private
- The Rockefeller UniversityUniv · Private
- Touro UniversityUniv · Private
- Union Theological Seminary in the City of New YorkUniv · Private
- Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniv · Private
- Yeshiva UniversityUniv · Private
Brooklyn (42)
- AMG School of NursingCC · Private
- Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsCC · Private
- Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahUniv · Private
- Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher InstituteCC · Private
- Bnos Zion Of Bobov SeminaryCC · Private
- Brooklyn Law SchoolUniv · Private
- Central Yeshiva Beth JosephUniv · Private
- Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzUniv · Private
- Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel AleksanderUniv · Private
- CUNY Brooklyn CollegeUniv · Public
- CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeCC · Public
- CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeUniv · Public
- CUNY New York City College of TechnologyUniv · Public
- Elyon CollegeCC · Private
- Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeUniv · Private
- Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron MeilechUniv · Private
- Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical SeminaryUniv · Private
- Mirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteUniv · Private
- New York SeminaryCC · Private
- Pratt Institute-MainUniv · Private
- Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim BerlinUniv · Private
- Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionUniv · Private
- Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelUniv · Private
- Rabbinical College Ohr YisroelUniv · Private
- St. Francis CollegeUniv · Private
- St. Joseph's University-New YorkUniv · Private
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityUniv · Public
- Talmudical Seminary of BobovUniv · Private
- Talmudical Seminary Oholei TorahUniv · Private
- United Talmudical SeminaryUniv · Private
- Yeshiva Derech ChaimUniv · Private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaUniv · Private
- Yeshiva Karlin StolinUniv · Private
- Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerUniv · Private
- Yeshiva of KashoUniv · Private
- Yeshiva of Machzikai HadasUniv · Private
- Yeshiva Ohr YisraelUniv · Private
- Yeshiva Sholom ShachnaUniv · Private
- Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz ChaimUniv · Private
- Yeshivas NovominskCC · Private
- Yeshivas Sanz KlauzenburgUniv · Private
- Yeshivat Hechal ShemuelUniv · Private
Bronx (8)
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineUniv · Private
- CUNY Bronx Community CollegeCC · Public
- CUNY Hostos Community CollegeCC · Public
- CUNY Lehman CollegeUniv · Public
- Fordham UniversityUniv · Private
- Monroe CollegeUniv · Private
- SUNY Maritime CollegeUniv · Public
- University of Mount Saint VincentUniv · Private
Staten Island (4)
Jersey City (4)
Newark (4)
Flushing (2)
New Rochelle (1)
Bronxville (1)
Queensbury (1)
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Data sources & methodology
College listings for the New York City metro are aggregated live from each institution's record, compiled from federal datasets and the institutions' own published information.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Colleges in the New York City Area. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/colleges-in-metro/new-york-city