Lowest-priced colleges in New York
Ranked by published in-state tuition and fees, lowest first, within each type. Only schools that report a figure are ranked. Academic year 2023-24; IPEDS status: file published by NCES on 2024-08-20; provisional/final status not independently confirmed. Prices are the published charges for full-time undergraduates before any financial aid.
Public 4-year colleges
Public 4-year colleges (40 schools with a reported price; showing the lowest 15)| # | School | City | In-state tuition & fees | Out-of-state tuition & fees |
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| 1 | United States Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point | $945 | $945 |
| 2 | Fashion Institute of Technology | New York | $6,170 | $16,750 |
| 3 | CUNY New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn | $7,332 | $15,282 |
| 4 | CUNY City College | New York | $7,340 | $15,290 |
| 5 | CUNY Medgar Evers College | Brooklyn | $7,352 | $15,302 |
| 6 | CUNY York College | Jamaica | $7,358 | $15,308 |
| 7 | CUNY Hunter College | New York | $7,382 | $15,332 |
| 8 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center | New York | $7,410 | $15,360 |
| 9 | CUNY Lehman College | Bronx | $7,410 | $15,360 |
| 10 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn | $7,452 | $15,402 |
| 11 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York | $7,464 | $15,414 |
| 12 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | New York | $7,470 | $15,420 |
| 13 | College of Staten Island CUNY | Staten Island | $7,490 | $15,440 |
| 14 | CUNY Queens College | Queens | $7,538 | $15,488 |
| 15 | Empire State University | Saratoga Springs | $7,630 | $17,540 |
Public 2-year colleges
Public 2-year colleges (36 schools with a reported price; showing the lowest 15)| # | School | City | In-state tuition & fees | Out-of-state tuition & fees |
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| 1 | CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College | New York | $5,170 | $8,050 |
| 2 | CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College | New York | $5,194 | $8,074 |
| 3 | CUNY Bronx Community College | Bronx | $5,206 | $8,086 |
| 4 | CUNY Hostos Community College | Bronx | $5,208 | $8,088 |
| 5 | CUNY Queensborough Community College | Bayside | $5,210 | $8,090 |
| 6 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | Long Island City | $5,218 | $8,098 |
| 7 | CUNY Kingsborough Community College | Brooklyn | $5,252 | $8,132 |
| 8 | Dutchess Community College | Poughkeepsie | $5,346 | $10,146 |
| 9 | SUNY Westchester Community College | Valhalla | $5,696 | $12,486 |
| 10 | Herkimer County Community College | Herkimer | $5,776 | $5,776 |
| 11 | Genesee Community College | Batavia | $5,800 | $6,400 |
| 12 | Monroe Community College | Rochester | $5,856 | $10,756 |
| 13 | Columbia-Greene Community College | Hudson | $5,904 | $11,160 |
| 14 | Schenectady County Community College | Schenectady | $5,924 | $8,636 |
| 15 | SUNY Corning Community College | Corning | $5,966 | $9,230 |
Private nonprofit 4-year colleges
Private nonprofit 4-year colleges (144 schools with a reported price; showing the lowest 15)| # | School | City | In-state tuition & fees | Out-of-state tuition & fees |
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| 1 | Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York | Rochester | $6,150 | $6,150 |
| 2 | Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah | Brooklyn | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 3 | Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz | Brooklyn | $8,400 | $8,400 |
| 4 | Bais Medrash Elyon | Monsey | $8,600 | $8,600 |
| 5 | Yeshiva of Ocean | Greenfield Park | $8,600 | $8,600 |
| 6 | Yeshivas Novominsk | Brooklyn | $8,640 | $8,640 |
| 7 | Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel | Brooklyn | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| 8 | Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College | Monsey | $9,200 | $9,200 |
| 9 | Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni | Riverdale | $9,400 | $9,400 |
| 10 | Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael | Brooklyn | $9,400 | $9,400 |
| 11 | Bais Binyomin Academy | Monsey | $9,450 | $9,450 |
| 12 | Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary | Staten Island | $9,600 | $9,600 |
| 13 | Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah | Monsey | $9,600 | $9,600 |
| 14 | Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh | Far Rockaway | $9,620 | $9,620 |
| 15 | Associated Beth Rivkah Schools | Brooklyn | $9,700 | $9,700 |
Private nonprofit 2-year colleges
Private nonprofit 2-year colleges (19 schools with a reported price; showing the lowest 15)| # | School | City | In-state tuition & fees | Out-of-state tuition & fees |
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| 1 | School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden | Bronx | $8,750 | $8,750 |
| 2 | Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary | Brooklyn | $9,450 | $9,450 |
| 3 | Ohel Margulia Seminary | Monsey | $9,500 | $9,500 |
| 4 | Derech Hachaim Seminary | Monroe | $11,000 | $11,000 |
| 5 | Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov | Brooklyn | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 6 | Word of Life Bible Institute | Pottersville | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 7 | Belanger School of Nursing | Schenectady | $11,928 | $11,928 |
| 8 | New York Seminary | Brooklyn | $12,750 | $12,750 |
| 9 | The Ailey School | New York | $14,235 | $14,235 |
| 10 | Elyon College | Brooklyn | $14,620 | $14,620 |
| 11 | Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing | Troy | $14,671 | $14,671 |
| 12 | St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing | Albany | $14,756 | $14,756 |
| 13 | Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater | New York City | $18,400 | $18,400 |
| 14 | Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital | East Syracuse | $19,228 | $19,228 |
| 15 | Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing | Utica | $19,300 | $30,000 |
Private for-profit 4-year colleges
Private for-profit 4-year colleges (10 schools with a reported price; showing the lowest 10)| # | School | City | In-state tuition & fees | Out-of-state tuition & fees |
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| 1 | Pacific College of Health and Science | New York | $11,234 | $11,234 |
| 2 | Jamestown Business College | Jamestown | $12,945 | $12,945 |
| 3 | Plaza College | Forest Hills | $15,450 | $15,450 |
| 4 | DeVry College of New York | New York | $17,488 | $17,488 |
| 5 | Monroe University | Bronx | $17,922 | $17,922 |
| 6 | The College of Westchester | White Plains | $24,705 | $24,705 |
| 7 | Berkeley College-New York | New York | $28,600 | $28,600 |
| 8 | Five Towns College | Dix Hills | $29,950 | $29,950 |
| 9 | LIM College | New York | $31,950 | $31,950 |
| 10 | School of Visual Arts | New York | $49,140 | $49,140 |
Private for-profit 2-year colleges
Private for-profit 2-year colleges (9 schools with a reported price; showing the lowest 9)| # | School | City | In-state tuition & fees | Out-of-state tuition & fees |
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| 1 | Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus | Albany | $15,865 | $15,865 |
| 2 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island | Staten Island | $17,525 | $17,525 |
| 3 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | Rego Park | $17,556 | $17,556 |
| 4 | Mildred Elley-New York Campus | New York | $17,926 | $17,926 |
| 5 | Island Drafting and Technical Institute | Amityville | $19,200 | $19,200 |
| 6 | Miami Ad School-New York | Astoria | $19,400 | $19,400 |
| 7 | Mandl School-The College of Allied Health | New York | $21,200 | $21,200 |
| 8 | Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences | New York | $26,041 | $26,041 |
| 9 | New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts | New York | $37,200 | $37,200 |
A low sticker price is not the same as a low cost to you: housing, aid and the length of time to finish a degree all change the real cost. See each school page for the full cost of attendance.