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)

Brooklyn (42)

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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.

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CampusPin. Colleges in the New York City Area. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/colleges-in-metro/new-york-city