Ranking
Best Colleges in New York by ROI 2026
The top-value New York colleges — graduate earnings against net price, from federal data.
- Schools ranked
- 25
- Cheapest net price
- $2,840
- Top earnings 10y
- $90,610
- Public / Private
- 21 / 4
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
A+- ROI score
- 62.62
- Net price
- $3,033
- Earnings 10y
- $75,971
- Acceptance
- 47.5%
CUNY Hunter College
A+- ROI score
- 52.92
- Net price
- $2,984
- Earnings 10y
- $63,163
- Acceptance
- 53.8%
CUNY Brooklyn College
A+- ROI score
- 48.95
- Net price
- $3,103
- Earnings 10y
- $60,752
- Acceptance
- 58.4%
CUNY Lehman College
A+- ROI score
- 46.07
- Net price
- $3,148
- Earnings 10y
- $58,013
- Acceptance
- 56.6%
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
A+- ROI score
- 43.86
- Net price
- $3,203
- Earnings 10y
- $56,195
- Acceptance
- 57.1%
CUNY City College
A+- ROI score
- 43.72
- Net price
- $3,776
- Earnings 10y
- $66,039
- Acceptance
- 60%
CUNY Queens College
A+- ROI score
- 37.40
- Net price
- $4,195
- Earnings 10y
- $62,763
- Acceptance
- 64.4%
United States Merchant Marine Academy
A+- ROI score
- 36.69
- Net price
- $6,174
- Earnings 10y
- $90,610
- Acceptance
- 34.2%
CUNY York College
A+- ROI score
- 31.95
- Net price
- $4,456
- Earnings 10y
- $56,945
- Acceptance
- 64.1%
CUNY Queensborough Community College
A+- ROI score
- 24.79
- Net price
- $4,458
- Earnings 10y
- $44,214
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY New York City College of Technology
A+- ROI score
- 24.07
- Net price
- $5,127
- Earnings 10y
- $49,365
- Acceptance
- 80.3%
College of Staten Island CUNY
A+- ROI score
- 23.97
- Net price
- $5,579
- Earnings 10y
- $53,501
- Acceptance
- 92.3%
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary
A+- ROI score
- 23.84
- Net price
- $3,822
- Earnings 10y
- $36,442
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Suffolk County Community College
A+- ROI score
- 23.73
- Net price
- $5,258
- Earnings 10y
- $49,907
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY Bronx Community College
A+- ROI score
- 23.14
- Net price
- $4,462
- Earnings 10y
- $41,307
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
A+- ROI score
- 21.26
- Net price
- $4,976
- Earnings 10y
- $42,306
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland
A+- ROI score
- 20.82
- Net price
- $10,753
- Earnings 10y
- $89,548
- Acceptance
- 36.7%
Ulster County Community College
A+- ROI score
- 20.80
- Net price
- $5,035
- Earnings 10y
- $41,896
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY Medgar Evers College
A+- ROI score
- 20.33
- Net price
- $5,718
- Earnings 10y
- $46,498
- Acceptance
- 86.1%
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
A+- ROI score
- 19.75
- Net price
- $2,840
- Earnings 10y
- $22,432
- Acceptance
- 97.9%
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
A+- ROI score
- 19.16
- Net price
- $4,156
- Earnings 10y
- $31,853
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY Hostos Community College
A+- ROI score
- 19.11
- Net price
- $5,297
- Earnings 10y
- $40,485
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
A+- ROI score
- 19.01
- Net price
- $5,606
- Earnings 10y
- $42,621
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
A+- ROI score
- 17.02
- Net price
- $6,120
- Earnings 10y
- $41,653
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Nassau Community College
A+- ROI score
- 17.00
- Net price
- $7,095
- Earnings 10y
- $48,248
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
How we picked this list
This list starts with New York colleges, then sorts by EduGradify's school-wide ROI proxy: ten-year median earnings weighed against average net price. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 29.68 (21 public, 4 private).
Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. See our full methodology for the formulas.
FAQ
Who leads this ranking?
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College in New York, NY tops this ranking. EduGradify value grade is A+.
How does EduGradify pick this list?
We rank this set by roi score using the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — see our methodology for the full formula. No paid placements, no surveys.
How many New York colleges are in this list?
187 New York colleges qualified for this ranking based on available federal data.
What does net price mean here?
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — not the sticker price. It is reported by each college to the U.S. Department of Education.