Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in New York
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohel Margulia Seminary Monsey · private | $15,111 | 100.0% | — | 96.2% |
| 2 | Austin Medical Assistant Training Forest Hills · private | $22,793 | 100.0% | — | — |
| 3 | Derech Hachaim Seminary Monroe · private | $15,748 | 98.9% | — | 93.3% |
| 4 | New York School of Esthetics & Day Spa white plains · private | $16,348 | 97.8% | — | — |
| 5 | EDP School Brooklyn · private | $16,787 | 97.1% | $41,461 | — |
| 6 | Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center Copiague · private | $24,289 | 96.9% | — | — |
| 7 | Cornell University Ithaca · private | $28,690 | 95.7% | $104,043 | 8.8% |
| 8 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn · public | — | 95.2% | $109,601 | — |
| 9 | Berk Trade and Business School Long Island City · private | $16,770 | 94.6% | $49,748 | — |
| 10 | New York Medical Career Training Center Flushing · private | $28,089 | 94.5% | $40,540 | 100.0% |
| 11 | Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & Makeup New York · private | $14,570 | 94.1% | — | — |
| 12 | Barnard College New York · private | $28,800 | 93.2% | $80,516 | 8.8% |
| 13 | Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary Brooklyn · private | $14,990 | 93.1% | — | 88.2% |
| 14 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York · private | $21,590 | 93.0% | $102,491 | 4.0% |
| 15 | Brittany Beauty Academy Levittown · private | $21,312 | 92.7% | $18,753 | — |
| 16 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie · private | $39,343 | 92.5% | $71,366 | 18.6% |
| 17 | Merkaz Bnos-Business School Brooklyn · private | $31,786 | 92.3% | $27,249 | — |
| 18 | Hamilton College Clinton · private | $28,985 | 91.8% | $78,411 | 13.6% |
| 19 | Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences New York · private | $29,688 | 91.4% | $29,699 | — |
| 20 | Metropolitan Learning Institute Rego Park · private | $12,699 | 91.2% | $25,916 | — |
| 21 | Colgate University Hamilton · private | $28,786 | 91.0% | $85,139 | 13.9% |
| 22 | American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York New York · private | $55,553 | 90.8% | $27,019 | 92.0% |
| 23 | Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion Brooklyn · community | $9,136 | 90.7% | $20,707 | — |
| 24 | Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute Bethpage · private | $18,337 | 90.0% | $23,404 | — |
| 25 | Access Careers Hempstead · private | — | 89.5% | — | — |
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