Ranking
Cheapest Colleges in New York 2026
The lowest-net-price colleges in New York that report federal earnings.
- Schools ranked
- 25
- Cheapest net price
- $2,840
- Top earnings 10y
- $90,610
- Public / Private
- 20 / 5
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
A+- Net price/yr
- $2,840
- Net price
- $2,840
- Earnings 10y
- $22,432
- Acceptance
- 97.9%
CUNY Hunter College
A+- Net price/yr
- $2,984
- Net price
- $2,984
- Earnings 10y
- $63,163
- Acceptance
- 53.8%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
A+- Net price/yr
- $3,033
- Net price
- $3,033
- Earnings 10y
- $75,971
- Acceptance
- 47.5%
CUNY Brooklyn College
A+- Net price/yr
- $3,103
- Net price
- $3,103
- Earnings 10y
- $60,752
- Acceptance
- 58.4%
CUNY Lehman College
A+- Net price/yr
- $3,148
- Net price
- $3,148
- Earnings 10y
- $58,013
- Acceptance
- 56.6%
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
A+- Net price/yr
- $3,203
- Net price
- $3,203
- Earnings 10y
- $56,195
- Acceptance
- 57.1%
CUNY City College
A+- Net price/yr
- $3,776
- Net price
- $3,776
- Earnings 10y
- $66,039
- Acceptance
- 60%
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary
A+- Net price/yr
- $3,822
- Net price
- $3,822
- Earnings 10y
- $36,442
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
A+- Net price/yr
- $4,156
- Net price
- $4,156
- Earnings 10y
- $31,853
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY Queens College
A+- Net price/yr
- $4,195
- Net price
- $4,195
- Earnings 10y
- $62,763
- Acceptance
- 64.4%
CUNY York College
A+- Net price/yr
- $4,456
- Net price
- $4,456
- Earnings 10y
- $56,945
- Acceptance
- 64.1%
CUNY Queensborough Community College
A+- Net price/yr
- $4,458
- Net price
- $4,458
- Earnings 10y
- $44,214
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY Bronx Community College
A+- Net price/yr
- $4,462
- Net price
- $4,462
- Earnings 10y
- $41,307
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary
B- Net price/yr
- $4,543
- Net price
- $4,543
- Earnings 10y
- $17,360
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
A+- Net price/yr
- $4,976
- Net price
- $4,976
- Earnings 10y
- $42,306
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Ulster County Community College
A+- Net price/yr
- $5,035
- Net price
- $5,035
- Earnings 10y
- $41,896
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY New York City College of Technology
A+- Net price/yr
- $5,127
- Net price
- $5,127
- Earnings 10y
- $49,365
- Acceptance
- 80.3%
Suffolk County Community College
A+- Net price/yr
- $5,258
- Net price
- $5,258
- Earnings 10y
- $49,907
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY Hostos Community College
A+- Net price/yr
- $5,297
- Net price
- $5,297
- Earnings 10y
- $40,485
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
College of Staten Island CUNY
A+- Net price/yr
- $5,579
- Net price
- $5,579
- Earnings 10y
- $53,501
- Acceptance
- 92.3%
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
A+- Net price/yr
- $5,606
- Net price
- $5,606
- Earnings 10y
- $42,621
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka
A- Net price/yr
- $5,646
- Net price
- $5,646
- Earnings 10y
- $36,545
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
CUNY Medgar Evers College
A+- Net price/yr
- $5,718
- Net price
- $5,718
- Earnings 10y
- $46,498
- Acceptance
- 86.1%
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
A+- Net price/yr
- $6,120
- Net price
- $6,120
- Earnings 10y
- $41,653
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
United States Merchant Marine Academy
A+- Net price/yr
- $6,174
- Net price
- $6,174
- Earnings 10y
- $90,610
- Acceptance
- 34.2%
How we picked this list
This list starts with New York colleges, removes schools without usable net-price data, then sorts from lowest average net price upward. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 29.20 (20 public, 5 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?
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov in Brooklyn, NY tops this ranking. Average net price is $2,840 per year.
How does EduGradify pick this list?
We rank this set by net price/yr 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.