Public colleges
Public Colleges in New York
CampusPin lists 81 public colleges and universities in New York, about 27.9% of the state's 290 institutions. Public colleges charge state residents a lower in-state rate, with a median published in-state tuition of $8,678 in this snapshot.
New York public colleges by the numbers
- Public colleges
- 81
- Share of state colleges
- 27.9%
- Median in-state tuition
- $8,678
- Median out-of-state tuition
- $18,486
- Out-of-state premium
- +$9,808
- National public in-state median
- $8,994
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; tuition medians are the published public-university figures from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid; net price is typically lower. Residency rules determine in-state eligibility.
Public universities in New York
- Binghamton UniversityVestal · $10,363 in-state
- College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island · $7,490 in-state
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York · $7,464 in-state
- CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn · $7,452 in-state
- CUNY City CollegeNew York · $7,340 in-state
- CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York · $7,410 in-state
- CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York · $7,382 in-state
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York · $7,470 in-state
- CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx · $7,410 in-state
- CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn · $7,352 in-state
- CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn · $7,332 in-state
- CUNY Queens CollegeQueens · $7,538 in-state
- CUNY School of LawLong Island City · $22,141 in-state
- CUNY York CollegeJamaica · $7,358 in-state
- Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs · $7,630 in-state
- Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale · $8,576 in-state
- Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York · $6,170 in-state
- State University of New York at CortlandCortland · $8,815 in-state
- State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz · $8,524 in-state
- State University of New York at OswegoOswego · $8,769 in-state
- Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook · $10,560 in-state
- SUNY at FredoniaFredonia · $8,771 in-state
- SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase · $8,953 in-state
- SUNY BrockportBrockport · $8,678 in-state
- SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo · $8,486 in-state
- SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo · $8,966 in-state
- SUNY College at PlattsburghPlattsburgh · $8,881 in-state
- SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam · $8,712 in-state
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill · $8,676 in-state
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse · $9,206 in-state
- SUNY College of OptometryNew York · $22,141 in-state
- SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred · $8,862 in-state
- SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton · $8,689 in-state
- SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi · $8,710 in-state
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityBrooklyn · $22,141 in-state
- SUNY Maritime CollegeBronx · $8,540 in-state
- SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville · $8,769 in-state
- SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury · $8,379 in-state
- SUNY OneontaOneonta · $8,812 in-state
- SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica · $8,578 in-state
- United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point · $945 in-state
- United States Military AcademyWest Point · $22,141 in-state
- University at AlbanyAlbany · $10,408 in-state
- University at BuffaloBuffalo · $10,782 in-state
- Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse · $22,141 in-state
Public community colleges in New York
- Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn · $6,462
- Clinton Community CollegePlattsburgh · $6,831
- Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson · $5,904
- CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York · $5,170
- CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx · $5,206
- CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx · $5,208
- CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn · $5,252
- CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City · $5,218
- CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside · $5,210
- CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community CollegeNew York · $5,194
- Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie · $5,346
- Erie Community CollegeBuffalo · $6,100
- Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua · $6,138
- Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown · $6,054
- Genesee Community CollegeBatavia · $5,800
- Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer · $5,776
- Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy · $6,694
- Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown · $6,600
- Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown · $6,048
- Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica · $6,114
- Monroe Community CollegeRochester · $5,856
- Nassau Community CollegeGarden City · $6,330
- Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn · $6,726
- North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake · $6,562
- Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse · $6,042
- Orange County Community CollegeMiddletown · $6,382
- Rockland Community CollegeSuffern · $6,398
- Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady · $5,924
- Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden · $6,440
- Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrake · $6,288
- SUNY AdirondackQueensbury · $6,528
- SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton · $7,470
- SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning · $5,966
- SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla · $5,696
- Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden · $6,946
- Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge · $6,376
Public vs private in New York
Public colleges are state-supported and charge residents a lower in-state rate; private colleges set one tuition for all students but often discount it heavily with institutional aid. Compare net price and outcomes, not just sticker price, on each profile. Our cost and outcomes by state research shows how the median net price and graduation rate vary from one state to the next.
Public colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Public-college counts and tuition for New York come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
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.
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Suggested citation
CampusPin. Public Colleges in New York. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/public-colleges-in/new-york